Children's bed with their own hands

All parents know how important it is to choose the right bed for a child between the ages of one and four years, as this determines the correctness of the formation of the spine, as well as the usefulness of rest and comfort during sleep. If the apartment is not too big, then a well-chosen bed can even replace the arena. But often it happens that the stores do not have ready-made products of the required size, so this article is useful to many, in which we will tell how to make a baby bed with our own hands. In addition, who as a non-loving dad can take into account all the nuances and subtleties, so that his baby gets the best bed in the world.

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What are the essential elements of a children's bed?

To ensure that a baby bed with its own hands, made in accordance with personal taste preferences and wishes, also meets basic safety requirements, it is necessary to understand what it should consist of.

Mandatory elements of any baby cot are:

• Mattress. Choose it should be based on the age and weight of the child, so it's better to buy it in the store. Finished products are developed in conjunction with skilled orthopedists, therefore, even the smallest needs of the child's organism for correct spine formation and comfortable sleep are taken into account. There are mattresses without springs and on a spring block.

Important! Very small children are recommended to sleep on products without springs, but a child older than five years can safely buy a spring mattress.

• Framework. The dimensions of this element directly depend on the dimensions of the berth. As the main material for making the frame, preference is given to the planed board.
• Lamella. They are used in a baby cot to support the bottom of the mattress. In other words, these are the slats that are inserted into the furniture frame. With their help, the grating is formed, with the distance between the slats is not less than 5 cm to create comfortable conditions for the ventilation of the mattress.
• Sidewalls. This - a kind of fence, protecting the child from accidental falling during sleep. Their height, as a rule, is determined by parents, and outwardly they are both carved and solid.
• Byltza. There are two such details in any baby cot: one is located at the head of the bed, the other is at the feet. In this case, the first is slightly larger in height than the second.
• Feet. These items can be purchased at the store ready or made with your own hands. They can be individually screwed to the crib or be an integral part of the sidewalls.

To qualitatively make a bed for a child with your own hands, remember this list of inalienable details, since without them nothing will come out, that is, the product will not be able to fulfill its basic functional purpose.

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Types of modern baby cots

Modern children's rooms are most often equipped with beds of such varieties:

• Bed-loft. This option is more suitable for children older than 5 years who are already attending school or kindergarten and need a convenient place for drawing, doing homework. So, from below there is a writing desk, and from above - a bed on which it is possible to climb with the help of steps.
• With drawers. Such a cot is ideal for rooms with limited free space, because you can use boxes for storing laundry, children's things and even toys.
• Two-tier models. This option is ideal for families where two children are growing up at once, for example, twins or weather. It will be interesting for children to periodically change their sleeping places, and parents can rationally use every free meter of the children's room.
• Bed-transformer. It will save valuable space, because in the daytime it turns into a table or just hides. This bed is made for the child with their own hands by mounting a special frame to the wall, in fact, which is put in the sleeper. The facade, which always remains visible, is usually decorated in an original way.
• Rocking Bed. Suitable for the youngest kids. With one hand you can freely swing the baby, providing him a sweet calm sleep.

Important! The only negative - this bed will last no more than a year.

• Sliding model. This baby bed will grow with the child. That is, it is used for a very long time, consists of two main parts, has safety edges. From the bottom, it has wheels that allow you to slide the lower part of it under the top.
• A cot in the form of a house or a typewriter. This is the dream of any boy or girl. Such products are expensive, so it's better to make something like this with your own hands.

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What materials are needed for self-made cribs?

Have you decided to make a rocking bed, a transformer, with drawers, a two-tier model or a house bed with your own hands? Then, first of all, take care of choosing an environmentally friendly material that is safe for children's health. Follow this question with the following recommendations:

• Visible elements are more often made from MDF.It all depends on your budget, perhaps you can afford to buy wood and any other texture. Depending on the type of product, you can determine how often it will be transferred. Proceeding from this, we choose the most light or medium-heavy material.

Important! Ideal - the workpiece of 16 mm.

