Updated august 23rd 2020 since posting my original porch swing bed tutorial i ve gotten a lot of requests for a smaller version.
Crib mattress porch swing diy.
I tweaked their tutorial just a bit to make this project even easier than it already is.
We then styled it and added the crib mattress which we got from walmart added a custom outdoor mattress cover and waterproof cover underneath the top cover and topped it off with pillows linked below to finish it off.
Since the seat of this porch swing is a crib mattress this tutorial and lumber dimensions are sized to fit a standard crib mattress approximately 5 5 inches h x 27 25 inches w x 51 63 inches d.
A diy crib mattress front porch swing that cost under 150 to build.
And trust me when i say if i can do this you can too.
Viola there you have it.
Cut lumber to the following dimensions.
I built a porch swing.
Bed swings are large since they are made to fit a twin mattress and they do take up a lot of room on a porch.
There are zero angled cuts and nothing but butt joints.
Next we drilled four holes into the crib two in each arm of what would become the swing one at the front and one at the back.
How to build a crib mattress porch swing diy february 2020 since posting my original porch swing bed tutorial i ve gotten a lot of requests for a smaller version.
Diy how to build a crib mattress porch swing.
The first step was to remove the front side of the crib and lower the springs down to the bottom level where the crib provides the most support to allow for adult weight on the seat.