DIY functional children's bed. We take care of the rest of the younger generation by making a children's bed with our own hands from wood. We make supports for the slatted bottom

For children, parents always try to choose the best, including furniture, but looking at the very high prices for children wooden beds, or on beds - cars, boats, etc. You will inevitably wonder whether it is worth buying such a thing for several years... Maybe not, but you can make it yourself. A do-it-yourself children's bed can be assembled from several boards and bars in a few days. Especially complex work or special tools are required. Mostly you need hands and desire.

Wooden bed

This is a regular bed without any tricks. In the presented version it is suitable for average school age and teenagers, but further it can be completed for children from 3 years old (second photo report). Assembled from wooden parts (boards and bars). The project can be used as a basis, then adding design ideas.

You can argue about the color, but as a base it’s an excellent option

Materials and tools

Manufacturing does not require any special tools. All that is needed:

The materials needed are:

• timber - 50*100 mm;
• board 25*100 mm and 25*75 mm;
• wood glue;
• wood putty;
• sandpaper.

Calculate the number of boards based on the planned dimensions. Requirements for wood are low humidity (not higher than 16%) and the absence of knots or a small number of them.

Making legs

A DIY children's bed begins with making the legs. We cut blanks from 50*100 mm timber - longer for the headboard, shorter for the footboard. You need 4 pieces of each length. We glue the blanks in pairs. We take one, coat it with wood glue, lay the second one, check whether they are aligned evenly, and twist it with self-tapping screws. In principle, you can use 100*100 mm timber and not bother with glue, but the price for it is very high.

We recess the screw heads into the wood, then seal them with wood putty. After drying, sand until smooth ( sandpaper with medium or fine grain).

We also use sandpaper to bring the joint to perfect condition - everything should be even and smooth.

For the backs you will need boards with a groove 25 mm wide. If you have a router, you can make it yourself or turn it in a carpentry shop. You can also buy dowels ready-made; select a drill according to their diameter.

We drill holes for dowels at the ends of the planks with grooves. Determine exactly their distance from the edge - they must be strictly at the same level on all planks.

Also, the holes should be the same depth - half the length of this piece of wood. In order to be able to navigate when drilling, a marker is attached to the drill - a strip of masking tape. It is used to control the depth of the hole.

Assembling the headboard and footboard

From a 25*50 mm board, planks of the same length are cut to fill the headboard and footboard. They are inserted into a groove coated with glue in advance.

We also drill a hole in the leg for dowels. First, we find the middle and draw a line along it (with a pencil). Place the assembled back, align it along the top edge, align the dowels on a line and mark the places where you need to drill holes for them (two at the top, two at the bottom). Pour a little glue into the holes and place the back. It must be planted tightly, without gaps. You can tap with your fist or mallet (do not damage the wood).

We repeat the same operation with the other leg. The not very beautiful joint at the top can be covered with a board, placing it on screws and covering the holes. As a result, this is what happens.

One important point, which concerns gluing parts. While the glue has not hardened, the joints are movable and the parts may become warped. Therefore, having set the angles to 90°, the part is fixed (with clamps or some other way) and left until the glue dries. The work continues after drying, and, as a rule, it begins with sanding the joint that has just been glued.

Making the base for the mattress

We take two boards 50*100 mm long, equal to length mattress (or a couple of centimeters more to make filling more convenient). We install a 25*50 mm plank along the edge using glue and screws. It is 10 cm shorter in length - leave 5 cm on each edge. When screwing the bar, we make sure that the edges are aligned accurately. We drill a hole for each self-tapping screw - close to the edge so that the wood does not burst. In addition, we make a hole of a larger diameter along the cap - they should be hidden.

Because adhesive connection V in this case fastened tightly, you don’t have to wait for the glue to dry.

From a 25*100 mm board we cut slats to fit the width of the mattress (you can again add 1-2 cm). They are attached to the just made planks with an emphasis. The installation step is 10 cm, for each plank there are 2 screws on each side. A hole is pre-drilled for each self-tapping screw (the diameter of the drill is 1-2 cm less than the diameter of the self-tapping screw), the head should go into the wood.

The holes for fasteners are covered with putty and sanded after drying. Cutouts are made in the outer planks for installing legs.

DIY children's bed: assembly

We finally seal all chips and defects on the visible parts of the bed with putty, and after drying, sand it until smooth. Then we prime and paint it in the chosen color. After painting, all that remains is to connect the backrests and the base for the mattress and we can assume that the children's bed is ready with your own hands.

