Preparing for the arrival of a baby, future parents will have to incur considerable expenses. Children's clothing, diapers and nappies, discharge envelope, blanket - the list goes on for a long time. Perhaps one of the most expensive purchases is a crib, which is difficult to live without. But sometimes money is really tight, and you have to look for a cheaper option, but of high quality.
Trying to meet the minimum amount, you can use two methods: choose new model from inexpensive cribs or look for a used, quality crib.
Inexpensive cribs
In this case, it is worth thinking about the products of Russian companies - they are often an order of magnitude cheaper than imported ones. And we will select a simpler model - without any bells and whistles. The usual classic version of an inexpensive crib for a newborn is quite suitable - the main thing is that the product is made well, using safe materials.
Note that the cheapest cribs are usually pine. Their disadvantage is the softness of the wood, which a child can chew. But this breed contains extremely useful phytoncides.
Experienced parents identify three leaders among domestic manufacturers of budget cribs:
- Company Kubanlesstroy (Lel), which produces very durable and beautiful products, and from beech wood, which is considered the strongest. The cribs from this company have delicate floral names: “Cornflower”, “Buttercup”, “Lily of the Valley”. The price of their cribs for newborns starts from six thousand rubles.
- Company Mozhga (Red Star) is a well-known manufacturer of furniture for little ones, engaged in this business for more than a hundred years. Inexpensive cribs in Mozhga are mostly birch, they cost from five thousand rubles.
- Brand products Gandylyan They are distinguished by their attractive and varied design, streamlined shapes, and reliable assembly. They, like the previous ones, are able to withstand not one baby, but several. The cheapest products will cost from six thousand rubles.
Budget cribs from manufacturers (photo)
Mozhga crib
But in Lately new manufacturers of cribs for newborns with good reviews. For example, an enterprise Vedruss from the city of Sergiev Posad. It makes cribs for just over 4 thousand rubles. And near Arkhangelsk there is a company SKV-Company, which produces even cheaper products - a little more expensive than two thousand rubles.
And the leader at the lowest price can be called a crib made in Sweden. Most simple model"SNIGLAR" from IKEA will cost two thousand rubles.
Buying second hand
You should not lose sight of such an option as buying a used crib for newborns. Moreover, sometimes it allows you to buy an excellent foreign children’s bed inexpensively: for mere pennies. This may be a product from a well-known brand (for example, Italian, Spanish, French), characterized by excellent quality and excellent design. And the fact that it has stood the test of time will even be beneficial. This way you will know for sure that the crib is strong and reliable enough. In addition, for a minimal cost you can manage to buy, for example, a practical transformer or a high-quality crib for newborns.
Crib for newborn
It is especially successful if such a purchase is made from good friends - you can be confident in the seller. However, no one is stopping you from checking the quality of the item being sold by shaking the sides, pressing on the bottom, and seeing how attractive the appearance is after use. And if none of your friends and neighbors offers to buy a crib for a newborn, you can try your luck on sites with free advertisements. Many mothers have purchased cribs this way and are very pleased.
For example, there are resources such as Avito, “From hand to hand”, where you can inexpensively buy a crib for newborns. Each of them has convenient sorting by city, product type and other parameters. It is also worth noting the site “ Babyblog". On it you can not only find used children's things, but also get a lot of useful information. As for the price, you can buy an old crib for a thousand to one and a half rubles, and even cheaper. How do you agree?
Dads who love to craft will be happy to plunge into the exciting process of making a bed for their future son or daughter. This process cannot be called incredibly difficult, especially for classic version. First, let's select everything you need.
Materials and tools
If you want round slats, like those on a store-bought crib, look at a gardening store - you can often find them there. Or you can take rectangular blocks for this purpose (1.5x2.5, 2x2, 2x3 cm). The frame - the basis of the sleeping bed - is assembled from bars 5x5 or 7x3.5 cm. The same bars are used to create each of the walls, the continuation of which will be the legs of the crib. 5x3 cm bars will be needed for the slatted bed. If you plan to make solid backs, then stock up on a 1.8-2 cm sheet of plywood.
In addition, you will need fasteners (bolts, screws), and you will also need metal corners for reinforcement. Be sure to buy plugs (plastic) too - they will cover the fasteners, which must be recessed into the wood. Also stock up on epoxy glue, as well as a large amount of sandpaper - after all, the children's product should be absolutely smooth and strong.
The tools we will use are:
- drill (preferably electric);
- file;
- hammer;
- jigsaw;
- rasp;
- woodworking tool (ideally);
- wood sander;
- level and tape measure;
- milling machine;
- a mechanism that clamps glued parts.
Blueprints
There won’t be any special problems here either - the standard size of children’s mattresses is 1.2 by 0.6 m. This is what you need to focus on. It would be very nice if you already have a mattress for the future crib, then you can easily make a bottom using it. As for the height of the sides, then optimal size(if you count from the floor level) - 0.9 m. The backs should be slightly higher - 20 centimeters. And the bed should be 30-35 cm from the floor. Leave 10 cm between the individual crossbars.
