Re-purposing a Crib

Re-purposed to a drying rack

Due to my schedule, I haven't been able to get back into the studio since Wednesday, so I have nothing new to blog about on the diorama.  However, I did want to share a great idea for re-purposing a crib.  It was my husband's idea.  It has come in really handy.

After the grandchildren grew older, we tried to donate the crib to Goodwill.  It is a nice crib in good condition.  They would not accept it.  Goodwill said that so many cribs had been recalled that it was too difficult to keep up with them all so they decided to stop accepting cribs.  So the crib has hung around for a number of years.  When we started remodeling, we found a number of uses for it.

In this photo we are using the crib as a drying rack for the wood slats that will go on our cabin's ceiling.  One side of the slat has been painted with clear polyurethane.  They will be coated front and back to help prevent moisture damage which could cause the boards to warp or mildew.  By doing the work at home, we will only have to coat the end of the boards where we made cuts when we are at the cabin.  This maximizes out working time up there. 
If we had used a couple of saw horses, we would have only been able to do a few at a time.  By up-ending the crib, we have numerous slats on which to lay the slats.