How can I make children's beds with my own hands?

When a young family is about to be bornchild, the appearance in the house of such a necessary thing as a child's bed, it becomes simply necessary. It is clear that until a certain age the baby can feel great in the wheelchair, but when he grows up a bit, he will need his own bed. The variety of furniture manufacturers offers an opportunity to purchase any model, but this is a troublesome business, and in many cases very expensive. It is much more pleasant and more profitable to make children's beds with your own hands.

Certainly, children's furniture are being put forwardcertain requirements. It should be sustainable, strong, environmentally safe and, of course, beautiful. In principle, making a bed for your children is almost the same as making other pieces of furniture. However, there are some nuances to take into account.

For example, the walls of the crib, which will notadjoin to the wall, do not do solid, otherwise you will not have the opportunity to observe the actions of your baby. Also, many experts recommend to equip children's beds, made with their own hands, with special wheels. So you can easily move them from place to place.

Consider the example of making a crib forthe kid. As a material, it is better to choose natural wood: oak or birch. But from the fillers for the mattress is better to stop your choice on coconut shaving.

If you are considering where to start, andhow to make a child's bed with their own hands, drawings and exact sizes recommended by specialists, you can if you want to find in a variety of publications. Here we will consider the process of making furniture.

To begin with, you need to stock up the bars 3x3 cm,wooden bars for grating, MDF for the side walls and the bottom of the crib, 4 wheels and necessary fittings. All the children's beds, made by themselves, have a frame, which must first be collected. To do this, cut the bars according to your dimensions into four long segments (for the top and bottom) and eight short (vertical posts). In the long bars should be made holes for fastening the rods - the distance between them should not be more than 4.5 cm. Now in the prepared holes you need to insert the rods and connect the upper and lower bars. Assemble the frame using vertical racks, using screws, and the horizontal bars are attached to the previously made grooves.

The bottom of the crib is made from a sheet of MDF neededsize, which is attached to the frame with screws. The rear and front walls are also made of MDF. But it is recommended to fix them with wooden dowels. If you plan to make original children's beds, you can build with your own hands not with standard bolts and screws, but with decorative ones - with beautiful and unusual hats: flowers, leaves, etc.