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Creative Dad’s DIY Submarine Crib Turns Naptime into an Under-the-Sea Adventure

Afterwards, he covered the entire thing in blue painter's tape and applied coats of fiberglass over it.

DIY Baby Crib by Rob Adams

Once that smelly task was completed, the body panels were sanded smooth…

DIY Baby Crib by Rob Adams

… and body filler scraped over top.

DIY Baby Crib

It was then time to engineer the internal framing.

DIY Baby Crib

DIY Baby Crib

Building a Baby Crib

Movable propellers were even added!

Building a Baby Crib

The final part of the DIY baby crib was to assemble the center section.

Building a Baby Crib

Like the body panels, it was sculpted out of foam.

Building a Baby Crib

Adams went through the same fiberglass process, too. He also installed the lighting…

Building a Baby Crib

… and dimmer switch.

Building a Baby Crib

It was later painted and the finishing touches added.

Building a Baby Crib

Building a Baby Crib

To see a step-by-step account of this incredible DIY, check out Adam's lengthy instructions on Imgur.

Building a Baby Crib

According to Adams, the crib is “doggo approved.”

Rob Adams: Reddit
h/t: [Reddit]

All images via Rob Adams.

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Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met, Manager of My Modern Met Store, and co-host of the My Modern Met Top Artist Podcast. As an illustrator and writer living in Seattle, she chronicles illustration, embroidery, and beyond through her blog Brown Paper Bag and Instagram @brwnpaperbag. She wrote a book about embroidery artist Sarah K. Benning titled 'Embroidered Life' that was published by Chronicle Books in 2019. Sara is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art. She earned her BFA in Illustration in 2008 and MFA in Illustration Practice in 2013.
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