I am a big fan of The Nester. I have been “mistreating” things for years. When I read her blog for the first time, I felt like I had found a kindred spirit! She has totally validated my lazy, hair-brained ways of making things work! If you’ve never checked out her site, you should. Anyway, she’s been posting lately about how you can make a room better in just 10 minutes. So I decided to give it a whirl in my little boy’s room.
Ugly clutter. Ack! It drives me nuts! I knew a crib skirt would make a huge difference.
I used a sheet as the backing for the quilt I made him, so I dug out the leftovers to use for the skirt. Here’s the finished product:
No toys in sight! Hurray!!!
And here’s how I did it:
Yep, I literally laid the sheet under the mattress, evenly scrunched the edge, then put the mattress back down on top! It took all of five seconds. Since I used a sheet, it already had a finished edge. AND it’s adjustable! When it’s time to lower the mattress, the skirt will still fit perfectly! Hee Hee. If I get really ambitious some day, I think a little bit of red rick rack would be cute a few inches up from the bottom. But for now I’m just enjoying the big pay off for less than 10 minutes of work. Thanks, Nester!
Comments & Reviews
that looks great and so clever!
You are truly a genius!
What a great solution! I wish I had thought of that when we had cribs in our home! :o)
Sincerely ~ Tricia Anne
What a great idea!!!
fantastic idea and great after. It’s amazing what a quick fix can do.
This is an awesome idea! So easy but it looks great!!
That’s great!! What a difference fabric makes! I need to do this for my boys’ bottom bunk. I store our trucks and tubs under there as well.
Thanks!!
ok this mama is VERY excited about that bedskirt idea! i always want mine to be longer on the crib and now it will be! thanks!
Wow, that was a nifty trick! Thanks for sharing!
Donna
That is a fabulous idea that I wish I would have had a few years ago!
Great idea! Anything that hides clutter with no sewing is genius. 🙂
Wow, I am totally stealing that idea! I was about to buy a crib skirt for my son’s nursery, but I’ll get a flat sheet instead!
Great idea! It’s perfect!
Now that is one NIFTY Thrifty idea! PERFECT! I.love.it.
Looks great! I have a bed skirt on my bed and it hides the rubbermaid containers that are under there storing my sweaters.
Great idea!
Jen
What a great solution! I’ve always thought that crib skirts were outrageously priced. You can totally reuse the sheet!
Really good idea! The Nester told me that is “Creative Concealment.” 🙂
What a great idea!
It totally looks like a store bought bed skirt. Rock on girl!
FANTASTIC! That’s the kind of fix i like–looks great and hides stuff!
ok- while you were posting this, I was working my head off on sewing curtains and a dust ruffle for the baby room- too ironic!!! 🙂 If only you had posted sooner! 🙂 They turned out pretty good though, so its ok. 🙂 Thanks so much for your ideas! You really helped give me hope- I ended up buying a flat sheet for $3 and it worked great- and then I wasn’t kicking myself over the price.