Toddler Bed Recycled from Crib

     This room has multiple uses. We call it the computer room, but it also held a baby bed for several years when the grandchildren were tiny. When they outgrew the crib, I considered replacing it with a twin bed but decided that would have taken up too much of the limited floor space. So I stored away the crib frame and utilized the nearly new mattress as part of a customized toddler bed. The base was assembled from stock storage cubes, which were bolted together and then attached to a plywood platform that had been edged with half-round molding, sanded smooth and then stained. The old but much loved crib quilt was folded at the foot of the bed and a simple new spread was sewn from homespun fabric to match the curtains. A pleasant bonus - the base provided extra storage and easy access to books, crayons and other kid stuff.