Aloha! It's been a month since my last post. Pregnancy gives me up & down moods on pretty much everything. All I want to do lately isNAP. Today I wanna share my crib project. To better keep an eye on our new baby, I decided to make room for her in our bedroom. Besides, I want my 8 year old daughter to enjoy her room a little longer to herself. Our room is so small that I was just going to get a bassinet next to our bed. Then I learned that there is such thing as mini-crib. Mini crib width measures about 41 inches vs 55 inches for the standard crib. I measured our bedroom, and mini-crib fits perfectly next to our bed! |
While shopping for a crib, I came across Lullaby Paints. I have been talking about paint withdrawals I've been having, and I was beyond ecstatic to find out there is such thing as pregnancy & newborn paint. I immediately had to find a reason to paint. I thought about painting the crib right away. Buying a brand new crib just to paint it didn't make sense, so I decided to buy a second hand mini-crib. (Thinking if I screw it up painting it, I wouldn't feel so bad.) I found a Mini Crib on Craigslist. I did my homework on the model and specifications of the crib to make sure it's not on recall list and meets the crib safety standards before buying it. |
I was in love with my bestie's wedding blush colors, so I ordered paint to match Behr's Blushing Apricot 200A-3. I also bought wood primer. I ordered a quart each. When we picked up the crib, it was already disassembled with the paperwork and hardware. My husband and my daughter lightly sanded the crib.
Then my most awaited part - PAINTING! Since the crib is dark wood, I applied three light coats of primer about two hours apart. After about 24 hours, I painted it with two coats of my blush paint. This time the coats were 4-5 hours apart. Lullaby Paints has a very slight smell or almost none.
We only allowed 24 hours of curing time before assembling because we're all excited! It looked exactly like how I pictured it! I'm a happy camper!
My mom made the crib bedding set to match our bedroom. She did a great job!
This project was super fun! It's because I haven't painted in a while plus the added baby excitement. I hope you enjoyed this post, and somehow learned something from it.