Back when I started this site, it was all about turning something old into something new — remodeling by recycling, essentially. Repurposing, back before the word “upcycle” was even a thing! 🙂 We do manage to reuse a good amount of what we can, whether it’s reusing part of what we’re tearing out (like in our stair remodel) or turning a thrift store card table into a console table (and we gave the same end game to an old kitchen cabinet, too) or combining a mish-mash of old and new furniture to make a built-in closet.
So the moral of the story is — I love a good repurposing project, seeing something old become something new, and the sweet Lydia is back again from Germany to show you how she made this cute couch from an upcycled crib (actually, 3 old cribs):
If you’re looking for more ideas to use those unsafe/outdated cribs, try one of these projects:

crib into bench with storage, My Repurposed Life

crib headboard magnet board via Remodelaholic

upcycled crib headboard, Infarrantly Creative

crib rails into a plate rack via Remodelaholic

chalkboard easel made from old crib, My Repurposed Life
and you can check out even more crib ideas here at My Repurposed Life.
So now that we’ve ruined you from ever leaving an old crib sitting abandoned in a dumpster… here’s Lydia — who you’ll remember from her beautiful tiny kitchen redo!
Upcycled Crib to Couch How-To
by Lydia from Pudel-design
at first I want to thank Lorene and Cassity from Remodelaholic for featuring my post!
As I opened the mail Lorene send me, I was so excited and happy to read her request!
This is amazing!
and I write about my projects and art.
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Thank you for being our guest again, Lydia! What a great upcycle!
Remodelaholics, head over to Pudel Design to see more of Lydia’s creativity and cute home, like her faux painted driftwood table and this whole corner with the bubble chandelier is so homey!
Thank you again, for having me her, Lorene!
It was a fun post to write! 😉
Love & hugs
Lydia
Thanks for sharing with us, Lydia!
How quaint! and how creative! I don’t know if I would have looked at a crib and thought “couch”, but you really did a great job at it!
Thank you so much, Rebekah!
I love it too;)