apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

While the simple Gulliver seems to be Ikea's most popular, Morgan and Scott changed their minds when they saw the slightly more expensive Leksvik. Here's Morgan: We realized that the Leksvik shared the Gulliver's hack-friendly design, but came in a stain that would allow us to imitate the look of the Netto Case Group line that we had originally fallen in love with. As a result, our crib is constructed of Leksvik Rails and base, custom built sides (2×4 framing, plywood shell, and organic non VOC paint to finish it off) and a remnant in the same "antique" stain from Ikea’s AS-IS department makes for the matching shelf below. In order to offset the higher price tag of the Leksvik, we found a gently used one on Craigslist for 40$, bringing the entire cost of the crib to just under $200.

Scott gets credit for the labor (Morgan will do her laboring later) and you can see some in-progress pictures and read more on their blog, The 818. All told, their super-stylish, modern, one-of-a-kind crib cost about $200. Thanks for this diy inspiration and good luck with the rest of your daughter's nursery!

Examples of Gulliver hacks can be found here, here and here.