We ripped out the carpet, put up drywall, painted every surface and pretty much just changed everything.

For this tutorial I will refer to these as “crib sides” however, you may find other reclaimed materials that meet the above criteria regardless of their use in a previous life.. For our project we used the following hardware:.4 appropriately sized “L” brackets (we used 1.5″ x 1.5″).

Size needs to be at least 1.5 times the width of the top rail and no more than double.. 2 appropriately sized “U” bolts (we used 2″x 5″).Sizing here is tricky and may require a trial and error approach so buy and few and save your receipt..Finally, replace the regular nuts that come with the u-bolt with wing-nuts..

If you’re lucky enough to be working with similar materials to what we had, assembly is super easy.First step will be to mark the area on each crib side where they are likely to overlap when in use.. Next, attach the l-brackets comfortably within the marked area on one of the crib sides; 2 on the top and 2 on the bottom.

The brackets will sit flat on the top rail and bend down and flat on the bottom rail and bend up.

Offset the bracket so the gap between the bracket and the side of the rail is the correct size to receive the other crib side..I bought it about 7 years ago and it stays in the cupboard until summer every year.

I think I love it more every year that I bring it out and it definitely makes me feel like my home is looking its summertime best when I bring it out.Add in something nautical.

You don’t need to live near the beach or own a boat to add a little bit of nautical fun to your home.Nautical items remind us of days at the beach and the salty air in our hair even if we’re in the most land-locked locations.