You can connect the parts using special fittings - staples and curtains, or simply - by nailing a corner or a block on which to rest the assembled mattress shield.

DIY children's bed assembled

Video on the topic

One of the main advantages of making furniture for your home by hand is the ability to make it the right size made of material suitable quality and colors. Everything is limited only by the imagination of the creator and the area of ​​the children's room.

For example, for a boy’s room, you can make a do-it-yourself bed house in marine colors. As a result, the child will receive not only a wonderful place to relax, but also a real military headquarters. The girl will be pleased with the decor in the form of multi-colored flags, a delicate tulle canopy and other cute little things.

Preparation and manufacturing process

Children's premises, especially those with design Scandinavian style, very often include a bed in the form of a frame or frame house as required element. In a workshop or store, such interior elements are quite expensive. However, you can make such a bed with your own hands., even with a very modest budget.

Equipment and materials

To make a children's bed-house with your own hands, drawings are easy to make. All you need is the dimensions of the future structure and a couple of blanks.

You can purchase the material at hardware store. The timber from which the structure of the bed house is made is also sold there. To make a children's bed for a mattress that is 165 centimeters long and 80 centimeters wide, you will need:

1. Wooden beams in the amount of two pieces 40 by 70 with a length of 1660 millimeters.
2. Four wooden beams 40 by 70, 1200 millimeters long.
3. Two flat slats 10 by 70 by 1660 millimeters.

Step-by-step instruction

The implementation of this bed idea can cost about fifty euros. You can reduce costs and use parts and bottoms from old bed on slats.

Making the base

First you need to make a base from four beams each 1200 mm long. This design is vertical support beds. After installation and fastening, a small piece is sawn off at the top of each support beam at an angle of 45 degrees. This is necessary for further formation beautiful roof with two slopes.

The cutting line must first be marked with a pencil using a square or rulers. Here the wood posts are marked and cut down using a regular hacksaw. But in specialized construction stores you can purchase a device for cutting at one angle or another.

Roof assembly

For the manufacture of roofs they are used wooden beams in the amount of four pieces with a length of 730 millimeters. After fixing them, you should perform the same procedure as with the base boards - file their edges where they meet the roof at an angle of forty-five degrees.

Important! You should immediately pay attention to the resulting cuts. To prevent the child from getting injured, it is necessary to treat the cut areas with a piece of sandpaper. The structure of the house itself is assembled from cut 1200 mm vertical supports. All this is attached to the roof ridge, made of 730 mm beams. The upper part of the ridge is attached to the general design future bed.

The joints of all parts of the roof and vertical supports must be additionally glued, preferably two or three times. After this, the entire upper part should be seated on 40 mm self-tapping screws. Bolts and screws must be screwed in at a distance of up to 4 millimeters from the junction lines of the two parts of the roof. This must be done without pressing too hard, since the wood tends to delaminate.

A little tip: when you drill the entire structure, use a vice. You don’t need to drill very quickly, use only high-quality drills, suitable for the tree material. After screwing two roof strips to the supports, the frame of the future house is obtained.

Gradually our creation takes on its final shape. The procedure is repeated with the remaining parts. As a result, we get two identical frame structures - these are the end walls of the bed house.

Frame attachment

To completely complete the end frame composition, you need to screw an 820 mm block downwards. This baluster is a transverse support, holding mass on itself vertical racks designs. This measure keeps the entire bed in balance.

The distance from the transverse beam of the bed to the floor of the room is 150 millimeters, since the project implies the presence of legs for the bed. But this does not mean that you are obliged to repeat everything thoroughly. The bed may have no legs. In this case cross beam you will need to screw it flush to the bottom edge of the vertical supports, without any indentations.

Please note that an eccentric tie was used to assemble the side parts of the crib. It is also important to note that for such fastening techniques, your calculations must be very accurate. The result will be hitting the appropriate point. If such gluing turns out to be too difficult for you, then it would be better to use self-tapping screws. Then you need to additionally buy flat corners measuring thirty by thirty millimeters. This approach significantly speeds up the process and simplifies the assembly itself.

If a design with corners is easier and faster to assemble, why do some people still stop at gluing? The answer is simple - iron corners look less stylish and aesthetically pleasing. The eccentric adhesive liquid firmly and reliably holds all parts together, their connection is hardly noticeable.

