Anatomy of a Play Kitchen

A few months ago, my friend Andee told me about this amazing kitchen made from a nightstand she'd seen on the ultra-cool kid design site, Ohdeedoh. The minute I laid my eyes on it, I knew I had to make one for myself...I mean, my daughter. ;-) Fortunately, there's a complete supply list and tutorial over on the blog, Out of the Crayon Box--so once I gathered the supplies (I lucked out on scoring a nightstand from my friend Karly who just happened to have one she didn't need anymore) and found some time I was ready to go!

My husband Dave and I spent a weekend busting out our own, kitschy kitchen for our little Clover. The result, is this turquoise beauty which I'm giddy to report was also featured on Ohdeedoh.

Before & After

Since posting pictures in my Flickr pool however, I've gotten a few questions about some of the materials I used. I thought it might be helpful to give you the anatomy of our wee kitchen, in the form of pictures and a list. Here goes:

1. Stove Burners: Wooden disks found at Michaels, painted with Rustoleum Hammered Metal paint.

2. Stove Knobs: "Snodd" cabinet knobs from Ikea.

3. Kitchen Sink: Pet bowl found at Dollar General.

4. Sink Facet: Old bathroom facet found in the excess bin at the Habitat for Humanity RE-Store.

5. Backsplash: Tile sheet found at Lowes and glued on to scrap wood using Aleene's Liquid Fusion.

6. Pantry Curtain: Fabric from Ikea, adhered to wood using stick-on velcro.

7. Pantry Curtain Ruffle: Crocheted using stitch and Simply Soft yarn.

8. Paint: Turquoise house paint from Lowes, over a spray-on primer.

10: Oven Inside: Crafty Chica craft paint.

11. Oven Door: The nightstand's original drawer-front was plastic so I chose to replace it with plywood, cut to the same size.

12: Oven Latch: Magnet cabinet closure found at Lowes.

13. Oven Hinges: Plain ol' door hinges found at Lowes.

14. Oven Door Saftey Chain: Chain and eye-screws found at Home Depot.

Have you made one of these nightstand kitchens, too? I wanna see it! Heck, even if you haven't made one of these, I still want to see what cutie cocina your kiddo plays with! Post a link to a photo in the comments section, please.

Happy crafting!

Craft.Rock.Love,

Vickie