The drawing for a crib with your own hands is very simple. But if you want to build a more sophisticated design, you can turn to specialized magazines or books where you can find drawings of cribs for newborns with dimensions. Otherwise, someone might want to make a transforming crib for their child, for example.
Technology and manufacturing process
First you need to make frames for the sides and backs (if they are lattice). When solid backrests we cut them out of plywood. It is advisable to fasten the bars with through-type tenons, providing them at the end of each bar. But connection with glue and screws is also possible. For the bottom of the crib, we take six 5x3 cm bars. To attach the fencing rods to the crossbars, we drill holes with a 16 mm drill.
How to make a baby crib with your own hands (video):
We glue all the parts to be connected using a clamp. When fastening the backs and sides of the crib together, we use self-tapping screws (from 8 to 10 cm). The legs of the crib can be either separate parts (by the way, you can take them from an old bedside table, for example), or a continuation of the frame structure. In the latter case, this must be provided for. If desired, the crib can be equipped with furniture wheels. But then don't forget about the clamps! And one more thing: when making the front wall, you can provide for its tilting or a door in it. A moving auto-wall is a little complicated for a home craftsman.
Having made this simple product, pay due attention to processing.
Carefully grind and rub all parts with sandpaper so that not the slightest roughness or nick remains anywhere. Close the fasteners with plugs. Finish with safe varnishes and paints (those suitable for children’s toys are suitable), for example, on water based. Or you can do without them altogether by rubbing the crib with wax (ready-made for sale) or special oil for wood.
DIY crib (photo)
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As soon as a newborn baby appears in the family, parents take care of the comfort and convenience of the new family member. First of all, you should think about a place to sleep, so the question of a crib for a newborn immediately arises.
How to choose the right sleeping place for a child: general recommendations for choosing
Parents should consider taking her rightful place in the room as early as possible. When choosing furniture for children, you need to pay attention to the following criteria:
Cradles for babies
Modern strollers for newborns are equipped with bassinets, so many parents try not to buy a separate cradle for their newborn. However, if a child has difficulty falling asleep, his sleep is restless and short, you should think about purchasing a separate cradle for the baby.
There are several types of cradles for infants.
| Wicker cradles | Currently, cradles woven from wicker or rattan are coming back into fashion. They are environmentally friendly and safe. Basket cradles can stand on special legs or be suspended from special mounts from the ceiling. Manufacturers lay a soft bedding inside such a cradle - a cozy sleeping place is ready. |
| Electronically controlled cradles | The cradle consists of metal structure with natural fabric stretched over it. These bassinets are equipped with the latest mechanisms that help rock the baby to sleep without the slightest effort. Most often, the kit includes: a mobile for a crib for newborns, a rocking mechanism, lighting and music volume control. |
| Cradle 2 in 1 | The transformer is a regular crib, which is complemented by a small cradle. The cradle is securely fixed in the crib. As the child grows, it can be detached and the baby will sleep in a regular size crib. |
The choice of cradles is quite wide, but young parents should remember that cradles are only suitable for very young children. If the baby begins to sit up on his own, and this will definitely happen from about 5 months of age, then you will have to purchase another crib.
Classic is classic, or Classic beds for newborns
Looking through the catalog of products for newborns, you can find numerous photos of classic cribs for babies. Classic models Suitable for children from birth to 3 years of age. Their size usually reaches 60 cm in width and 120 cm in length. Classical wooden bed most often equipped with:
- height-adjustable bottom;
- wheels;
- lattice sides;
- downward side wall.
Price various models directly depends on the equipment of the crib and on additional elements decor. The slats of the side walls should be at a distance of 4-7 cm, otherwise the baby may injure himself or get stuck between them, trying to crawl out.
For mom's convenience, it is best to purchase a crib with an adjustable bottom and a lowering side wall. The bottom of the crib can be either solid or made of separate slats. A durable bottom made of wooden slats is considered the most acceptable option, since due to free space good ventilation of the mattress is ensured. It is worth taking care of additional accessories, for example, a music mobile for a newborn crib, which will help calm a capricious baby, and a four-poster bed can reliably hide the child from prying eyes.
How to choose a transformable crib for a baby?
When choosing a crib for your baby, you should pay attention to models that are equipped with additional accessories. An example would be a bed with a changing table, chest of drawers or an additional cradle. Also, transformation can occur due to an increase in the length or width of the sleeping place.
Most often, stores offer transformable beds that have a small bedside table or changing chest included. These models are very popular, because clothes for newborns can easily fit in the drawer of the included chest of drawers, and in the future, in these drawers you can, for example, place standard children's bedding.