Related materials and items for the screeding process can be purchased at specialized stores for repairs and construction. For something like this hidden installation you need to drill holes in the bottom beam of the bed using the previously specified 11mm drill bit. The hole should be located clearly along the middle line on the crossbar. Please note that the hole is through. Its depth reaches 130 millimeters.

The hole is separated from the edge of the crossbar block by about 40 millimeters. Here it is worth paying attention to the size of the bolts and screws used. The next step is to drill a neat hole from the side, just in the middle of the beam, with a six-millimeter drill. It should fit clearly into the recess we made earlier. A screw must fit into the resulting opening, then the entire structure is secured with an eccentric.

Another good tip. You can attach all the wooden parts of the bed to long self-tapping screws, having previously treated them with an adhesive. Please note that the connection must be balanced using corner-type brackets.

Assembling the base of the house

To assemble this part, we will need several thick beams with a section of 40 by 70 by 1660. They will meet the characteristics of the sides of the crib. WITH inside Thin strips (10 by 70 by 1660) are screwed to the wooden blocks using self-tapping screws.

Be sure to keep an eye on so that the screws are always at an equal distance from each other. These plates serve as support for installed frame, supporting the bottom of the bed house. We have already assembled the frame frame using a gluing liquid - screed. At this stage, it is critically important to accurately measure and adjust everything, and to avoid mistakes in your own calculations.

Make it in advance from a piece wooden block template 6 centimeters long. Several holes are made in it for self-tapping screws. They are located at a fixed distance of 25 millimeters from each other. With its help, the proposed holes are measured on all other future racks.

Using a wooden template and a pencil, mark the location for the holes. It is important to draw marks on both sides of the bars on all four crib posts. It is important to accurately place the upper end of the template at the level of the upper edge of the crossbar.

After finishing the basting, take a 6 mm drill and make through holes in the designated places. This procedure is performed only four times - the vertical posts are tightly and securely connected to the sides of the bed.

On the inside of the longitudinal post you need to mark a place for the future hole into which the eccentric is placed. It is made with a 10 mm drill. The outer side is processed, after which longer screws are screwed into it - up to 10 centimeters.

It is important to take into account that the bolts on the self-tapping screws should fit smoothly into the prepared holes, connecting the verticals with the side parts of the bed. You can also additionally glue the structure.

Particular attention should be paid, of course, to the joints. After all the operations performed, adhesive liquid is poured into the holes in the lower tier, and then the bolts are tightened. You need to carry out a similar operation with all parts of the frame structure, then connect it all to the sides of the bed-house.

Attaching the general frame

The sides of the bed house are already securely screwed to the ends. Now comes the strengthening of the overall structure. This is done when the help of four bars. For this we will use parts 1660 millimeters long.

It is imperative to take into account that the length of the beams must exactly match the length of the sides of the crib. All components are secured in the same way as in the previous stages - using an adhesive mixture and self-tapping screws. Do not forget also about additional strengthening of the composition with the help of corner fasteners.

Making rack bottom

In this case, the crib contains slats from an old slatted bed. If you do not want to use the old bottom or do not have one, then a hardware store can offer you an excellent alternative - specialized slats. These beds will fit standard mattresses.

The slats are fixed directly on flat strips; on the sides they are attached to four sides frame base. You need to tighten all the parts one to another so tightly that parts of the screws do not stick out from your product. You can also leave a small gap between each plank - in this case it was 8 centimeters. For the bottom standard mattress it was necessary to screw 14 slats.

Tip: from the pieces left after cutting the slats, you can make a wonderful side. For small children this is a mandatory safety element. It is assembled using one or more brackets secured at each corner. That's all, work on the crib house is finished. The time required was about noon.

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Cribs from natural wood for newborns today can be found in any furniture store. However, very often parents prefer to make this piece of furniture themselves: this way, costs can be reduced almost by an order of magnitude, and the design can be chosen exactly the one that will fully meet our needs. And just creating something for your child yourself is very nice.

Naturally, making such a crib is a rather complex process, which should only be undertaken after thorough preparation. So if you have not encountered furniture work before, we recommend that you carefully study the methodology described in the article.

Materials and tools

Blanks for main parts

Cribs for newborns made of natural wood in furniture stores They cost a lot, but the materials themselves for their manufacture can be purchased at a very reasonable price. So it turns out that if we have the skill, we can make premium furniture, spending about the same amount of money as we would need to buy a simple crib made of MDF or chipboard.

To make children's furniture we will need:

• Edged boards from coniferous wood(spruce or pine).
• Bars with a cross section of 30x50 mm for the manufacture of main frames.
• Slats with a cross-section of 20x20 mm for making filling.
• Plywood ( optimal thickness about 5 mm).

