How to convert a cot into a bed?

When the house appearsnewborn baby, the first thing parents buy for him is a crib. It is in her first time that a child spends almost all of his time and the most precious days of his just begun life. But due to the fact that children grow fast, we do not have time to recover, as this, previously the most necessary thing, becomes something burdensome, an object that just stands in the corner and becomes covered with dust. Someone gives the crib to friends or to shelters, while others keep it if they plan to have children in the future. The cot becomes so fond of everything that it's quite difficult to part with it. Modern designers suggest to get out of this situation in quite an interesting way. They create a lot of ideas about how to remake a crib into a bed, a sofa, a children's table, a game house, a flower stand, a clothes dryer and many other useful things. Actually, in this article, we will consider all the options for reincarnation of the old child's bed, and it does not take you much time.

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Cottage from the cot

The most important criterion that we follow when choosing furniture is, of course, practical. But a cot can not last more than three years, because a child grows up and grows, with the years just ceases to fit in it. Thanks to original design ideas, anyone can give this dear heart a piece of furniture "second life".And now more detailed about each of them.

It is not necessary to throw this piece of furniture when the child has grown, and now we will learn how to convert a baby crib into a beautiful playhouse. To create such a miracle, you need:

1. Buy a little colorful fabric with your favorite characters from your kid's cartoons and use it to originalize the sleeping place.
2. The basis for sleeping is to move a little higher so that it turns into the roof of your house.

Important! Inside, you can sketch more toys, books and soft pillows, thanks to which it will reign atmosphere of calm and comfort.

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Original sofa from a cot

It's hard, of course, to imagine, but you can even make a sofa from a baby crib with your own hands. In reality, it will not only be convenient and beautiful, but also stylish and modern. In fact, everything is simple:

1. First you need to detach the side part from the crib.
2. If the base for sleep is too high for the seat on it, then it needs to be lowered down the necessary distance down.
3. For a new sofa to be in harmony with the rest of the furniture in the apartment, it can even be varnished or repainted in a completely different color.
4. It is necessary to equip it with pillows and mattress in color.

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Children's table from the crib

Which child does not dream of having his own table to sit quietly behind him and play, sculpt and paint. So, you can make it from an already unnecessary crib:

• For rework, you need to remove the front edge from it, pick up chairs and accessories.
• The main thing - carefully pick up a chair so that it suits your child for growth.
• The basis of the crib must be covered with comfortable material, decorate it with original drawings.

Important! It only remains to supplement the table with stationery, in particular tassels, pencils and albums.

That's it, the result was an original design table.

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Linen dryer from a child's bed

You can transform a child's cradle in two counts into a convenient and useful dryer:

• Carefully detach the side panels from the crib and place them where you are accustomed to hanging clothes after washing, for example, in the bathroom or on the balcony.
• As this is not an ordinary interior item, but a thing that will constantly contact wet laundry, it is recommended to treat the prepared dryer with special protective and antifungal agents.

Important! The remaining part of the crib is not thrown out, because from it you can build a wonderful shop right in your yard for exciting evening gatherings.

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Stand for colors from the cradle

When thinking about what can be done from an old crib, not many people would think that it can be turned into a stand for house plants. It is the place for sleeping that can become a convenient place for the arrangement of flowers. In addition, on such a design it is easy to engage in plant transplantation.

So, the technology here is simple:

1. You just need to move the base up so that it is at the level of the hands.
2. To strengthen it, you can install several frames from the table.

Important! This original design is guaranteed to fit into any interior, especially if it is slightly adjusted with paint and varnish.

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Head of the bed from a cot

If you remove two side pieces from your crib, you can make a modern and refined frame for the back of a large double bed:

1. Carefully detach the side panels.
2. Securely attach them to the head of an adult bed. The work will require the most ordinary screws.
3. Before you attach the beads, they can be dyed in a suitable shade and covered with a protective layer of varnish on top to make them more shiny and beautiful.

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Kitchen or children's organizer from the crib

Are you tired of constantly putting things in order in the children's room and in the kitchen? Always enough space for some important things? The problem is solved very simply! Detach the side pieces from the crib and attach them wherever you want.

For example, in a children's room for storing toys or hanging color hangers with clothes. You can use such an organizer in the kitchen as a place for storing spices or dishes. From the designers' point of view, this will look original and quite appropriate.

So we figured out how to remake a baby crib into a sofa, an organizer, a children's house, a useful thing for any hostess and even lovers of indoor plants. Thanks to such simple ideas, this unnecessary element of the interior again becomes necessary and in demand.