By purchasing such a model, parents immediately receive a bed for their child for many years to come, because in the process of growing up, many have to purchase the following types of furniture: first a cradle, then comes teenage furniture, and finally, youth furniture. While the child is small, the crib is used assembled; as the baby grows up, the bedside table can be removed and the small sleeping place becomes standard sizes. Typically, teenage beds have bed sizes in the range of widths from 60 to 80 cm, and lengths from 120 to 180 cm. When transformed, the chest of drawers turns into two bedside tables, which fit perfectly into the interior of the bedroom for children.
Read the article about transformable tables!
Playpen beds for children: what do you need to know when purchasing?
A children's playpen bed is a kind of transformer that allows you to easily convert a sleeping area into a child's play area. Such models usually consist of a metal frame and breathable walls, which are made of mesh and fabric; they can be easily washed and disinfected.
Playpen beds are most often purchased for their mobility, functionality and to save space. If the family lives in small apartment, then placing a crib and a playpen at the same time will be very problematic, and the 2 in 1 model will solve this problem. An important advantage of such structures is their mobility. There are models that can be folded into a regular bag and taken with you.
Modern models are equipped with additional accessories, their list includes:
- baby changing table;
- developmental mat;
- mosquito net;
- music devices;
- devices for motion sickness.
These accessories allow you to use the playpen bed also on the street, in the country, at a party or at home. Playpens-cribs are designed for babies with Weight Limit 13-15 kg, that is, when the child reaches the age of 3-4 years, you will have to abandon this model.
Is a baby bed with a changing table really necessary?
After the birth of the baby, a lot of furniture immediately appears in the children's room:
- dresser;
- baby changing table;
- linen locker;
- baby bed;
- playpen and much more.
However, all the furniture needs to be arranged very compactly so that everything you need is at hand. To save space, parents try to purchase furniture that can perform several functions at the same time, for example, cribs with a changing table are quite popular. There are models on sale where a special board for changing a baby is attached to the sides, and there are also additional drawers for storing toys or clothes. Such furniture options are much more expensive than classic cribs for newborns, but they help to significantly save space in the room and are quite convenient to use.
There are also cribs for newborns with a separate portable changing table; such structures can be used either assembled or separately.
To rock or not? How to choose a crib with a pendulum mechanism?
The principle of operation of the pendulum is quite simple - you need to lightly push the crib with a pendulum mechanism, and it will swing on its own for a long time, gradually rocking the baby to sleep. It is important to remember that the crib should not be located close to walls or other pieces of furniture, because free space is necessary for the movement of the pendulum mechanism.
There are 3 types of pendulum mechanism:
Nice additions that you should pay attention to when choosing a crib
For the convenience of young parents, crib manufacturers offer various additions that will help make caring for the baby as comfortable as possible.
Changing the bottom level
In almost all modern models, it is possible to adjust the bottom of the crib in height; there are cradles with two and three bottom levels. If the child is very small, it is more convenient for parents to have the bottom in the highest position. As the baby grows, the bottom of the crib should be gradually lowered, since the child tries to get up and if the depth of the crib is insignificant, it may fall out.
Availability of a “car wall”
The so-called “auto-wall” mechanism means that one of the side walls of the crib can be raised and lowered, and is also securely fixed in this position; in some cribs the side wall can be completely removed. This device is ideal for co-sleeping; in this case, the crib is moved close to the adult bed and the baby sleeps on the same level as the mother. Children's models, in which the side wall is completely removed, can later be used as a sofa in a children's room.
Wheels
Many parents opt for cribs with wheels on legs, since mom needs to clean up the room quite often, and moving the crib on her own is not so easy. It is important to note that the wheels must be either removable or securely fixed. As the baby grows up, he becomes more and more active, and while in the crib he will no longer lie quietly, so at about 6 months you will have to fix the wheels or remove them completely.
Silicone linings for slats
These pads are designed to protect the gums and teething of an older baby. During the period of teething, the child scratches his gums and small teeth on everything that surrounds him and the crib is no exception. To prevent the child from getting hurt on the bed slats, it is worth installing special silicone pads. Overlays are sold both as a set and separately.
Built-in drawers
Models of cribs equipped with special built-in drawers can be a pleasant find for parents. Such models allow you to store bedding in close proximity to the crib, and can later be used as a toy box.
The manifestation of parental care in the first years of a baby’s life is achieved by surrounding the child with care and creating for him his own cozy place in the house.
Photo gallery (100 photos)
When making children's furniture, several factors must be taken into account:
Based on the above points, we can highlight the advantages of making a crib on our own:
- The bed can be made to individual parameters, with optional functionality.
- For the manufacture of home furniture a much smaller budget will be required.
- All processes are controlled by the parent. The end result will be an environmentally friendly and high-quality product.
Despite the obvious advantages, there are also disadvantages of home production:
- Required sufficient quantity free time to search good stuff, as well as the progress of the work process.
- Each one must be handled carefully wooden blank so that there are no chips or protruding chips on it.
- To work, you must have minimal metalworking skills in working with wood.
How to do it yourself?
If a person has a couple of hours of free time every day, then you can make a baby crib with your own hands in about a week, taking into account the development of a layout or drawing.
What will you need?