Note! For bars and slats, it is best to take the most durable wood, for example, beech or oak.

In addition, the work will be impossible without the accompanying materials:

• Self-tapping screws (it is best to take phosphated products intended for woodworking).
• Carpenter's glue.
• Wood putty.
• Steel angles for connecting parts.
• A stain or other composition designed to impregnate wood and protect it from moisture.
• Furniture varnish or paint for interior work.

As for decoration, here you are not limited in your imagination. For this purpose, it is worth using multi-colored ribbons, textiles (you can make a canopy from it), and complex compositions for artificial aging of wood.

In addition, we will need a children's mattress. And here it is better not to save money, but to buy an orthopedic product in a specialized store. Of course, the price of such mattresses is quite high, but they really have a beneficial effect on the baby’s developing spine, so we take it as high-quality model, as far as the budget allows.

Set of tools for work

Despite the fact that a wooden crib does not have a complex design, we still need carpentry tools to make it. Of course, every master has most of them, but if any of the above is missing, then you should either buy it or rent it

So, we will need:

• Jigsaw or reciprocating saw for cutting boards and beams.
• Sander.
• Manual router with a set of attachments.

Note! If possible, it is better to use a stationary router, but there will be little work for it.

• Wood file.
• Drill and screwdriver.
• Measuring tools (tape measure, level).
• Clamps for gluing workpieces.
• Acids and rollers for painting, varnishing or decorating.

Method of building a crib

Making the basic elements

Solid wood cribs for newborns are usually made quite compact. Optimal dimensions the products will be like this:

Note! Small deviations from these dimensions are possible, but you should not make the crib too large or too small.

Assembling the crib

If you performed all the operations described in the previous section yourself, then you will not need instructions for assembling the crib - you will already understand perfectly where each part is installed.

So below we will limit ourselves to only general recommendations:

• First, we install the frame for the mattress on the backrests. To do this, we attach to the frame of the side parts metal corners, on which we place the lower support part on top.

Advice! For more reliable fixation, it is worth additionally securing the frame with through self-tapping screws, screwed through the crossbars in the backrests.

• Then we install the far side. It can also be secured with self-tapping screws, but if you want the structure to contain a minimum of cracks, then you should first make nests in the backs for the tenons on the side cross members.
• It is best to make the near side folding. To do this, we install two furniture hinges, to which we attach the side frame.
• We fix the side in the closed position with two latches, which we fix on the outside of the crib.

Finishing and decoration

When our natural wood crib is ready, it should be decorated.

We carry out the work in the following sequence:

• First, using wood putty, we eliminate all defects and gaps between the parts. We wait until the putty mass dries, after which we carefully sand the leveled areas with a fine-grained abrasive material.
• Then we soak everything wooden parts stain or other composition designed to protect wood from moisture and rot.

Important! Since we make children's furniture, we need to use impregnations that are as natural as possible and do not contain aggressive or toxic substances.

• After the impregnation has dried, we either open the crib with varnish, or paint it with latex or acrylic paint selected shade.
• You can also use today’s popular technologies of craquelure (artificial aging of paint), decoupage (gluing images printed on thin paper under a layer of varnish), etc. for decoration.

So, the crib for the baby is ready, and all we have to do is put the previously purchased mattress in it.

Conclusion

Making a crib for newborns from solid wood according to the scheme described above will be possible even for a beginner in carpentry. However, the final result largely depends on your skill and accuracy, so for a more detailed study of the techniques and techniques, we recommend watching the video in this article.

Any children's bed, created with your own hands for a baby, is not only convenient and inexpensive, but also great memory. Despite the fact that modern manufacturers offer many models of ready-made cribs, many parents want to create a sleeping place for their child on their own. Those who do not have practical skills in this matter will need expert advice.

Factory models have standard sizes, which mainly determine the dimensions of the sleeping place. The height of the backs and sides should be sufficient to prevent the child from falling and comfortable for the mother leaning towards the baby.

In order to decide how to make a children's bed optimally suitable for both the child and the mother, standard sizes must be adhered to:

1. The width of the backs is 60-70 cm.
2. Back height – 90-100 cm.
3. The length of the side rails is 125-130 cm.
4. The height of the rear side is 65 cm.
5. The height of the front side is 50 cm.

Knowing the dimensions, prepare necessary materials it won't be difficult.

