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Kitchen remodel
A while back, my mom found a little play kitchen at a garage sale for $5. I told her to pick it up, thinking I would have a girl someday who would love it. Little did I know, my 19-month-old son would have a burning passion for the culinary arts. Okay, so maybe I’m exaggerating a bit. I think my passion for making things cute and new again outweighs his cooking desires. Either way, I think he’ll like it.
It started out as this.
It almost ripped my heart out to take his “car” away from him to start the remodeling. But I had a vision, so I pressed on. And this is what happened to it.
I did a little mixing and matching with parts from both pieces. I ended up using the bones to one of the pieces, and countertop and oven door from the other.
The sink hardware was leftover from an IKEA sink we had previously purchased for our bathroom. I cut a new hole in the countertop to place the $2.50 dog bowl I found from Family Dollar. Perfect fit!
Jbird cut a new piece for the back as well as for the shelf. The bar attached to the shelf and the knobs for the stove are also leftover IKEA products. I just painted the burners by hand. Pretty imperfect, but that’s okay.
He’s already doing dishes. He makes his mama very proud.
Good job, son. Put those dishes away like a good boy. Someday you will have a very grateful wife.And rest assured, every doubt that I had that maybe the play kitchen was a little too “girly” for my son was smashed into a million pieces about as quickly as that cute little teapot perched on the shelf. In the words of every stranger that we interact with at Wal-mart,
“He’s all boy.”
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Comments
You did an awesome job!!! I love it!
By grammy sharon on Mar 5, 2010 - 12:24pm
Love it! My new favorite kitchen online. Color’s great, too!
By Ginger on Mar 5, 2010 - 12:29pm
I think it is adorable! By the way, real men cook and do dishes!
By Aunt Dana on Mar 5, 2010 - 12:35pm
My good friend’s little boy got an extensive play kitchen and tons of accessories for his birthday. (I got him a blender, coffee maker and mixer set from Target for $10.) So it’s definitely a fun boy toy, too! I really love what you did. Handmade/custom is so much cooler than giant plastic store bought kitchens!
By Martina on Mar 5, 2010 - 1:29pm
My Granddad Smith made a kitchen set for me and I always loved it, you did a great job.
By Aunt Cindy on Mar 5, 2010 - 3:26pm
Thanks, guys!
By Meridith on Mar 6, 2010 - 11:51am
That was $5 well spent! You did a wonderful job making a play kitchen that any boy or girl would love! Congratulations!
By Amy Harris on Mar 6, 2010 - 2:34pm
Wyldie will want to call his Auntie Jodi. She is bringing some equipment for the kitchen that will be quite useful.
By Gmama on Mar 6, 2010 - 5:18pm
Cooking with gas? Is that a netty pot?
By Auntie Amber on Mar 7, 2010 - 7:07am
Great job! I have 2 boys and we have a play kitchen. Hey, men cook. Why not?
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By San Diego Bath Remodel on May 7, 2010 - 10:00pm
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