To assemble a crib you will need a minimum set of hand and power tools.
You will need wood material to make blanks. Also required painting tools for applying primer and varnish to workpieces and fasteners.
Materials
The most democratic and comfortable material for building furniture it is wood. Within the framework of this article, we will consider a simple version of a baby crib, with the possibility of transforming it into a cradle for motion sickness. All parts will be made of wood or chipboard.
Children's furniture requires careful selection of materials. Speaking of wood, it is best to opt for beech.
It is not saturated with resins, like coniferous varieties wood, and easy to use. In addition to beech, you can take alder, birch or aspen. All components for this project were selected taking into account the budget cost of the facility.
To make a crib you will need:
- Wooden block 50 mm, approximately 12 lm.
- Wooden slats, at least 6 mm thick and 40 mm wide, approximately 45 lm.
- Chipboard board, approximately 2.5 m2, more than 1.5 cm thick. Moreover, its size must be at least 1.5 by 1.5 m.
- Wood screws 15 – 30 mm. At least 100 pcs. To install the sheathing, it is advisable to use “yellow” screws.
- Wood screws 72 mm. At least 30 pcs. For fastening wooden frame. Any color.
- Metal corners, 50 by 50 mm. 4 things. It’s better to take corners with stiffeners.
- Antibacterial coating, 2 liter.
- Varnish for finishing, 1.5 liters.
- Furniture, decorative plugs, 100 pieces. Optional item.
Materials are taken in reserve. A working estimate can be obtained after developing a layout or drawing. These building materials were selected taking into account a small budget and quick installation of the crib.
The wood for the project must be exclusively premium! It is not allowed to use material with a large number of knots and resinous stains.
It is also important to choose environmentally friendly varnishes. These include acrylic products. They are not dangerous to the child's health.
Tools
Requires few hand and power tools to build:
These tools are enough to build a simple children's bed with your own hands.
Step-by-step instruction
The entire construction process can be divided into several stages, from the development of a layout or diagram to the final assembly.
Sizing
The project is calculated taking into account several parameters:
- Relatively small budget for construction.
- Mobility of assembly and disassembly.
- Versatility for different ages.
The drawing of the presented crib is as unified as possible. It involves the use of furniture for a child’s age from 0 to 3 years.
Drawing up a diagram
The scheme is based on three components:
- frame made of 50 mm timber;
- batten sheathing;
- chipboard as a base for a mattress.
In this case, the dimensions of the slab are equal to a standard children's mattress, measuring 600 by 1200 mm. Four racks (legs) under the bed are taken 1500 mm long. They are tied at the top point with a rectangular frame (railing). Wherein The width of the railing is 50 mm larger than the width of the mattress.
Also, at a distance of 50 cm from the floor, the legs of the future bed are tied wooden block flush with the vertical posts. The length of the battens for the sheathing is calculated from the bottom of the leg trim to their top point, along with the height of the railing. The distance between two slats is 40 mm. The pitch between them is 40 mm.
Manufacturing of parts
The timber is sawed into the posts, lower ligament, upper frame, and also onto the base for the mattress. From chipboards cut out a sheet measuring 1200 by 600 mm. It is possible to make ventilation holes in it with a diameter of 20 to 70 mm. For a chipboard sheet, a frame is made from a bar. One cross member is installed in the middle for rigidity.
The rail is cut 100 mm in length, according to the drawing. Its quantity depends on the pitch between two sheathing elements. According to the above calculations, 45 pieces will be required. All parts are carefully primed and varnished.
Each part must be carefully processed with sandpaper so that there are no cracks, chips or protruding chips on it.
Assembly
The entire assembly can be divided into several steps:
Installing the base at a height of 105 cm allows mothers to control the baby without constantly bending over the railing. This convenient option, which can be upgraded over time. Simply lower the metal corners down to the desired height.
How to make a cradle from a child's bed for rocking a baby
From the resulting crib you can make a cradle for a newborn. To do this, you will need to modify the legs from the remains chipboard sheet.
What will you need?
A cradle is a small bed for newborns and its exceptional feature is that the cradle is a hanging cradle, a crib that is suspended in the air. In the old days, it was the most common furniture for newborns and, by the way, the most dangerous, both before and now.
All this is due to the fact that if you do not follow the technology or make a mistake in the fastening, or in the material that allows the cradle to hang, then it and the child may simply fall, causing the child to be injured or even break. Before placing your baby in the bassinet, check all parts for strength..
No additional visit is required to make the cradle hardware store. All necessary materials will remain from assembling the crib itself. The cradle will differ only in the runners attached to the legs of the crib.
Tools
To make runners you will need:
- meter and ruler;
- pencil for marking;
- a piece of twine or rope, no more than 2 m;
- large format paper for drawing the runner layout;
- jigsaw;
- screwdriver
Materials
The remains of a chipboard sheet, as well as 4 metal corners 50 by 50 mm and self-tapping screws for fastening, are suitable as a basis for the runners.
