Trash to Treasure- Doll Bed into Shelf

 Hi Friends,

This was a true trash find !

I saw it sticking out of a dumpster-

originally I just wanted the wood casters.

After I got it home , I realized the bed was not broken and in great shape.

The little crib would make a perfect

Cat Bed-

My husband reminded me -

we don't have a cat  ;)

so I decided to make a book shelf.

There was an adorable bunny decal on the side, but it was in bad shape.

I planned to paint the bed but leave the decal if possible.

I remembered that if you cover an area with VASELINE-

The paint will not adhere to that area.

I used a paint brush to cover the decal.

When my neighbor moved, she gave me her collection of spray paint-

I went for PEEKABOO BLUE

Thanks to Tina!

The sides have hardware to raise and lower the side.

Here's a tip-

If you don't want to get paint on a certain area,

and it can't be taped off-

Cover with Vaseline!

Paint will not stick to the Vaseline.

Here's the decal covered in

Vaseline.

After the paint is dry,

wipe off the Vaseline carefully

with a paper towel.

It worked beautifully!

I put the side down and

added some books.

Now it's a shelf!

I put some of my

 plastic nursery rhyme hangers on the bottom rung.

It can be taken off the wall and still used

as a bed in the future.

Thank you

for visiting with me !

xo Lisa S