Hi Cherished Bliss readers! I am Trish from the craft blog Uncommon Designs, where I blog with my sister-in-law, Bonnie and we share our love of all things crafty! We are so happy to be here while Ashley is loving on her new baby.
Today, I am going to show you my sweet thrift store doll bunk bed upcycle…
My girls are totally in to American Girl dolls and their faux friends. Santa brought La La an 18″ Madame Alexander Favorite Friends doll { seriously cheaper than AG and for my four year old who I fully anticipate giving her a haircut or amputating some of her limbs } and she loves it. I really wanted to get a set of doll bunk beds for them, but the only bed that didn’t cost more than my entire wardrobe has been sold out since forever!
Imagine finding this little beauty…
Ok.. little beauty may be a stretch, but this was sitting in the back of my favorite thrift shop here in town.
Guess how much they wanted for it?
$2… Two Whole Dollars! I walked that little goodie right up to the counter and bought her! { Ok… I called Bonnie and bragged first, and then bought it }
She got a really good cleaning and I sanded down the little bunnies { sorry all of you 1960 ugly bunny fans… they had to go }. I tightened her screws and she was ready for paint! I used Valspar’s spray paint in exotic sea and it turned out so bright and cheery. The girls and I were falling in love already!
The bed didn’t come with any bedding, so we headed to the fabric store. We picked up a 20 x 20 foam square from Hancock Fabrics and cut it to fit. This was so much easier than I thought it was going to be!
I used the girl’s favorite fabric out of my stash… a pink floral from Heather Bailey. I simply wrapped the mattresses like a present and hot glued the edges down. Again… super easy.
The last thing that the beds needed was a frilly pillow. I sewed a couple of ruffled pillows and she was done!
I have two very happy girls and their dolls have one beautiful place to sleep!
Have you scored any good thrift store finds lately?
Thanks so much to Ashley for having us on today. We’d love for you to come see us at Uncommon Designs!
Take care,
Trish
I love it!! My girls had an American Girl doll and a knock off doll. They loved them both. My mom found two cute small beds that we redid for the dolls. Love the beds!!
So cute!! I’ll definitely keep my eyes open for doll bunk beds to refinish. Thanks for the inspiration!!
What an incredible transformation. Your creativity truly shines in repurposing this thrift store find into a charming bunk bed. My daughter would adore something like this for her dolls.
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