Remember the racing car bed the Rickster had in Silver Spoons? Cheesy, yes, but I must admit, at the time, I was a bit envious. If you think your child would enjoy a car as a bed, but don't want to go to the extreme, this project found at IKEA Hacker is for you.
The bed is the Vikare bed from IKEA, which doesn't seem to be available in the U.S. (only the guard rail) but any bed with a footboard will do. Anna, the talented mom who hacked this bed, described using adhesive plastic sheets to create the jeep details. You could use good old paint as well. And unlike the Rickster, when they grow out of this phase, you can remove the decals or repaint the bed.
Check out more photos of this jeep bed over at IKEA Hacker.
Image: IKEA Hacker
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"Remember the racing car bed the Rickster had in Silver Spoons?" -- that line alone made me want to read the rest of your post! (That definitely dates me, but those of us who grew up watching '80s family sitcoms knows the "Rickster". And seriously, who didn't lust after his train?!?)
Oh and back on topic here, I love IKEA hacks. The one shown here is an excellent one. If I had a son, and he really wanted a car bed, I would make an effort to duplicate this hack.
That is so much classier than the gross plastic car beds available at the big box stores!
mom2two, why would you only make it for a son?