I tweaked their tutorial just a bit to make this project even easier than it already is.
Crib mattress porch swing diy.
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.
Diy crib mattress porch swing.
Diy how to build a crib mattress porch swing.
And trust me when i say if i can do this you can too.
Updated august 23rd 2020 since posting my original porch swing bed tutorial i ve gotten a lot of requests for a smaller version.
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.
Cut lumber to the following dimensions.
I built a porch swing.
There are zero angled cuts and nothing but butt joints.
So it s understandable that someone would.
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.
A diy crib mattress front porch swing that cost under 150 to build.
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.
All by myself thanks to this incredibly detailed tutorial from plank and pillow.