Thursday, September 1, 2011

Vintage Bassinet Makeover

A few weeks ago, my dear friend, Lynn asked me to recover a bassinet that had been used by her family for 3 generations and her daughter is now expecting her own daughter.  I was honored and of course, a bit nervous. 
We decided on a flax colored linen as her daughter wanted a non gender specific color.  I struck pay dirt stumbling upon a delicate pleated linen curtain at Bed Bath and Beyond for the coordinating fabric.  The already pleated curtain saved me tons of time from having to sew pleats.   Repurposing is one of my favorite things to do!
Believe it or not the inspiration for the design came from a linen tea towel by Two Girls in Avignon http://twogirlsinavignon.com/
You can find inspiration just about anywhere at anytime.
I struggled initially putting the piece together as I wanted the interior to be removable for washing. 
Here it is prior to the slipcover...

I lined the inside with batting and then used the pleated curtain to finish of the liner.  You can see the detail in this photo.  I trimmed the removable liner and covered the buttons with the flax linen.  It is removable for washing.

Take a peek inside to see the pillow I made awaiting a monogram for her expected arrival.


The flax linen skirt was designed with deep reverse pleats and a touch of green with a grosgrain ribbon.

Here is the beautiful expectant Mom and 1st time Grandma with the bassinet. 
Let me know what you think....

40 comments:

  1. An absolutely "stunning creation" & you can tell how thrilled the beautiful 1st-Time Mom-To-Be & 1st Time Gram To-Be are, from the photo with their treasured bassinet as designed by Larissa Hill...

    ReplyDelete
  2. Wow :) You've made me smile! What a fun thing to do for your friend. The bassinet turned out lovely!

    Visiting from Romantic Home Linky Party tonight,
    ~Suzanne in NW Illinois

    ReplyDelete
  3. You did a beautiful job...I think it looks gorgeous!

    ReplyDelete
  4. This so so special! I can't imagine all the thought, work and love that went into this project. It's wonderful!

    ReplyDelete
  5. This is so very lovely and special. I would love it if you would come by and share.
    http://mollysusanstrong.blogspot.com/2011/08/market-monday-with-linky-my-real.html

    My sister just underwent surgery for breast cancer yesterday and you are an inspiration when I needed it. Thank you.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Molly; I have dropped off from my blog for the last while and someone recently mentioned this blog post on Facebook. I was reading the messages and came upon yours. I hope your sister is well. Heather

      Delete
  6. whoa!!!! this is beyond fabulous.

    ReplyDelete
  7. OMG!!! I love the inspiration and what you created!

    ReplyDelete
  8. That is just beautiful! What an amazing treasure to have and you gave it new life for a new generation. :-) Thanks so much for sharing this with us at Inspiration Friday this week!
    Vanessa

    ReplyDelete
  9. How elegant and beautiful! WOW!! And what a special think you did giving her a wee monogrammed pillow too!

    Deborah (happily visiting from
    http://upcyclingmylife.blogspot.com)

    ReplyDelete
  10. Oh my...how sweet!!! You did a great job on it.

    Blessings,
    Linda

    ReplyDelete
  11. This is so out of the box for a baby's room and I'm totally in love with it. I'm sure the new mama is thrilled. Thanks so much for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  12. How nice you are to do this...and you did a great job. I have one of these bassinets in my attic waiting patiently for a grandchild! Thanks for sharing at the Open House party.

    ReplyDelete
  13. A beautiful make over! I love the colours that were chosen - so fresh and natural. What kind of batting did you use?

    ReplyDelete
  14. You can use any type of batting. I prefer a 100% cotton batting. Thx for visiting. Heather

    ReplyDelete
  15. So cute! I have a similar bassinet that we will be digging out for our third child. My mom found it and recovered it for my first born and I love it. The fabric and design you went with is so, so cute.

    ReplyDelete
  16. That is o lovely! What a great idea to use the pleated curtain. That's one lucky baby!

