Repurpose a crib into a porch swing.
I fell in love with this crib at a thrift store. I'd been looking for an old door to use to make a porch swing, but when I saw the crib, I knew it was a better option.
Developing a plan
We decided to use the two decorative ends of the crib for the back of the swing.
The extra legs (in the middle of the photo) were removed. We used them to make the arm rests.
We drilled holes along the sides (where we removed the extra legs) and used small dowels and blue to join the two ends to form the back of the swing.
The extra legs (in the middle of the photo) were removed. We used them to make the arm rests.
We drilled holes along the sides (where we removed the extra legs) and used small dowels and blue to join the two ends to form the back of the swing.
Back of the swing
We traced the decorative piece at the bottom onto a piece of lumber and cut it out with a jigsaw.
This new piece was used on the front of the swing.
We used 2 x 2's to build a frame that we attached to the front of the swing to form the seat. We then added strips of 2.5" lumber to build the seat. We then secured the decorative piece we copied from the back of the swing, to the front of the seat.
We added a long pieces of 2 x 2 underneath the seat for a place to attach the swing to the chain.
Remember those two legs we removed from the center? We used sections of the legs for the top and base of the armrests. We then used the slats from the long sides of the crib, to support the armrest.
We filled the holes with spackle and painted it with a white, exterior latex paint.
This new piece was used on the front of the swing.
We used 2 x 2's to build a frame that we attached to the front of the swing to form the seat. We then added strips of 2.5" lumber to build the seat. We then secured the decorative piece we copied from the back of the swing, to the front of the seat.
We added a long pieces of 2 x 2 underneath the seat for a place to attach the swing to the chain.
Remember those two legs we removed from the center? We used sections of the legs for the top and base of the armrests. We then used the slats from the long sides of the crib, to support the armrest.
We filled the holes with spackle and painted it with a white, exterior latex paint.