crib to bed plans

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Fairly new here so not sure where to post this. I'm looking for plans to build a baby crib for my great grandchild that reconfigures into a bed. Any ideas where I might find such. Thanks  John
 
Although I didn't build a crib I remember doing this a few years ago and searched for plans in vain because the manufacturer of the crib had gone bankrupt. In the end, I winged it. (I didn't build the crib but converted it into a double bed.)

In fact, it was fairly straightforward. The long sides of the crib become the head and footboard, and you add stretchers. Because you know what the finished bed dimension must be according to your mattress size, and crib mattresses are also a standard size, you can work it back.

I would go down to a baby store and photograph and measure the crib you like and copy that. The most important thing is not to make the spaces between the bars too wide. I think there is a legal minimum.
 
Look on wood magazine plans. I just bought a plan that you are looking for my grandson that will be born in May.
 
Thanks Don T, I have that copy of wood and it's not bad was just hoping to find another or two to compare.  John
 
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