As Maya never enjoyed being in her crib from day one, we had toyed with the idea of buying her a toddler bed early on. It seemed the toddler beds we came across were not the nicest looking or cost effective not to mention she would only sleep in it for another year or two before growing out of it. The single beds we found were much nicer and had more variety to choose from but that compensated for the cost and also the fact that if we were to buy the bed, we might as well buy the whole bedroom set so that when she gets older everything would match. That was something we just weren't ready for yet so we decided to do something simple - make our own toddler bed!
I found a fantastic design online at designmom.com. It is a platform style bed, low to the ground and very easy to make.
http://www.designmom.com/2009/07/build-two-toddler-beds-for-75/
Here is a photo of the bed from the website:
We decided to use a soft cream suede for our base and our total cost was $50 for the bed as we chose a slightly more expensive, stain proof and soft fabric. We put the bed up against the wall and added a matching pink bed rail for $25 and voila! Now Maya has a bed for years to come!
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| This is our pink bed rail from Toys R Us which matches perfectly with the bed |
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