As consumables You will need a large sheet of paper on which to draw a pattern for the runners.
Step-by-step instructions for designing and installing runners
Before you begin installing the runners, it is worth considering their design. They are made from leftover chipboard. To fasten the runners to the legs of the crib, 4 metal corners are used, as well as self-tapping screws from 2 to 3 cm.
Sizing
One of the most important points– determination of the size of the runners. The main thing here is not to make mistakes in sizes and proportions.
Otherwise, the cradle may tip over or not rock at all. To do this, it is important to calculate the radius along which the runners will be cut, as well as their lowest point relative to the legs of the crib. For this project, the lower point of contact of the runners with the floor relative to the beginning of the legs is 5 cm.
Drawing
For convenience, the drawing should be drawn on wide-format paper. The following parameters must be taken into account:
- The base of the triangle is the distance from the outer edge of one leg to the outer edge of the opposite leg.
- Its top is the lowest point of the runners, located 5 cm below the level of the legs.
After the figure is drawn, you can start drawing the runners:
An example diagram can be seen below: 
Manufacturing of parts
The runners consist of two parts, which are cut out on a paper pattern using a jigsaw.
For beauty, you can make several holes in them using a drill or screwdriver.
Don't drill too many holes, this will affect the overall rigidity of the structure.
Attaching the skids
These elements are installed symmetrically to each other, on opposite sides of the crib. They are attached using metal corners to the legs with inside cribs In this case, the lower arc of the runners should overlap vertical racks so that the bottom corner of each of them is flush with it. Also, for reliability, you can fasten the runners and posts of the crib with outside. To do this, you need to carefully drill the runners through the legs and secure them with 72 mm self-tapping screws.
We sew a mattress
An important part of any crib is the mattress.. Not only does it depend on him comfortable stay, but also the quality of the child’s sleep.
In order for your baby to scream less at night and feel good, you should carefully approach the issue of choosing materials for sewing a mattress with your own hands.
The only thing we have to lose is time, but it will come back a hundredfold. The experience gained will allow you not only to figure out how to make a mattress for a bed in a short time, but also, if necessary, to conduct a master class for one of your friends or acquaintances.
What is required for sewing?
To make a mattress you will need:
- Fabric for the cover.
- Sewing threads.
- Filler.
These are the main components from which you can make good mattress for reasonable money. You will also need tools for sewing.
Devices
To sew a simple mattress 5 cm thick you will need:
- sharp scissors;
- needles;
- threads;
- chalk for making patterns.
The pattern of the material can be made after choosing the fabric, filling for the mattress, as well as making calculations on the amount of materials used.
What fabric and in what quantity?
For a child’s sleeping area, it is worth choosing soft, breathable fabrics. These include calico or teak. One mattress will require a piece of canvas 3 meters long and 1 m wide. These figures are taken with a margin, for a mattress measuring 120 cm by 60 cm and 6 cm high.
It is necessary to wash the purchased fabric before the cutting and sewing process. The material will shrink and be cleaned of factory impurities. This process will prevent the fabric from shrinking after moisture gets on its surface.
Step by step guide
The entire mattress manufacturing process can be divided into several stages:
- Material counting.
- Making a pattern.
- Sewing and padding of a mattress.
Let's look at how to sew a mattress into a crib step by step.
Calculation of parameters and fabric
Within the framework of this article, a crib with specified parameters of a sleeping place is considered. Based on this, the mattress will have dimensions of 120 cm by 60 cm. You can choose any height, but in this project it will be 5 cm.
According to the given parameters, a piece of canvas is obtained in the following sizes:
- Length: 120 cm (bottom side) + 120 cm (top side) + height on both sides 10 cm + allowance on each side 2.5 cm. This results in a 260 cm canvas.
- Width: 60 cm + 5 cm allowance on both sides + 10 cm height on both sides. The total width is 75 cm.
Drawing up a diagram and pattern
The pattern is drawn with chalk on the inside of the fabric according to the stated dimensions. Before cutting the fabric, double check everything carefully.
The working process
The mattress is sewn like a large pocket, leaving an unsewn hole on one side. In this case, the fabric is folded in half and stitched inside out with a double stitch using a thin needle.
It turns out something like a huge pillowcase. They turn it back right side out and begin to lay out the filler. For filling, you can take regular cotton wool, polyurethane foam, batting or padding polyester.. After dense stuffing, the pocket is sewn up. The result is a finished mattress.
Possible mistakes
Some dads try to save on everything and make mistakes when designing or building a crib, from which their children will suffer in the future. Here is a list of the most common mistakes that should not be made:
- Use old building materials. This applies to both wood and fasteners. Old wood may contain mold, mildew and other dangerous microflora. Small child will quickly catch the infection, and his parents will wonder what happened to him.
- Do not process wooden surfaces . There is an opinion that clean wood is much more environmentally friendly and safer. This is only partly true. The child can easily chew the board when his first teeth appear. In doing so, he may injure oral cavity broken chips or shavings. Don’t be lazy and save on wood processing, otherwise you’ll have to treat your child for a long time.
