The kitchen took most of a Saturday afternoon to build and then another few hours of painting. We built it for our daughter's second birthday last fall before Ana had any fridge plans posted, so my husband came up with the fridge plans. He also changed the sink a little by adding the little shelves to the side.
Ellie's kitchen is made all in pine with all the edges rounded with a router so she wouldn't get bumped. The back is beadboard for added cuteness. The little faucet was purchased for a few dollars off of ebay and is a laundry faucet and the sink is a flower tin. The burners are wood basketball's from Michael's craft turned over and painted silver. All the glass pulls are from ebay.
The total cost for the wood, paint, glue, nails, accessories, knobs, fabric, and little play food was about $200. It would have been easy to keep the kitchen a little cheaper by using different wood. We wanted the kitchen to be really high quality and be able to be passed to our nieces or Grandkids someday.
Estimated Cost
$200
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Filled nail holes, sanded. Then primed and painted with 2 coats of Behr's Powdered blush in Satin
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate