From a crib to a twin

Yay!! I have been waiting for this day for so long! I have tiny obsession with snuggling in with my kids at bedtime to read them stories at night.  And you know the crib just isn't very comfortable, so I started my hunt for Lachlyn's big girl bed.  I really LOVE the Jenny Lind beds but simply didn't want to spend that much.  So I hit Craigslist.  I found this vintage head and foot board for $20 - SOLD.

The problem was that it didn't have side rails... so I looked online and on craigslist for a couple weeks trying to figure out how we could do this.  Happened upon a vintage twin bed with headboard, footboard, and side rails.  The sizing of the side rails were a perfect match.  $15 - SOLD

So I gave away the extra head and foot board to a friend in need and for $35 I had a twin bed.

So next my talked my husband into sanding the whole thing for me and I started to paint it with primer.  I used Kilz - It's the best!

Then sanded it again - not going to lie, this was super hard! All the fine detail, the spools needing to be nice and rounded.  Spending the extra $ on a new bed was starting to look a lot easier to me at this point.

//try to look past the ugly dryer vent, cord, and ugly patio//

  Painted 2-3 coats of this paint in Pure White.

My husband made slats super quick and easy and that was it.  Found a great deal on a great mattress at Costco with the back to school deals and we had a bed frame + mattress for under $200.

I was trying to figure out how to stop her from rolling out of the bed at night without having to use the traditional bed guards... so I was looking around and found scrap foam pieces that we used to make our pack n play more comfortable and rolled it up, and stuck it under the mattress cover.  It works perfect! Still soft but does the trick.

//Stay tuned... Lachlyn's Room Tour will go up soon//