- Do not make calculations and drawings without experience in this field. Construction on a quick fix allowed only to experienced master carpenters with extensive experience. One miscalculation can ruin the entire project!
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Useful video
We invite you to watch a video on how to make a baby crib with your own hands.
Conclusion
Building a crib for your child is not as difficult as it seems. The main thing is to take responsibility for every stage of development and construction. This project has already found its application in several children's rooms. However, his budget did not exceed 3 thousand rubles.
Parents strive to provide the best for their children. In stores and markets, prices are rising all the time. This applies to any goods, including furniture. Adults are forced to save on a lot. They often have to decorate their home on their own. A children's bed made with your own hands will cost less than one bought in a furniture showroom. Making a cozy bed for your baby is easy. This is done in a couple of days. Here you need to have a desire to work.
Children grow up quickly, and furniture is quite expensive.
To make a bed with your own hands, you need boards and beams made of wood that does not absorb moisture well, for example, pine or oak. First, two pairs of legs are made. For the headboard, the supports should be longer, since the back is higher here. This is necessary in order to be able to raise the pillow higher and recline in bed, for example, while reading. Typically, a do-it-yourself baby bed is made using the following materials:
- bars;
- plywood;
- boards;
- PVA glue;
- stains;
- varnish
In a regular crib, a child can sleep for three, maximum four years.
Natural wood does not highlight harmful substances, so babies have no allergic reactions. Such furniture is reliable, durable and looks good. A properly made crib is the key to a comfortable sleep. If the room is small, the product is made in such a way that it serves as a playpen during the day. The size is taken based on the length and width of the mattress.
The bed should be as comfortable and functional as possible.
Usually you don’t make it yourself, but buy it in a store. Children's mattresses, as a rule, are developed together with orthopedists. Here is given Special attention correct formation of the spine, and also takes into account the needs of the child’s body to obtain healthy and full sleep.
In fact, a do-it-yourself bed for a child is made “on time”; you can do it.
For children over 4 years old, buy a mattress with a spring block, where the individual elements are combined by a metal frame. On it, the weight of a sleeping child is evenly distributed over the entire area of the product. For infants, it is better to use mattresses without springs, consisting of foam rubber. In a child's bedroom, it is advisable to install the bed away from the window opening. This will guarantee that the child will not be blown through by a draft.
To make a baby crib with your own hands, you do not need any professional skills, and the process will take a maximum of 3-4 days.
There should not be a chandelier hanging above the child’s sleeping place. Light bulbs often burn out. Sometimes it happens that when a lamp fails, its glass scatters in different directions. A glass shard can easily injure a child. If there is a shelf for books hanging above the baby, you should make sure that it is nailed to the wall firmly enough.
The main thing is to use only high-quality materials and carefully think through the entire process from start to finish.
Basic details of wooden beds
Although wooden crafts for kids they are expensive, but individual parts can be purchased at a reasonable cost. It is advisable to carefully sand the purchased blanks with your own hands so that the child does not get hurt on any protruding splinter. The product consists of the following parts:
- frame;
- slats;
- sidewalls;
- backrest;
- legs
As a result, both the child and the baby himself will be happy.
The frame is made of planed and well-polished boards. The slats that support the mattress from below consist of slats. They are inserted into grooves cut into the frame and form a grille for ventilation of the mattress. The distance between them is approximately 5 centimeters. The sides serve as a fence, thanks to which the child will not fall down. The supporting backs are filled with plywood sheets.
But if the baby has a large build, the parameters of the blanks can be changed upward.
To support the mattress, special grooves are cut into the frame. Wood glue is applied to the slatted ends. The slats are inserted into the holes. To make the fixation more reliable, with outside screws are screwed in. The backrests are made using vertical beams connected by crossbars. Next, install plywood or wooden rods.
Furniture stores have a huge variety of crib models for different ages.
The back and front sides are filled with strips and fixed with glue. The near side is made one third lower than the far side. This makes it more convenient to care for your baby. The holes in the cross bars are filled with PVA glue. Then the wooden fencing rods are inserted there. The parts must fit into each other tightly, without any backlash. Use a square to check the correct angles. All angles must be 90 degrees. The assembled sides are placed on flat surface before completely dry glue.
But the first factor in choosing a crib for a child should be the material from which the piece of furniture is made.
Necessary tool
If you poured a lot of adhesive into the grooves, some of it will, of course, come out. There is nothing to worry about here, since in the dried state the glue can be easily cut off with a knife. Next, the remaining panels are attached, which will serve as the headboard and footboard. They are screwed to the sides with countersunk screws. Each screw must be completely recessed so that their heads cannot be felt. Later, these recesses are covered with putty and sanded. During operation, the following tool is used:
- wood saw;
- manual frezer;
- Sander;
- corner;
- screwdriver.
If necessary, we clean the shields over the entire surface.
