Accordian Style Iron Baby Bed Transformed.
4 Materials
$153
4 Hours
Medium
I turned a rusty old accordian style baby bed into a one of a kind, fancy, girly, awesome day bed
This is what the baby bed looked like before I did anything to it. The first thing I did was remove the front part of the bed.
Then I painted it with "sweet Baby Girl" barely pink paint that I bought at Lowes for $3 a gallon because they had mixed it wrong. I always look at the bargain shelf at Lowes and Home Depot - I get some great deals on paint 😊
I really hated to paint over the perfect rusty patina but since it's going in my granddaughters room my daughter insisted i paint it. BUT....I had to leave a little of the original finish showing thru.
Final step - I put slats across the bottop and then a piece of plywood over that to add extra support. Then I added the mattres and this perfectly girly crocheted block bedding I found at a yard sale for $25. It included a twin bed spread which I altered to fit the bed, 2pillow shams, accent pillows and sheer lacy curtains.
I love the way the spread puddles on the corners. I am planning to hang the ftont part of the bed (that I removed in step 1) from the ceilings (flat and horizontal) and dress it with the extra long lacy sash that also came with the bedding and add a string of pink mini lights. It will be like a canopy hanging down around the bed It's going to look awesome but I haven't gotten to that yet. I will post a picture when I get everything set up in my granddaughter's room.
I love it .!. ❤️💕❤️
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That bed, before & after, is just awesome!!! That is one different style of iron bed!
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so lovely!!
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That really is beautiful!! I've never seen a crib like that. How old do you think it is?
Hi What is the weight limit on the cot as it was made for baby not large child
How did you remove the front part of the bed?