Selection of materials

In order for the bed you make to be safe for your baby, you must use environmentally friendly clean materials, not harmful to health.

The best option would definitely be natural wood(array):

• Linden;
• birch.

MDF can also be used on a budget and safe for the child. The visible parts of the future crib are mainly made from this material.

To make the structure you will need:

• bars at least 5 cm wide and 3 cm thick;
• slats 1.5 cm thick, width 2.5-5 cm.

For ease of movement, the crib can be additionally equipped with wheels..

Necessary tool

The best option for making crib parts would be to have carpentry or lathe. If such equipment is not available, you will have to use hand tools:

• Chisel, hammer and construction knife for removing wood from holes for installing vertical elements in horizontal guides.
• File and sandpaper for sanding parts.
• Construction meter and pencil for marking.
• A hacksaw with a miter box for cutting workpieces. A miter box will be needed to ensure that the cuts are even. If you use a triangle with a right angle when cutting material, you can do without unnecessary equipment.

It’s easier to assemble a crib with your own hands, the drawings of which do not include chamfers and other elements created professional tool. How simpler scheme, the less you have to think about how to make and what the completed element will look like.

You will also need:

• wood glue;
• wood screws;
• putty;
• steel corners;
• stain or paint;

Assembling the base for the mattress

The minimum size of children's mattresses is 120 by 60 cm. Based on this, the base is made with a small allowance; it is assembled, like the rest of the bed elements, from 2 bars, between which transverse slats will be located. To ensure the reliability of the base, grooves are made in the middle of the longitudinal elements into which the slats will be inserted.

This is the only part of the crib where continuous recesses can be used. To secure the slats, wood glue must be used. Short self-tapping screws can be used as additional fasteners. Their length should be less than the width of the bar. The length of the longitudinal elements of the mattress base depends on the chosen pattern. In some cribs, their length corresponds to the sides; they are fixed to the vertical elements of the backrest long screws or bolts. In others, where the base is placed on the transverse elements of the backs, allowances of 1.5-2 cm are made on each side.

Assembling the backs

Both backs are done the same way. Between the two bars, assembled gratings are placed, consisting of two transverse and several vertical elements. Holes are cut in the transverse upper and lower thick slats according to the size of the slats. The ends of the slats coated with glue are inserted into the grooves. Lower and top elements The resulting lattice is fixed between the bars. To add rigidity to the structure, another wide element is attached 5-10 cm below the grille.

The sides are assembled in the same way as the backrest lattice. They are also attached to bars that serve as the legs of the child’s bed. If you plan to put the crib on wheels, then before attaching the sides, you need to drill holes at the bottom of the bars. The pins of the rotating wheels will be inserted into them. Another design of furniture wheels is fastened with two screws, but they are static and only drive straight.

Painting a wooden product

When the crib assembly is completed, all that remains is to give it a finished look. To do this, you need to decide how to paint the crib and how to decorate it. For coloring, it is best to use stain, since it is relatively safe for the child’s body after drying. It happens different colors, but one of its qualities is unchanged - it does not hide, but emphasizes the texture and protects the wood from rotting. Despite the fact that the stain is absorbed well, the surface of the product will have to be coated with it in several stages to get the maximum effect.

Depending on the type of stain you use, it may have specific smell, which is difficult to get rid of. Therefore, it is better to carry out work on outdoors. After treatment, the crib should be varnished, which will protect the wood from moisture.. Instead of stain, you can use acrylic and acrylate paints.

On video: how to cover wood.

It will also give the bed a beautiful appearance varied decor. You can use almost anything as it, for example, ribbons, textiles, etc. Don't limit your imagination to create sleeping place The child has a complete, logical and individual appearance.

Advice. For coloring, it is best to use stain, since it is relatively safe for the child’s body after drying.

Original cribs made of wood

Having skills in working on woodworking machines, the most simple bed for a child it can be turned into a masterpiece. Photo of a self-made children's bed using milling machine CNC, shows that manufactured by standard scheme the crib can become an interior decoration. By choosing multi-layer thread for the wide elements of the crib, thanks to computer program, it is easy to repeat. It will take from 30 minutes to several hours to make the elements, depending on the complexity of the design. When compared with the time that our great-grandfathers spent masterfully wielding hand tools, this is mere nonsense.

For home craftsmen who only have on hand electric jigsaw, you can offer to test your strength in a cut-out ornament. A heart, a clover trefoil, a bell are the simplest shapes, but they will become a wonderful decoration for the crib..

