This Project ReStyle is brought to you by a random stop at a favorite thrift store with my kids, some fabric I'd been hoarding for awhile, and a few tv shows on Hulu. I found these two old camping cots and saw their potential after seeing how my friend, Rubyellen, had used one on her front porch for her kids to lounge in on warm days. I brought them home and carefully cut off one of the canvases to use as my pattern and then cut out and stitched the edges of the new canvas. I restitched the new ones onto the aluminum frames by hand making sure to get them as tight as possible in case they stretched a bit.
They are child sized cots that I plan on keeping around for our backyard campouts, friend sleepovers, and general lounging. The kids have already tested them out. I LOVE when a projects comes out better than expected!
Here are a few of my favorite projects from the Project ReStyle flickr group.
Covered hangers by Souvenirscousus.
Tights to socks by Elycia.
Dress to top by Portia Lawrie.
I'm excited to get back on the Project ReStyle bandwagon after a few weeks of playing catch up after the release of Style Your Space and excited to share more project ideas that have been sitting in my head ever since! I'm so happy to step in and keep this space beautiful while Elsie and Jeremy enjoy some time frolicking across Texas in search of the best bubble tea and flea markets. Feel free to share your own projects in our ever growing Flickr group and see what others have been working on! xoxo, Rachel
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Aww wow! These are all so cute!! Thanks for sharing! xx
LOVE those cots 🙂
xo.
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oh those ideas are so great 🙂 love the hangers and the dress top
wow those are adorable!
Those cots are too cute!
Fun-fun-fun restyle! It’s so campy; it’s so summer! I want one me-sized! And the large stylized floral fabric is DELIGHTFUL! I am tickled.
Thanks for continuing to inspire!
oh these cots are awesome! perfect for summer and even for tiny babies in summer to keep cool.. love it ! thnx for sharing x
Wow, thanks for the mention Rachel, so flattered you like my random top! Adore those cots, I’ve never seen them that size before. Great fabrics too. Is that a daisy crochet blanket I spy? That is crazy cute!
Px
I´d love to have those on my balcony…. 🙂
xxx
http://gypsy-diaries.blogspot.com/
I have been doing some customising posts on my blog – come and take a look if you get the chance. I’d love to know your thoughts – Your blog and Rachel’s Smile and Wave are some of my favourites! Congratulations to you and Jeremy on what looked like a lovely wedding day.
Katie
http://www.katiescreative.blogspot.com
These are so cute! I love the fabric! I don’t know that I would have the patients to stitch that all by hand though haha !
such an awesome project restyle…i adore it!
What an great idea with the lounger cot!!! You didn’t sew them with a machine did you? Or hand sew? Gosh there are so many gorgeous canvas material out there….must get on it!
Rachel,
I love how the cots turned out. I’ve been following beautiful mess and smile and wave and you ladies are so inspirational! Thank you~
those are really nice! you should post how you made them- i’d love to make one!
Love alllllll of these projects. Those cots are A-W-E-S-O-M-E! Now I totally want to dig up all of my restyle projects for a crafternoon!
This is fabulous!!! Wish I had the time and patience to tackle your fun projects! So inspiring!
those cots are really beautiful, and must be so cozy!
hannah
http://whiskeyshores.blogspot.com
Merci beaucoup, ce clin d’œil me fais énormément plaisir !
J’ai d’ailleurs lancée un challenge qui se déroule tous les mois dans le même concept que “Project ReStyle”. Il se nomme “New Life” le but est de redonner vie à n’importe quels objets, de ne pas jeter et de recycler.
Merci encore et à très vite.
pretty rad! Have a lovely time!!! take lotsa pictures 😉
I am not much into reading, but somehow I got to read nice information on your site. Simple to understand and helpful. We will look forward for your future updates.Thanks!
So cute, im loving the cute litte camping cots.
Zoe x
http://blessedbeeapothecary.blogspot.com/
Those cots are genius! Love them.
These cots are cute! I love this idea.
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So cute Rachel! Thanks for sharing 🙂
I love what you did with the cots.
these are so adorable. I would love to come across some of these for my littles!
Totally cute! I love those little cots. The flower fabric is adorable!
Also love that shirt made from a dress. I never would’ve thought of doing that, but it’s so perfect!