Don't Throw Out Your Child's Old Baby Furniture, Repurpose it!

My oldest child is almost 9, but when we bought his crib, we were so sold on the fact that it would “convert” to a bed. But..that never happened. That $400 crib and the one we had for my daughter (now 6 1/2) both fell apart before we could. What a waste!

When we had our third child #3, we decided to go with a super sturdy crib (non-dropside) that doesn’t convert to a bed. While this one didn’t fall apart, I hated the thought of throwing out another crib. We were able to take the side off and use it as a bed, but he’s outgrowing it and I really don’t want to throw out another crib. Thanks to Pinterest, I may not have to. Check out these awesome ideas on how to repurpose your crib.

A Little Learning for Two Turned her daughter’s crib into a desk for both her girls! This looks amazing! She used a crib a removable drop side (no longer sold), so you could probably just take apart a non-drop side crib, had particle board cut to mattress size, and covered in blackboard paint. Read more here –http://alittlelearningfortwo.blogspot.com/2011/08/repurposed-cot.html

And how cool is this repurposed crib that SimplySimplisticated turned into a bench! And even cooler — she didn’t really have a plan — she just measured and cut! Find directions here –http://simplysimplisticated4.blogspot.com/2011/11/crib-bench.html.

Ever think of turning your child’s crib into a chair? I found this idea on Squidoo. The chair will require a little skill — find out how to do it here — http://www.squidoo.co m/savethatcrib

We also love this idea — turning crib headboards and footboards into chalkboards hung at kid-level. This one aired on Apartment Therapy — go to http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/look-chalkboards-made-from-cri-84170 for directions

Gail from My Repurposed Life took an old crib and made it into a hook for backpacking, with a chalkboard for reminders for her kids. How incredible is this – http://www.myrepurposedlife.net/2010/04/repurposed-headboard.html. The creativity of these parents is tremendous!

For more ideas, go to Consigment Mommies’s 30 Fabulous Reuses for Old or Recalled Cribs or check out the board I created on Pinterest – http://www.pinterest.com/themamamaven/repurpose-that-old-crib/

Note: A similar version of this post aired on BabyCenter in 2012 here.