We love to see a homemade play kitchen, play store, or work bench, but a homemade crib just puts us over the edge. In the past we've seen some really awesome homemade cribs like the Oeuf-inspired Burton special and the Juddy Crib, and even a homemade bassinet. This one by new father Greg belongs in our Hall of Fame as well.
According to Greg: I made it at the request of my wife (an architect) when we found out that we were having our first baby. We thought I would enjoy making it and we would enjoying seeing him sleeping in it. The making part was fun, though trying at times. And the him sleeping in it part has been better than we could have imagined.
We love the small footprint and the storage beneath the sleeping area. Oh, and how lovely is that origami mobile? Greg designed and built this crib while the Furniture Design II Class over at 3rd Ward. Check out their site right here.
(Images via: 3rd Ward)
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It looks more like a changing table. The minute that baby can roll, he's going to fall out of it since it's so shallow.
Yeah, I would say that is more like an old-fashioned cradle than a crib as I can't see it being usable after a few months. It is beautiful, though!
more of a bassinet. But it looks great.
beautiful design. beautiful gift.
Very pretty.
But it is not a crib, but rather, a bassinet. If they've planned to use it that way, great. If not, it won't be safe for long.
Very nice, but I agree with everyone else and would be concerned about the baby's safety in a matter of months. At least it could be re-purposed into a changing table.
I'm assuming they've figured out by now that they can only use this for a few months... Hopefully they have more kids, or at least grandkids. It will be a beautiful heirloom piece.
I love it. I think its so sweet. great job greg!
It's a cradle... note how the bottom is not square (looks like 2 runners)... it's meant to have a bit of a rock.
(Whoever wrote the blog post for the woodworking class is the person who mistakingly called it a crib; not necessarily the parents...)
its already dangerous to have a baby sleepin their
he maybe push his face on the wood and can not breath
take care
Yesterday, the very day this item was posted, the American Association of Pediatrics published a study which showed that every year in the U.S., crib injuries hurt nearly 10,000 children a day.
This is why it is unwise to use antique or home-made beds for babies: chances are high that they do not meet safety regulations.
Food for thought.
oops -- that was 10,000 children a YEAR are hurt in crib injuries, or about 26 a DAY.
This is such a beautiful piece.
I think ohdeedoh needs to designate a post for people to air all of their safety concerns - that way those of us reading for ummmm - design ideas and related-convo don't have to keep reading them over and over again.
(PS Try suffocating yourself with a length of wood - it doesn't work the same way a big fluffy bumper does.)
Nice re-purposing.
Much nicer than the cardboard box my kid uses as a Moses basket.
I had the same reaction to the safety of using this as a "crib", but chances are good the parents are already aware of potential risks, and if not, they will be now.
I'm more surprised that the author of this entry didn't mention it.
BTW: kingswhereitcounts, you don't think safety is a key aspect of good design? Looks aren't everything.
I think you could argue that a handmade cradle made with skill, care and attention by someone checking every single step of the process is actually likely to be safer than a flat-pack. I don't like this one, for a number of reasons, but I don't agree that mass produced is always better.
Of those 10,000 children who are injured each year in cribs, I wonder how many are homemade vs. new and store bought? I'm guessing that most of those injuries are NOT in handmade cribs.
I'm not a huge fan of this crib, however, but mostly for design purposes.
I must have blinked and now I am shocked to see the Ohdeedoh community comprised of numerous people who are convinced that they care about other parents' children more than the actual parents. SO much arrogance and unsolicited advise disguised as a concern for other people's children. Don't we all know better?
Hi people, we all know crib safety! duhhh! So instead of being nagging people towards Greg's hard work,He's an adult i am sure hes aware of all safety issues. so Greg congrats on the wonderful craftsmanship! and thank you for sharing it with us!