How to Make a Play Kitchen
For Ace's birthday I knew exactly what I wanted to "get" him. I wanted him to have a play kitchen and of course we had to make it! Little to my husbands knowledge I was busy searching Pinterest high and low for inspiration for his play kitchen.
We had gotten a nightstand awhile back from a garage sale and I was going to use that and just make a small little play kitchen when I found a gem on Craigslist! Even Simon liked it!
My husband could not quite see what I was planning so I delegated like a good wife and explained that we needed to cut the middle top part off, get a new back board, sand, paint and fix this thing up. Let's just say he was a bit annoyed with me and this is because he knew he would be doing all the work. I suck at this kind of stuff so the poor guy always gets stuck doing the hard labor.
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| ripping off the back |
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| Making a straight line to cut the top off |
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| I did help prime it! Branden painting it. |
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| painting the back of the doors with chalkboard paint |
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| We got these pulls from IKEA |
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| Metallic Finish was used for the front of the doors |
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| The finished product! Ignore the uneven doors, we have to fix them |
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| His stove top burners were made with cork trivets from IKEA |
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| Branden cut a rectangle in plywood and added plexiglass for the oven |
We got a lot of the items for his kitchen from IKEA. That place is the best!
Entertainment Center: Craigslist Find $15
Burners (Cork Trivets): $2.99 for 3
Black Pulls/ Handles: $2.99 for 6
Kid Pans: $9.99 for set of 4
Kids Kitchen Utensils: $3.99
Knobs for Stove Top: $1.99 for 6
Cloth Veggies: $7.99
Plastic basket with food: $10.99
White Frame: IKEA
Magnets for doors: Home Depot
Spray Pants: Home Depot
Plexiglass for Oven: Home Depot
We still have some more things we want to add like hooks for all his Kitchen Utensils, I want to add little shelves to the sides. We need to also work on the microwave, it is a bit uneven but Bran just wanted to get it finished before his family came to visit since he wouldn't have time before Ace's birthday. Overall I think it turned out amazingly well. Branden is such a good little play kitchen maker!
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I've always wanted to make one for my son, great job!!
ReplyDeleteThis turned out really cute. I wanted to make one, but couldn't get my hubby on board. We ending up shelling out $200 at Toys R Us (ouch). I'm stopping by from from the GFC Hop and am now a new follower. Please feel free to stop by my blog, and follow if you like.
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Love how it turned out! I wanted to make one, but my daughter got a purchased one as a gift so...yeah. Maybe when she outgrows her current one. Love how customizable you can make it!
ReplyDeleteGreat repurposing!! Love it!
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