Typewriter

For older children, you can make a bed with a more intricate shape. For example, today a model in the form of a typewriter is very popular.

Using a woodworking machine you can make the contours of a future bed. Such a car will be made from several separate parts:

• The outer end part is the bumper, headlights, and radiator grille.
• Side elements – wheels and side rails that imitate car doors.
• A simple board headboard will be decorated with a wooden spoiler.

Such a frame can be built by fathers and grandfathers who understand the intricacies not only of woodworking tools, but also of cars. To make this crib comfortable so that the mattress does not slip, a mattress base installed below the sides of the machine will help.

Drawings of children's beds show that the ideal base for any external design is wooden grate, installed on legs.

The modern market offers a sufficient selection of children's furniture, including cribs.

A child will be able to sleep in his crib for a maximum of four years, then he will have to change it to a more adult-sized version. And the price of furniture is not cheap at all, so there is an option to make a comfortable crib with your own hands. It's not as difficult as it seems at first glance!

It is not at all necessary to be a professional in this field and spend a lot of time on assembly.

The first thing you need to do is purchase exceptionally high-quality environmentally friendly materials and take this issue seriously, considering the entire upcoming process.

The photo of a do-it-yourself crib shows how to make one for a five-year-old child, but all of the specified parameters can be increased to a larger size.

The benefits of a self-made bed

When you go to a furniture store, you can find a lot of options for children's beds from various materials(plastic, fiberboard, chipboard, wood). The best material, of course, wood, which provides safety, durability and is the most durable option.

Ready wooden crib is quite expensive. Not every family can afford such costs, especially since it will only last a few years.

The cost of a hand-made design will be several times less and has the following positive aspects:

• reliability in use of the design. Children often love to play and jump on the bed, and you won’t have to worry that it will break under the load;
• You can make a strictly individual bed. Which will suit the style and interior of the children's room and has individual sizes;
• The creation process will help you spend time with interest with your child, who will probably not refuse to help his parents.

Purchasing the necessary material and preparing tools

To begin with, you should carefully prepare the room in which the planned process will take place. If it will take place directly in the room, it is wise to cover the floor and furniture with film, since a lot of dust and sawdust will appear during the work.

Then you need to competently prepare an exact drawing of a crib for a newborn with your own hands, or find a suitable sketch on the Internet.

You will need a number of materials:

• self-tapping screws of different diameters;
• wooden panels for furniture;
• special wheels with which the drawers will be pulled out;
• a sheet of plywood or a metal grid for the base of the bed;
• sandpaper for processing cuts.

The set of tools is absolutely minimal: an electric jigsaw, an angle grinder and a regular drill.

It is important to first, before drawing up the drawing, measure the mattress that will be placed in the crib, since later it will be more difficult to choose the right size!

Step-by-step making of a baby crib with your own hands

Having decided on the size and design of the children's bed, you can begin the actual work:

• All necessary markings are carefully applied with a pencil, not forgetting the edges.
• Then, using a jigsaw, you need to carefully cut out all the parts.
• It is necessary to cut the metal corners of the required size, immediately drilling holes in them (maximum five), into which self-tapping screws will be mounted in the future.
• To make the base of the mattress, you need to screw the corners to the bottom of the sides.
• Having conveniently placed the crib on its side, you need to assemble all the necessary parts.
• Use sandpaper to smooth out possible irregularities and sharp corners.
• There are spacious drawers at the bottom of the furniture.
• It is wise to coat the crib with varnish or a similar coating, which will give it an aesthetic appearance.
• The final stage: place the mattress on the bottom of the bed and spread the bed linen.

Accessories for baby bed

A crib for a small family member must be equipped with sides that will serve as protection for the baby. It’s very easy and fun to sew the sides of a crib with your own hands.

Their most popular type is the option that protects all four sides and is secured with regular ties.

Note!

When choosing fabric for children's bumpers, you should opt for lightweight materials with not too “pretentious” patterns, since the baby will have to study the patterns around him for quite a long time.

A cape over the crib protects the child from insects and possible drafts. It is also possible to make an original canopy for a crib with your own hands by choosing the right fabric.

It is better to buy two different cuts (quite wide for the allowance) natural material: weightless, light, summer fabric and denser fabric for winter. First, you need to purchase a frame that attaches to the bed. Then draw a pattern according to size, cut out the parts and sew them in the right places.

With imagination and minimal skills, you can make an original, unique crib that will serve and delight both you and your baby for several years!

DIY crib photo

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