After the bed is assembled, it needs to be decorated. To do this, all the cracks between the connected parts are covered with putty. When the putty is completely dry, the treated areas are sanded with fine sandpaper. Next, the assembled structure is treated with stain. This will protect the tree from negative influence moisture. After the stain has dried, a layer of varnish is applied. Since the furniture is intended for a baby, all impregnations must be natural, not containing toxic or aggressive substances.
The only drawback wooden furniture, sold in most stores - this is an “exorbitant” cost.
During assembly work, the mounting screws should be screwed in to the maximum possible depth so that they are completely recessed. The resulting depressions are later closed with plugs or covered with putty. The assembled structure must be strengthened with special corners. Next, the finished product is coated with varnish or wood wax. If you decide to add wheels to the crib, then do not forget to make locks for them.
A DIY children's bed will cost parents a maximum of 17 thousand.
Advantages of hand-made children's furniture
If the baby's room is small, the crib can be made with drawers. They are convenient for storing toys, bedding and baby clothes. Such functional furniture saves space and eliminates the need to clutter the room with additional cabinets or chests of drawers. The advantages of a homemade children's bed are:
- the ability to design a model that fits perfectly into the interior of the room;
- confidence in the quality and reliability of the product;
- the ability to use only materials that are safe for health;
- relatively low cost.
Designing and making a crib yourself has advantages over purchasing it finished product in a furniture store
When all the parts and working tools are prepared, you need to carefully consider the process of making the bed itself. This type of work is best done outside the home, as there will be a lot of sawdust and dust. If it is not possible to work outside, indoor furniture should be covered plastic film, and remove the carpet from the floor. For a small room, you can make a bed, the sleeping place of which is on the second tier. Below, instead of a bed, it is laid on the floor soft carpet. This option will be convenient if you have only one child.
The best option is two large drawers so that you can put large toys and bedding in them.
On the first floor the baby will spend time playing games, and on the second tier he will climb a ladder to relax. Usually the process of climbing to the second floor gives children great pleasure. If a child likes to draw, you can put a small table and a chair on the ground floor. For two children, a regular bunk bed is made. IN constructively Such products are designed in different ways. The lower floor can be located exactly under the upper tier, or located perpendicularly.
For beauty, the crib can be opened with primer and varnish.
Sometimes steps are also used as lids for the boxes underneath them. In each such box you can put children's toys, linen, and clothes. Before you start making a bunk bed, you need to decide on the place where it will stand. You also need to decide which side is best to mount the stairs to the second floor. If the room has low ceiling, the upper tier should not be very high.
Once you have decided on the sizes and appearance beds for a child, look through photos of popular models on the Internet and find the necessary drawings, you can start making a royal bed for your baby
The closer the child is to the ceiling, the more stuffy air he will have to breathe. On the other hand, it is advisable to take into account that an adult should not rest his head on the second tier when he sits down with the baby. The height of the first tier is associated with the comfort of sitting on the bed, as well as with the fact that it is possible to build a drawer for bed linen. Based on this information, we can conclude what dimensions the furniture being constructed should have. The most popular options for cribs are as follows:
- transformer;
- sliding;
- one-story;
- two-tier;
- rocking chair
To ensure that the dimensions of the mattress and crib match, it is better to first buy a mattress, and only after that proceed to drawings of the crib.
Transformer in daytime Usually folds, which frees up space in the room. For this model, a special frame is attached to the wall, where the folded product is removed. In order for the visible façade of the bed to fit into the overall style of the room, it should be decorated. The extendable bed is made of two parts. As the child grows, it can be lengthened. For this purpose, special wheels are located at the bottom. A two-tier model is most often made for two children.
The tools you will need are a drill, a jigsaw and a grinder.
Manufacturing conditions for bed parts
If you purchased wood material directly from a sawmill, then before you start making parts, the bars and boards need to be kept for about a week in the room in which the furniture will be made. This is necessary so that the humidity of the room is equal to the humidity of the materials. Otherwise, in the future, some parts of the bed may crack or warp. When the material acquires the required parameters, the boards and bars must be planed and thoroughly sanded.
All materials can be easily purchased at a hardware store.
The vertical beams of the bed should be of such a height that sides and backrests can be built above the top bed. The front side of the lower tier is most often made removable. A crib guard is an important safety feature. Its reliability should be given special attention. The fencing boards are screwed to the support beams with self-tapping screws from the inside. The caps must be completely screwed into the wood. During the manufacture of the fence, you need to leave an opening for the steps.
For small room A similar version of a crib with a second floor would be perfect, but there wouldn’t be a first floor.
Stairs are usually made strictly vertical or inclined. First, two beams are attached, which will act as guides. Then the steps are screwed on. The top step and the ladder itself are attached to the bed with long bolts. After the fence and steps are installed, lay down plywood sheets, on which the mattresses will be located. Since all parts of this product are attached with screws and bolts, it can be easily disassembled and moved to another location.
This process usually gives children a lot of pleasure, and sleeping on the second floor is much more interesting.
