One of our extreme things is the building Jaxson's skiff bed. My husband and I built our own boat and recently finished our second one. Brian's friend built a skiff bed for his young son a while back and Brian had the idea of building a mini skiff to be Jaxson's bed. I was for it as long as it coordinated with the living room and it didn't take up too much space. Right now Jaxson has a baby bed mattress on the floor in the living room and one on my side of the bed. He loves having his own space and I knew he would use the mini skiff if we took the time to make it. Also, I figured a skiff bed is better to have in the living room than a random baby bed mattress.
Brian did most of the wood work and building of the bed. I used high density foam as the mattress and sewed a matching mattress and pillow cover (yes he uses a pillow). We chose colors that would really be found on a boat but also matched our living room. It really turned out cute and Jaxson loves it. I find it fascinating how smart dogs can be. He knew it was his and started laying in it as soon as it was finished. I smile every time I see him in his skiff bed.
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| Our boat |
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| Jaxson in his skiff bed. |
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| Trying out the mattress |
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| Already loves it. |
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| Sabine helping her daddy with the mini skiff. |
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| Sabine trying out the bed. |
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| Jaxson in his bed and Sabine thinking the camera is out just for her. Crazy right?! But he loves it so who cares. It's a great conversation piece when people visit and it really is more attractive than the random baby bed mattress hanging out in the corner. Tomorrow I have the day off for election day so hopefully I'll be able to get my office set up! THANKS FOR READING! |