DIY Play Kitchen Round Up

As I mentioned in my last post, I am making my 16-month old daughter a play kitchen for Christmas. I have seen a ton of wonderful homemade play kitchens online, which are so inspiring. I, of course, want my version to be unique, but I also plan on borrowing design ideas from some of these beauties. Here's a round up of some of my faves:

I love the color combo on this one!

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I kind of wish this was my actual kitchen ;)

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Small, efficient, and fun!

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This strikes me as quite modern.

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As you can see, the desk or cabinet you use as your foundation makes a huge impact on what your finished kitchen will look like. I'm using an old TV stand, but will probably alter it substantially to make it less deep, with a hutch at the back. More on that soon. Any other examples of inspiring kitchens?

DIY Play Kitchen - Step One - The Doppelgänger!

I'm making my daughter a play kitchen for Christmas. My budget is $30.
I'm going to walk you through each step as I do it. I've had the idea for a while but Christmas seems so far away. Oh wait, it's August! I guess my last-minute shopping won't work as well with something I'm trying to make on the cheap... So here we go, Step One:

Acquire the piece of furniture you will be converting. Usually an old entertainment cabinet of some sort. A few weeks ago I found a lightly used cabinet on craigslist for free, and decided it would be perfect. That evening I was browsing the web and I found the EXACT cabinet converted to a play kitchen (see below). The exact cabinet, the same day. Weird. But also kind of cool. Now I have to make sure mine isn't a too similar :)

Step One complete. Total Cost = $0

Step Two coming soon.

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