This bunk bed is very durable and reliably serves for many years. If you paint it beautifully and then cover it with matte nitro varnish, it will not shine sun glare and will preserve the naturalness of the drawings for a long time. The inside of the sides can be lined with soft fabric, which will protect the baby from drafts and bruises.
If a child goes to school, or just likes to draw a lot, the space under the bed can be equipped with a desk.
Thus, even in a small children's room there will be more space for games and other entertainment.
VIDEO: DIY crib.
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Cribs from natural wood for newborns today can be found in any furniture store. However, very often parents prefer to make this piece of furniture themselves: this way, costs can be reduced almost by an order of magnitude, and the design can be chosen exactly the one that will fully meet our needs. And just creating something for your child yourself is very nice.
Naturally, making such a crib is enough difficult process, which should be undertaken only after thorough preparation. So if you haven't encountered this before furniture work, we recommend that you carefully study the methodology described in the article.
Materials and tools
Blanks for main parts
Cribs for newborns made of natural wood cost a lot in furniture stores, but the materials for their manufacture can be purchased at a very reasonable price. So it turns out that if we have the skill, we can make premium furniture, spending about the same amount of money as we would need to buy a simple crib made of MDF or chipboard.
To make children's furniture we will need:
- Edged boards from coniferous wood(spruce or pine).
- Bars with a cross section of 30x50 mm for the manufacture of main frames.
- Slats with a cross-section of 20x20 mm for making filling.
- Plywood ( optimal thickness about 5 mm).
Note! For bars and slats, it is best to take the most durable wood, for example, beech or oak.
In addition, the work will be impossible without the accompanying materials:
- Self-tapping screws (it is best to take phosphated products intended for woodworking).
- Carpenter's glue.
- Wood putty.
- Steel angles for connecting parts.
- A stain or other composition designed to impregnate wood and protect it from moisture.
- Furniture varnish or paint for interior work.
As for decoration, here you are not limited in your imagination. For this purpose, it is worth using multi-colored ribbons, textiles (you can make a canopy from it), and complex compositions for artificial aging of wood.
In addition, we will need a children's mattress. And here it is better not to save money, but to buy an orthopedic product in a specialized store. Of course, the price of such mattresses is quite high, but they really have a beneficial effect on the baby’s developing spine, so we take it as high-quality model, as far as the budget allows.
Set of tools for work
Despite the fact that a wooden crib does not have a complex design, we still need carpentry tools to make it. Of course, every master has most of them, but if any of the above is missing, then you should either buy it or rent it
So, we will need:
- Jigsaw or reciprocating saw for cutting boards and beams.
- Sander.
- Manual router with a set of attachments.
Note! If possible, it is better to use a stationary router, but there will be little work for it.
- Wood file.
- Drill and screwdriver.
- Measuring tools (tape measure, level).
- Clamps for gluing workpieces.
- Acids and rollers for painting, varnishing or decorating.
Method of building a crib
Making the basic elements
Solid wood cribs for newborns are usually made quite compact. The optimal dimensions of the product will be as follows:
Note! Small deviations from these dimensions are possible, but you should not make the crib too large or too small.
Assembling the crib
If all the operations described in previous section, you did it yourself, then you will not need instructions for assembling the crib - you will already perfectly understand where each part is installed.
So below we will limit ourselves to only general recommendations:
- First, we install the frame for the mattress on the backrests. To do this, we attach metal corners to the frame of the side parts, on which we place the lower support part on top.
Advice! For more reliable fixation, it is worth additionally securing the frame with through screws, screwed through the crossbars in the backrests.
- Then we install the far side. It can also be secured with self-tapping screws, but if you want the structure to contain a minimum of cracks, then you should first make nests in the backs for the tenons on the side cross members.
- It is best to make the near side folding. To do this, we install two furniture hinges, to which we attach the side frame.
- We fix the side in the closed position with two latches, which we fix on the outside of the crib.
Finishing and decoration
When our natural wood crib is ready, it should be decorated.
We carry out the work in the following sequence:
- First, using wood putty, we eliminate all defects and gaps between the parts. We wait until the putty mass dries, after which we carefully sand the leveled areas with a fine-grained abrasive material.
- Then we soak everything wooden parts stain or other composition designed to protect wood from moisture and rot.
Important! Since we make children's furniture, we need to use impregnations that are as natural as possible and do not contain aggressive or toxic substances.
- After the impregnation has dried, we either open the crib with varnish, or paint it with latex or acrylic paint selected shade.
- You can also use today’s popular craquelure technologies for decoration ( artificial aging paints), decoupage (gluing images printed on thin paper under a layer of varnish), etc.
So, the crib for the baby is ready, and all we have to do is put the previously purchased mattress in it.
Conclusion
Making a crib for newborns from solid wood according to the scheme described above will be possible even for a beginner in carpentry. However, the final result largely depends on your skill and accuracy, so for a more detailed study of the techniques and methods, we recommend watching the video in this article.
