I got my dream bed!

[kristilynnmy]

Guys...girls...whatever. I've been looking for a Jenny Lind bed for a year now for my daughter's little girl room. She's turning 2 in April so I just recently decided to forget about the jenny lind and have my step dad make her one for her birthday. My mom found one today and is driving 2 hours to get it for me!!!! It's not the exact style I had in mind (like the land of nod one) but I think it's pretty freakin' awesome! I am so beyond excited! It's an old antique one so it takes a 3/4 mattress which sucks balls. They are giving us a foam mattress that they have for it but I'm a little queezy when it comes to used mattresses. I did find 2 websites that sell them. I just wanted to share:

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That is very cute!

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Call around to local matress stores, not the big box kind. We found someone to make a bassenet matress for us for the same price as the standard sizes in the stores.

[kristilynnmy]

Awesome rehab, will do!

[pitterwoo]

that is a great little bed. good luck with getting a mattress.

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So cute! If you want more Jenny Lind style stuff....Overstock is full of it. Of course it's all knockofs but it's the same concept. They had tons when I bought Rubes' crib. There was a bed I wanted for me actually. Hmm..I wonder if they still have it!
And yeah, call a local furniture store, they can often order you a 3/4s mattress.

[jhawks482]

That's great! I live the land of Nod ones. Do you have plans to paint it or are you going to leave it as is?

[kristilynnmy]

jhawks I'm completely torn. I have a black crib for her right now and everything else is white and I hate that it's black. My whole vision is to have a white bed but this bed is an antique and I'm sure I can clean it up really nice so I'm kind of scared to paint it. I know it will look awesome white but I guess I'll find out today how much I like it's current state.

[kristilynnmy]

justdairy...do you have a link with the overstock style stuff? I checked quick but didn't come up with anything. I'm thinking maybe I can get her a matching nightstand.

[prazenjc]

with all that detail, it would be fun painted even a pretty aqua, pink, light green, sage or soft yellow (depending on where your tastes go). but, if you don't want a pop of color to come from the bed, i like just painting it white (esp. since the other furniture is white....but that is also why i thought pop of color).

ETA: btw, i think it is a fun bed for a little girl's room!

[TBM]

Since it is an antique, I probably would give it a good cleaning and restore the finish. I think mixing the wood and white furniture could be a nice combo.

[pitterwoo]

I rather like the medium tone of the wood. I would at least start with some polish like Howards feed n wax and then go from there.

[beanieweanie]

I love it!