Painting a crib

How to safely and professionally paint a piece of furniture like a crib.

This sweet crib was ready for a new look to go along with its new nursery. This project involved sanding down the scratches and scuffing the finish to prep for paint, before priming, painting, and finally stenciling. It was a lot of fun and the new owner seems very pleased! Click over to thevixensden.com to see all the steps and lessons learned in this adorable crib makeover. Then sign up so you hear about all of the fun new projects!

I'm finally able to get back to working on Baby girl's woodland nursery. Yay! I really thought I would get her nursery done before she got here, and I did nail down my vision and

You guys know that Pinterest has been like crack to me since we bought our house, right? When I saw this pin of a hot pink crib combined with blue walls I was totally sold on painting our old crib. We got our crib on Craigslist for a whopping $40 and I never even had to repaint it for Truman. But after he used it for almost 2 years, the white paint was chipping a bit and even before I settled on pink I knew I'd need to repaint it for baby 2.0. But oh, I was dreading the process. But the…

Since I am having another baby girl it just made sense to reuse my first daughter’s baby crib for my second. However I wanted it give it a little face lift because I didn’t want their n…

How to safely and professionally paint a piece of furniture like a crib.

If you have children’s furniture that needs a makeover, you might be wondering; “how do I make sure this piece will be safe for my little ones to play with, or even chew on?”. Not to worry! We’ll guide you to the safest products to put your mind at ease.

Am I the only one who sees the irony in the fact that this is my third recent post about baby things (following chalk painted mason jars and diaper cakes for a baby shower), and yet none of them are for my baby who is due in just one month? In fact, the only post...

Wondering what to do with an old crib? check out this jaw dropping bathroom vanity made with an old crib. We can't believe this before and after upcycled crib idea. #oldcrib #upcycle #repurpose