    ReplyDelete
  17. Am in love with this one. Thanks again for coming by!

    ReplyDelete
  18. That is beautiful! What a lucky baby to get to have such a beautiful bed.

    Kimberly @ THE BROWN EYES HAVE IT

    ReplyDelete
  19. I love how the cover turned out. What a way to improve something old and bring it more up to date without permanently altering it!

    ReplyDelete
  20. Wow, such a beautiful transformation! Visiting from Show Off Your Cottage Monday :)

    ReplyDelete
  21. That is adorable! Really makes it from drab to fab. Thanks for sharing with the newbie party.

    ReplyDelete
  22. What a cute idea!

    I'd love to have you share this and any other of your amazing posts over at my linky party Create and Share. It posts every Wednesday. We open the party Tuesday evening at 8 pm for those who like to link up early. Hope you stop by...and follow too! ;-)
    http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/2011/09/create-and-share-features-too.html

    Tara @Trendy Treehouse
    http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  23. This is so amazing! I love it! It's a very creative fix and it turned out so elegant! Great job.

    ReplyDelete
  24. This is just beautiful, thanks for sharing!

    ReplyDelete
  25. that is so sweet! what a difference the skirt makes!

    ReplyDelete
  26. I think it's absolutely gorgeous! I'll be featuring this tonight. Thanks for sharing with air your laundry Friday!

    Jami

    ReplyDelete
  27. this is beautiful! Thanks for sharing with us... we are featuring it on the blog today. Do grab a featured button if you fancy so. Have a lovely weekend!


    hugs,
    Lelanie

    ReplyDelete
  28. This is lovely, quite different to other covered basinets I have seen which are usually quite frilly.Well done x

    ReplyDelete
  29. Changed the cartridge, same issue with grinding.
    Have no idea just what to do due to the fact that its 6 years old, and no real repair work
    areas. I could tear it apart and consider it.
    Thanks.

    Feel free to surf to my website ... xerox phaser 8560 maintenance kit

    ReplyDelete
  30. free of charge version hp laser airplane 1020.

    my website :: xerox phaser 8560n

    ReplyDelete
  31. I m having this mistake on a 4700 colour laserjet connection printer.
    It begins spitting out web pages non stop with this error.
    anybody has a tip if this is software or
    device. Then I have all newest driver and firmware updates.
    vehicle driver I am taking legal action against is PCL6.

    any aid would certainly be cherished.

    My web page ... xerox phaser 8560 yellow ink

    ReplyDelete
  32. There are many factual mistakes in this information and subsequently it is deceiving.


    Feel free to surf to my homepage xerox phaser 8560 maintenance kit

    ReplyDelete
  33. Thanks for sharing such а pleаsant thought, paragraph is good, thats why i hаνe read it fully

    mу wеbpage: fаcebook sign in ()

    ReplyDelete
  34. Thank you a lot. Tried rather some time and various sights, yours was splendid.


    Feel free to visit my blog: xerox phaser 8560 driver

    ReplyDelete
  35. I believe that is among the such a lot significant information for me.
    And i'm glad reading your article. However should commentary on some common things, The web site taste is wonderful, the articles is in point of fact excellent : D. Excellent activity, cheers

    Here is my site :: xerox 8560 manual

    ReplyDelete
  36. I found this post through my Google searches today. I am in search of a bassinet liner and no one has any that are good looking. I fell in love with this one when it popped up on Google images. I then following the picture to your page. I have a very similar story. I have a bassinet that has been in our family for over 4 generations and I am in desperate need of a liner/skirt. I am currently 7 months pregnant and this will be the first time my family is using the bassinet. Both my sisters have had their kids in it and both myself and my sisters have slept in it and aunts/uncles. My mother's name is also Lynne so I had to take a double look at the story and picture. Are you making bassinet liners/skirts? The world is in need of your liners. Can you let me know if you are making these and how I may get one? Thank you so much!
    Sarah Withey
    sarah.g.withey@gmail.com

    ReplyDelete