Award Winning bookcase turned PLAY KITCHEN

If you missed my Play Kitchen from last year...well you are in luck.

Here are the LINKS to how I put this

Play Kitchen together for my kids

by using an old bookcase and a ton of "things" from the thrift store.

 My Play Kitchen won the theme award at my State Fair last year.

And with the State Fair coming up again soon.....I thought this was a great repost to share with all of you who missed it or those of you who just might need some new ideas to make your own just in time for a Christmas gift.

Again, here are the LINKS to the Play Kitchen and a few accessories to go with it!

Little Shopping Play Totes

I made these cute little shopping totes to go with the

PLAY KITCHEN I finished a month ago.

They are such a fun little accessory to go with all the play food.

front side:

I found a pack of totes at Joann's using a coupon, then I just drew on these pictures using Elmer's Painters (the same things I used for my Quiet Book), heat set them with an iron and they were ready to go in just a few minutes.

Back side:

Play Spice Containers for the kids

I took a package of wooden spools and made them into spice containers

for the PLAY KITCHEN I just made for our kids.

I glued a wooden circle to the top of the spool to hide the whole, painted each spool in a different color, let them dry then glued a button to the top.  I then used a sharpie to write the names of different spices.

This is were I got the idea to use wooden spools.

Play Kitchen.....Bookcase revamp Part 7 of 7 the finished kitchen!

Here is The Finished Kitchen!!!

The before:

And After:

**You can click HERE**

for parts 1 - 7 to see

 how we turned a bookcase into this Play Kitchen.

Bookcase Revamp.....Play Kitchen part 6 of 7

Play Kitchen part 6

Spice Rack, Mirror, Kitchen rules 

ok, ok here is a closer look at the finished kitchen! 

Mirror: $1.00 at the thrift store

Kitchen Rule sign: $0.50 at the thrift store brand new!

Spice rack: $2.00 at the thrift store (I spray painted it yellow)

**Click HERE for parts 1-7**

Bookcase Revamp.....PLAY KITCHEN part 5 of 7

Play Kitchen part 5

Burners, sink and knobs

Besides the finished kitchen, this is one of my favorite parts about the kitchen. 

 I am so pleased with how these parts turned out.

The burners:

 coasters found at the thrift store (6 for $1.50)

And knobs: ($1.00 each at Michaels)

The sink:

($1 store bowl, faucet is plumbing stuff from Lowes $3.00)

Here is the before and after of the coaters I found at the thrift store.  I am still in awe about just how perfect they were for the burners.  All I did was paint the circles to look like coils.  Then I glued them down with E600 to the shelf.  The knobs were perfect also, they came with all the hardware and they even turn!! 

The kitchen is finished!!! My goal was to find and use as many things at the thrift store as I could. I am soooo pleased with it. I have broken it down into 7 parts to show you some fun and easy things you can do to make your own play kitchen. Once you have found the piece of furniture you want to use (nightstand, bookcase, entertainment center) it comes together pretty fast. Just keep your eyes open for little things that will work....that was the most time comsuming part :)

**Click HERE**

for parts 1-7

Bookcase Revamp....Play Kitchen part 4 of 7

Play Kitchen Part 4 :

Oven and Curtain

The shelf just under the sink is now the oven.

I made a curtain for the kitchen...... I could not decided between two different fabrics so I used both and made it reversible so the kitchen can have two different looks. 

Fabric : $3     Tention rod : $2

smaller cake pans and oven pans : found at the thrift store : $0.50 a piece

The kitchen is finished!!! My goal was to find and use as many things at the thrift store as I could. I am soooo pleased with it. I have broken it down into 7 parts to show you some fun and easy things you can do to make your own play kitchen. Once you have found the piece of furniture you want to use (nightstand, bookcase, entertainment center) it comes together pretty fast. Just keep your eyes open for little things that will work....that was the most time comsuming part :)

**Click HERE**

for parts 1-7

 

Bookcase Revamp.....Play Kitchen PART 3 of 7

Play Kitchen Part 3:

Pantry Rack, Pan Hooks and Broom

Pantry Rack : $1.00 at the thrift store    Pan Hooks : found in my husbands tool box

dust pan and broom : $2.00 at Ikea

(The pan set was a Christmas gift from Grandma and Grandpa but they are from Ikea)

I just love how perfect this rack was to fit some of the play food. 

This way it can be changed out depending on what gets used first or what gets made for dinner :)

The kitchen is finished!!! My goal was to find and use as many things at the thrift store as I could. I am soooo pleased with it. I have broken it down into 7 parts to show you some fun and easy things you can do to make your own play kitchen. Once you have found the piece of furniture you want to use (nightstand, bookcase, entertainment center) it comes together pretty fast. Just keep your eyes open for little things that will work....that was the most time comsuming part :)

**Click HERE**

for parts 1-7

Bookcase Revamp......Play Kitchen PART 2 of 7

Play Kitchen Part 2:

Magnet board, Recipe Holder and Hooks

Small used Bookcase : $20

Magnet board : Old pan $0.50   Recipe Holder : $1.00 

(found at a thrift store)

 Hooks : Ikea $2.00

I made some hot pads from left over fabric from the curtain. 

I also made some fruit magnets out of scrap paper, wooden circles and diamond glaze.

The kitchen is finished!!!  My goal was to find and use as many things at the thrift store as I could.  I am soooo pleased with it.  I have broken it down into 7 parts to show you some fun and easy things you can do to make your own play kitchen.  Once you have found the piece of furniture you want to use (nightstand, bookcase, entertainment center)  it comes together pretty fast.  Just keep your eyes open for little things that will work....that was the most time consuming part :)

**Click HERE**

for parts 1-7

Bookcase Revamp....part 1

Stay tuned...........

We are busy turning this bookcase into a play kitchen........

and I am not the only one who is excited about it !!!

**Click HERE**

for parts 1-7

Have a great weekend everyone :)