Our DIY Play Kitchen

So.... I've had my heart set on an adorable wooden play kitchen for my kids for a while now. The price for the "cute" ones that I was interested in were a little crazy. So, I turned to my Father-in-Law and asked him if he could help me out! I'm so happy with the results!!!

Day 2 of painting started out like this. Why is the fridge painted black you say? .... well, more on that later. We ended up painting and sanding, painting and sanding for 2 whole days! 3 coats of blue paint on all the pieces, plus 6 coast of the "mysterious black paint on the fridge" and 3 coats of while paint inside the fridge. Plus a few coats of a clear matte lacquer finish to make it look extra nice. All the hard work sure paid off!

The fridge is even magnetic! That's where the black paint came in .... we found magnetic paint that you can paint over. How cool is that?

The freezer and refrigerator are stocked full with all Seth's play "Melissa and Doug" food, and whatever else we could come up with to add around the house. Seth was very particular about needing more ingredients in his fridge! How cute are the fridge baskets too?!

Then comes the sink. This is a real bar faucet we found and it worked out perfectly! Then a cute little container for all his kitchen utensils right on hand next to the stove top like mine is. Behind the curtain is a little shelf with some more storage of food/etc. Also Seth was worried that he wasn't going to be able to wash dishes because he really needed a SPONGE! What a character.

The stove top looks really cute too! I absolutely LOVE the crystal nobs! They happen to be Shelby's favorite thing too! The oven door looks super cute too and there is a little drawer under the oven that holds cookie sheets and muffin tins!

I found the grate from our old toaster oven and thought it would add the perfect touch to make the oven look more real! How cute!

Then my favorite, the cute cabinet/counter top. This is the kitchen work space along with his microwave and a few other kitchen necessities. He "really needed some recipes," he told me so we added in our Rachael Ray kids cook book for fun! In the pantry are some more food items and such.

Seth Just loves it! We have a few more additions we're working on. (Some hooks for towels, hot pads, etc) but, it's been a lot of hard work and it turned out just the way I imagined it!

There's the diva girl herself .... she just loves those nobs!

She can't wait to be a little older to play in there and whip up something delicious!

A big thanks to Grandpa Dan and Grandma Lisa for getting this together for us! Grandpa did a great job building them and Grandma drove all around town trying to find the perfect hardware for everything! We couldn't have done it with out them! Woo Hoo for our play kitchen!