Not too long ago, we moved our son from his crib to his big boy bed. We have been working on his room little by little. You can see some of it here and here. I wasn’t prepared for just how emotional I would be when we dismantled the crib. It was a gift from my parents when we were pregnant with our first child. I will never forget laying on the floor {as I was on strict bed rest for three months} watching my hubby put it together in the nursery. It was such a special moment. If you have children, then you know the endless hours you spend peering over the side of the crib checking on your babies. And of course the late night feeds and diaper changes that inevitably lead to a once again peaceful baby snuggled in their crib. So . . . I just couldn’t bring myself to get rid of this piece of furniture. Here it is in our daughter’s nursery {this was our first home}. 
And here it is in my son’s nursery 
And finally, the two big kids having fun in the crib while mommy was quite emotional the day we took it apart. 
Once the crib was dismantled, I kept looking at the two ends of it. I have always loved the curves and the classic feel it has. It suddenly occurred to me that we could give this baby new life. My five year old still didn’t have a headboard so I could give her one while still holding on to this memorable piece of furniture. 
We really didn’t have to do a thing other than place the two ends together. It is slightly wider than her full mattress, but that is just fine as it will still work if we switch to a queen mattress at some point. To hide the seem between the two crib ends, I attached a small ceiling medallion that we already had. I like the extra detail it adds. 
I am one happy mama. The fact that we were able to hold onto the crib is so special to me and my husband. Not to mention how lovely it is to have a beautiful headboard at no cost to us!!! Yippee. {Paint Color: Just Enough Pink by Dunn Edwards cut by 25%} Sharing this idea with: Between Naps on the Porch My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
Your kids are so lucky. Their rooms look gorgeous.
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I totally get the emotional aspect of this – I was getting that weepy feeling just reading your post! The headboard is fabulous. What a great idea!
Beautiful idea! Nice way to repurpose! Cute room too!
So great! You would never know that it wasn't always like that. Such a lucky little girl to have that great room.
Beautiful! I love this idea. Very clever. ~Sarah
Wow, I never would have thought of doing something like that, but it looks fantastic!
That Was brilliant with the medallion. Looks gorgeous!
Genius! I love what you came up with and seriously, most adorable little lady room ever!
xoxo,
Jen
That is a great idea, Courtney, and you get to keep your sentimental piece! Her room looks so sweet.
Fabulous idea Courtney! I've seen a few turned into benches and daybeds too. Great way to keep a sentimental piece.
What a darling room and savvy idea for re-purposing! Great job!
Cathy
that was a fabulous and gorgeous idea, courtney! i love he curves!
Oh what a great idea! This is a great way to hold on to the crib as your little ones grow up! 😀
What a fantastic and BEAUTIFUL idea! I am in the process of updating my daughters room and I am going to steal some other ideas I just saw in the pictures!
oh what a great idea courtney! i love it so much!
What a great idea Courtney! My little guy is about to move into a big boy bedroom and ditch the cib as well. I think we might look into doing this as a new guest bedroom o master bedroom headboard (both needed!). What size was it after you put them together? Queen?
Jen
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That is simply amazing!! LOVE it!
Such a darling little girl's room! Love it!
Laura
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aw, i absolutely love this post! thrifty and sentimental : ) that was such a great idea!!!!
You are a genious! What a great way to keep the crib around and in a very useful way. Her room is so beautiful!!
What a good idea! That's so smart, resourceful and so personal to you guys. =)
What a great idea- and how special too! Looks beautiful in her room!
Courtney! It looks fantastic! What a great way to reuse the crib and so so sentimental too!
Wow, I love this! I opted out of the all in one convertible cribs to save some money for other nursery decor, and I'm so happy I did. It looks great!
What a sweet project. I like that you were able to use the crib since it still had so much meaning.
Love the extra touch the medallion gives and that you were able to keep such a beautiful piece out of the garage. It's a win for everyone!
That looks absolutely beautiful! It always feels good to hang on to a cherished piece of furniture!
xo Kristle
Your daughter's room is beautiful, like a girly bed & breakfast 🙂 Such a beautiful and simple way to keep a meaningful piece! Great job!
Okay- you're the smartest! This is awesome…what a great way to upcycle. After all my eco-friendly sustainable classes, I love this idea! It's darling. I adore R's room (:
Sweet, beautiful and sentimental! It's perfect, Courtney! The medallion is a nice touch, too! Your daughter's room is adorable.
I love this! Great idea. It looks beautiful!
Genius idea! And I LOVE the little table and chairs by the window. Just gorgeous.
Such a fabulous idea when you have something so sentimental. It looks very pretty!
LOVE!
brilliant as always!
I adore how that turned out….the fun wavy shape and the fact that it has sentimental value is completely priceless! It looks so great in that room, too…you DIY queen, you!
What an awesome idea!!! It looks so great in her room, and even better that it has sentimental value and was free!! I love seeing pics of you, too!
and I know it was probably horrid at the time, but how good does 3 months strict bed rest sound now?!?!? Sounds like a dream to me! 🙂
Oh my goodness what a fabulous idea! You are one smart mama lemme tell you 🙂
I love your soft heart Courtney- I totally get it. One day I realized that James had chewed the entire length of his inner crib railing while he was teething. Even seeing those little teeth marks now chokes me up. Such a great idea to repurpose the ends- and we love seeing pics of you! Can you believe how big your kiddos look in the little crib- adorable!
Oh, Courtney ~ I can relate, every little milestone is so bittersweet! It's the perfect idea for salvaging such a special piece!
It turned out AMAZING! Her room is absolutely beautiful! I'm your newest follower from the Tuesday's Treasure Party. If you get a chance, I'd love you to stop by my blog too.
Thanks,
Sally
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This is such a genius idea! I am sending it to all of my friends that have kiddos that are about to outgrow their cribs. Not only is it super sentimental (which I love), it looks fabulous too!
What a great idea! And I love that ceiling medallion it gives the headboard some charm.
I wish I could have done that with my son's crib. I tried, but it was the wrong shape. I love yours!
truly amazing!!! fantastic
Love the room…Where did you get the picture over her bed?