So, we wanted to get the baby out of our bedroom but my other son's room was too small for a crib, so we got creative. After looking online for a bunk bed crib and abit unsatisfied with what was out there, especially with the prices we figured we could do it ourselves. Read below to see how!
I had this babygate lying around unused. I had purchased it to section off an area for the dog.
I decided to hold it up to the bunkbed to see if it would fit....and it fit like it was designed for that purpose! I wasn't sure how to connect it to the frame, but my husband had the idea to use some plastic zip ties.
These plastic zip ties hold up to like 80lbs a piece, so there was no way my little one would be breaking out. As you can see from the pics we did like 3 or 4 for each edge and then trimmed off the extra plastic from the tie with a pair of scissors. For the other three sides of the bed we went scavaging around the garage and found a roll of replacement screen for our pool enclosure. It's similar to the one below:
The final step was to cut the screen to size. For each side we cut it to a little more than double the height of the side. We then wrapped over either the bottom bar or the top bar of the bunk bed (which ever had the least amount of other connecting pieces getting in the way) and then used the plastic zip ties again to tie to itself and the bunkbed frame. We just poked the plastic ties through the little holes on the screening and forced the plastic tie through, wrapped it around the frame, and pulled it tight. The baby has been sleeping in what we affectionately call his cage since he was about a year old and we have not had a single problem. So, that's how we built a bunk bed crib for basically nothing, since we had all the materials lying around the house. If you needed to purchase the materials (assuming you already have a bunkbed) you could do this project for less than $100. Stay tuned for my next post on how we created a Star Wars haven in my son's bedroom and nature/wolf themed room for my daughter!
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