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Amazing Playhouse! Handmade Kitchen and Workshop

May 17, 2013
HAVE to share!!!  How lucky are my children!?!  This is my old playhouse that my parents re-vamped for my kids.  It was designed by my mom and constructed (everything handmade!) by my dad.

Let’s start with the kitchen. It is amazing! The fridge, oven, microwave, and sink/dishwasher are each four separate pieces. They were made out of a recycled entertainment center, bifold doors, and other recycled materials.

Oops blurry picture! The playhouse is in a nice shady area so there wasn’t a ton of light. I have to show the inside of the appliances, though! The dishwasher has buttons to push on the outside and baskets to pull out on the inside. They also have a real sink and lots of storage underneath, behind the old entertainment center doors that were cut down.

The oven opens as well and there is already a mess of pans inside. Both the oven and dishwasher have straps to stop them from opening all the way because my 2-year-old was crawling on top of them right from the start!

This is genius! The burners are from the bottoms of cans! There are also some salvaged knobs for them to twist and turn.

The refrigerator is great! The frame is made from recycled pieces of an old entertain,net center and the doors are from old bifold doors.

I love the water dispenser! It is made from an old baby wipe container! How smart! It also has lever for the water and it can be pushed in…

…or it can stay out.

Let’s move on to the little workshop. My 2-year-old might end up a master craftsman like his grandpa if he starts out this early!

He has plenty of cabinet, drawer, and hanging space for tools.

He even has his own drill press! He can spin the piece on the side and move the red button on the front.

He has a clamp…

…that can go in and out.

Aren’t these just the luckiest kids ever!?!

I wish I would have grabbed a shot after we added some more of the toys – we hung an apron in the kitchen and another in the workshop and added a couple more touches. My husband did the floor and still needs to add an orange base. Grandpa is building a miter saw, and a table with storage to place under this window.

I’m so excited for how it has turned out and can’t wait to see the finished product! You’ll probably find me at these fantastic parties!

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  1. Ooooh my daoghter would loooove to be there!!! She loves to play with kitchens!
    It would be so cool if you could join my Link Party on Sundays!

    Hope you are having a lovely day

    Hugs
    Cami @ TitiCrafty by Camila

  2. wow! So amazing! They will have fun for years playing with those!
    Please come share at my party that opens tonight :o) Emily @ Nap-Time Creations

  3. This is AWESOME!! You are so blessed to have parents that will put that much time into making something for your kids!

  4. This is one of the neatest things I’ve seen in a while! I’m sending this picture to my Dad. I’m sure he will get started on it right away. 🙂 (haha) The envy of the neighborhood, I’m sure. Thanks for sharing! I saw you on Blissful and Domestic. I posted a couple of things too. I’d love for you to visit my site.
    Gina (http://ginascraftcorner.blogspot.com/)

  5. I especially love the water dispenser in the fridge door. How did you make it with the working lever that pushes in and out? I would love to do something like that, but not sure how to make it work. Cute kitchen and workbench.

  6. Would you be willing
    To post some instructions on how to do the ice maker water dispenser on the fridge. I am starting to make a kitchen for my girls and really want the ice dispenser as they are facinated w the real thing. I have already made play ice cubes 😀

  7. That is awesome . I’m currently in the middle of finishing a play kitchen setup for my 3 year old niece and 1 year old nephew . Would you mind explaining the fridge and how you did the water dispense please ? Thanks -amanda from San Jose, ca

    1. Hi Amanda,

      Thant is great! I’m sure they will be so thrilled! Our water dispenser is made from the bottom of a pack of diaper wipes. 😀 My dad hand-crafted the handle and just placed a closure for cabinet doors – the kind with a magnet and spring. Y’know the ones where you push on the door to release it? Even just adding a spring behind the lever would give the same effect.

      Best of luck with your project! If possible, please share a photo with me when it’s finished!!

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