How to make a baby bed

Having a baby is the best moment in life. Someone prepares a room for a new member of the family early, others do it already before the baby is born. An important thing that no children can do without is a crib. Currently, manufacturers offer many types of this piece of furniture with different functions and for every taste. This article will discuss how to properly assemble the selected crib.

Types of baby beds

This type of furniture is divided into ordinary and multifunctional: a transforming bed, a pendulum bed, with drawers, a chest of drawers, a changing table, with wheels and a rocking bed. Below will be considered in detail the main ones:

1. Children's bed-transformer. It combines several elements and is suitable for a long period of time. One of its functions is the transformation from a cradle to a sleeping place for an older child. Part of such furniture are attributes for the convenience of caring for a newborn - drawers or chest of drawers. They can also serve as a place to store toys and things for an older child. Manufacturers most often equip such cribs with a motion sickness mechanism, music and backlight. Cons are the high price.
2. Pendulum. It has a convenient design and takes up little space. It is divided into several types - by the mechanism of motion sickness. A plus of the longitudinal mechanism is the similarity of its vibrations with natural movements during motion sickness. The kid in such a bed should calm down faster and fall asleep. The transverse pendulum moves left-right, but, according to some reviews, not all children like this way of motion sickness. In order not to make a mistake in choosing, it is best to purchase a universal mechanism. In this case, if your baby does not like the type of wiggle, you can change it to another. Many models have the function of changing the height of the bottom of the bed. They can be equipped with electronic controls and removable walls, which is very convenient for mothers who want to place a child’s bed next to their own.
3. Rocking bed. The functionality is no different from the pendulum cradle, only it does not have automatic functions. Such furniture is more environmentally friendly compared to other types.

How to assemble a crib with a pendulum

The pendulum bed is very popular among buyers and the choice falls most often on it. It has a complex structure. To assemble it, you will need patience, some skills and time.

Where to begin

You need to make sure that there is everything necessary for this work: all the elements of the crib are in place, there is a screwdriver, screws, plugs. Before starting, decide on the workplace and cover it with paper to avoid damage during assembly. It is best to carry out the entire process immediately in the future room of the baby, so that later there is no need to move.

Assembly process

It is important to be careful and be patient. It is important not to make mistakes, because because of them you have to start all over again:

1. First of all, start creating the main fixed part. To do this, place the back wall horizontally on the floor with the inner side up and screw the sides.
2. Next, you need to install a bed that will support the mattress. From the very beginning, do not tighten it much, because then it will be problematic to make the front wall.
3. The front of the crib is fixed along the side walls. Then you can move on to firmly fixing the place where the newborn will sleep.
4. Before you begin to make the pendulum, secure the wheels or a place for laundry, if any. If there are none, you can immediately start working with the mechanism.
5. Install the pendulum under the bed using metal plates in the side walls. The last step is to attach bearings and clamps that will ensure the safety of being in a baby's berth.
6. You will need plugs so that no screws are visible. You can use them as you wish.

How to assemble a transformer crib

The principle of assembling a crib with the function of a transformer has some common features with the above manipulations. Only in the case of a transformer, in addition to the pendulum, will you have to assemble another chest of drawers and shelves, if any. This will take much more time:

1. Attach drawer guides to the backs of the crib and connecting partitions.
2. Now you can proceed to the frame. To do this, connect the partition and the back wall with confirmants.
3. Carefully mount the right and left walls, only then proceed to work on the front of the bed.
4. After collect the details for the drawers.
5. Fix the bottom to the resulting drawer design and tighten the guides on it. The same should be done with the second. Both are inserted into the frame.
6. When constructing a chest of drawers, it is necessary to connect and fix its back and sides.
7. Next, assemble the furniture base from the two boards provided.
8. Screw the guides to the walls and start collecting the chest of drawers.
9. Screw the bolts into the special holes in the chest of drawers, fix them with nuts. This is necessary for the pendulum.
10. Then, the resulting chest should be installed on the frame.
11. Screw the chest cover with self-tapping screws.
12. Install pendulums on pre-prepared bolts.
13. Also make holes on the backs of the cradle and fix them to the mechanism.
14. It's time to create the bottom of the crib. It consists of lamellas.
15. Screw the back wall, after the folding sidewalls imitating the front wall.
16. Now you can collect drawers for the chest of drawers according to the above principle.

Rocking cot assembly

Prepare the necessary tools, such as a screwdriver, screwdriver, bolts. Rocking is much easier than a transformer and a pendulum bed.

1. Using special screws, the main panels for the drawer are fixed.
2. Next, the bottom is screwed with guides.
3. A mattress pad connects to the backs of the crib.
4. Self-tapping screws fix the upper level for the place where the child will sleep.
5. Curved runners are screwed to the lower back.
6. By means of screws or self-tapping screws fixed barriers are fixed.
7. To fix the movable guards, they should be inserted into the skids using the rollers.

A little time and effort and the assembly is over.