Occasionally I get requests from friends to blog about certain home-related topics. Usually I don't follow through and blog about them - not because I don't think they are good ideas, but because I am not a very consistent blogger. When I am blogging regularly, it's usually because we have lots of home projects going on and I want to share Jason's ability to make my crazy ideas come true. (Remember hacking up a dresser?!)
Anyway, my friend Brittney emailed me a while back . . . okay MONTHS AGO . . . suggesting I blog about how to upcycle an old crib.
It may take me months, but when Brittney asks me to do something, I usually try my hardest to make it happen.
Brittney and I have been friends since the seventh grade. She is one of the kindest human beings I know. She's always been there for me . . . even though I managed to get her into trouble a few times when we were younger. Brittney was always the innocent one.
Me?
Me?
Not
so
much.
I remember one time Brittney's parents were going out for the night and my friend Eileen and I decided we would have some boys meet us at Brittney's house. We ran the plan by Brittney, who was skeptical.
We convinced her anyway . . . there was NO WAY her parents would catch us having boys over - and besides . . . what was the big deal? We were just going to watch movies.
Did I mention Brittney's dad is a big, traditional Italian man?
You know where this story is headed.
Brittney's parents decided to return home early that night so Eileen and I did what any teenage girls would do - we sent the boys out the back door.
Brittney's parents decided to return home early that night so Eileen and I did what any teenage girls would do - we sent the boys out the back door.
Problem solved.
Except. . .
Brittney's dad decided to go around to the back of the house and check on the pool before coming inside He met our three little friends face to face on their way out.
Needless to say, Brittney endured a lecture from her parents while Eileen and I sat upstairs figuring out what we would tell our parents if Brittney's parents decided to fill them in on our antics (surprisingly, they didn't!)
Eventually, we did go downstairs and face Vinnie and Sue. It wasn't pretty.
So anyway . . . Brittney is amazing . . . and her ideas are too :-)
So she was faced with a dilemma. Apparently, since older cribs (the ones with drop down sides) no longer meet safety regulations, you cannot donate them to the Salvation Army or sell them.
There is something a little disheartening about throwing a crib away. First off, it has sentimental value. Second, that's a lot of waste in landfills!
So rather than toss an old crib with drop down sides, check out some of the cool ways people have upcycled their cribs.
Make a seating area for your porch:
Make a seating area for your porch:
Make a bench for your house:
Create a play table for your baby turned pre-schooler.
Use the pieces to make a twin bed (or two)
Use the side rail as a magazine rack
Even the springs can be used in creative ways. One of my favorites?
A shoe rack.
Or you can use the springs for a memo/memento board
You can turn the crib pieces into a cool chalkboard message board
Or a jewelry organizer
So there you have the coolest ideas I could find on how to save your old crib.
Be inspired.
Save your crib
Save the Earth
Any other good ideas? Please share!
And thank you to Brittney, who inspired this post!