• The parts located inside can be made of wood or plywood with a thickness of no more than 20 mm. Excellent can be processed MDF, which can not be laminated. Therefore, in such cases, the parts are simply glued together with PVA glue, which is absolutely safe for children. But the laminated surfaces are glued with nitrate glue, in turn, dangerous.
• Lumber is required for work. In particular, boards are 2 by 10 cm in size and 5 by 5 cm. The length of the beam should be at least 8 m. If you can not buy the whole beam, then take individual pieces. You will need no more than 10 pieces of boards. Even ordinary plywood can be used here. Carefully select all sizes to match the dimensions of the future bed. All purchased materials must be planed and cut, and you can cut them by yourself.

Important! MDF is better to order in the furniture shop, and not buy in the store. It is much more convenient and cheaper, besides, the furniture makers will immediately cut it to pieces of the required sizes. As lamellas, you should not use chipboard, because it is not resilient, which means it will give the child discomfort during sleep.

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The process of creating a standard baby cot with our own hands

A cot with your own hands made of wood is made with the purchase of a mattress, the most important and obligatory element:

• The dimensions of a standard baby mattress are 600 by 1200 mm.
• To give preference to a better model mattress, filled with coconut fibers and impregnated with latex.
• The size of the future product is then determined. The height of the lower surface is determined according to the age of the child, that is, so that he can climb on it himself. If the baby is 4 to 6 years old, the optimal size is 35 cm.
• The distance between the rods and the walls of the crib should not exceed 12 cm to ensure proper safety.

After purchasing the necessary materials and carrying out all calculations, it is possible to start manufacturing it, following the recommendations and advice below:

• At the first stage, all boards are machined. It should be checked that their thickness is 35 mm and the width is 7 mm. The beam will act as a frame. To make it, you need to take 6 bars and lay them across, thus forming the base for laying the mattress. And, it is important in each bar to make a hole size of 25 mm.

Important! Mark boards at the same time to save time and reduce the likelihood of error. You can make nests with a milling machine or a special machine.

• In the second stage, we perform the calculation of the base of the backrest. To do this, add up 600 mm with the thickness of the side walls in a double size. To this figure, add another 25mm.
• In the third stage we prepare the rods. Use for this you can slats with a size of 20 to 20 mm.
• In the fourth stage we connect the backs and poles with the side walls with the help of deaf thorns.
• At the fifth stage we connect the sides and glue the back. All parts of the crib should be bolted.
• Ready cot cover with three layers of varnish.

That's it, and it's ready! In principle, this is a good option not only for babies, since such a child bed of 3 years can be used. With his hands, the handmade mother can decorate her with protective edges, pillows and canopy.

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How to make an original bed-house yourself?

Did you want to please your kid with something unusual, but at the same time useful? Why do not you make for him a bed-house with your own hands? Drawings for its creation can be found on the Internet or generally do without, based on their own calculations.

To begin with, visit the building store and buy everything you need to work, and some tools can be borrowed from acquaintances. You will need:

• The main materials are plywood, wood. Finished boards with a rounded bevel and bars. The amount of material depends on the selected version of the drawing and the dimensions of the bed.
• Acrylic water-based paint.
• Putty.
• Confirmates.
• Adhesive PVA.
• Colored colors.
• Trimming.
• Sanding machine.
• Hand saw.
• Hand mill.
• Clamps.
• Drill.

The manufacturing process consists of several stages:

1. With the help of the trimming we remove the chamfer from the bars.
2. Grind all the lumber with a machine.
3. Assembly of the frame begin with a bar size 50 to 50 and confirmats.
4. Facades are fastened to furniture bolts.
5. We paint our desired design in the desired color in three layers.
6. From above remove 4 boards and cut out the window.
7. The dimensions of the sleeping place from the bottom are 90 by 200 cm, another 20 cm should be added near the wall for the placement of the pillows. From the bottom to the upper base, the distance will be 110 cm.
8. To leave more space in the room, it is better to make a ladder from the inside. It requires a bar, a round profile and a feather, which are joined together by a PVA glue.
9. The upper bunk will come out in size approximately 90 by 160 cm.
10. The hat of the screws is shpakem and painted separately.

That's such a wonderful baby bed made of plywood. With their own hands to do something like this is very exciting and interesting. Each parent can make some changes to the ready-made versions, original details, additions, considering his own views on what should be a quality and beautiful baby crib.