Repurposed Play Kitchen

We've seen play kitchens made from many different components - lots of Ikea, thrifted and found items, but we hadn't seen this idea yet. Take a close look - can you tell what common, not particularly attractive, piece of furniture Erin used to create this nifty, blue kitchen for her daughter?

Here it is - an entertainment center! This is usually the kind of unwieldy piece you're happy to unload at a garage sale or donate to the Salvation Army so Erin's friends and family probably thought she was a bit crazy to buy it on Craigslist. But she loves repurposing things and she definitely made the most of this piece.

It's hard to believe, but this was Erin's first time tackling a project with power tools (although she did get some assistance from her mom) and she estimates she only spent about $65 in the end. We love the bright blue paint and adore that she created a view out of the window.

Pay Erin at visit at Sutton Grace to see lots of photos and read more about how she took this piece from drab to fab!

Comments (13)

so clever! looks great.

posted by Barbara S on August 28th 2009 at 2:18pm
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VERY VERY cool Erin. I wish you were my mom when I was a kid :-)

posted by Anusha73 on August 28th 2009 at 2:19pm
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it's really a beautiful kitchen. i love the fun use of color and at only $65 and a little creativity, this is way better than any play kitchen you could buy! your little girl is so lucky - I hope she has many years of fun playing with it!

posted by jonnifer on August 28th 2009 at 3:24pm
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Fabulous! I love the wonderful 'view' through the window, too! Great idea!

posted by genkiliz on August 28th 2009 at 5:08pm
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that is really amazing! i like to think that i am creative in repurposing, but man! i woulda never thought about using that! great job!!!

posted by monthcalledmae on August 28th 2009 at 5:09pm
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Love it!

posted by FrogsPet on August 28th 2009 at 7:37pm
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REALLY impressive!! To think about how much it costs to buy a Pottery Barn play kitchen and then see this makes me very happy!! Well made, solid, fun and has special meaning too!! What a treasure for your daughter!

posted by kaleo on August 29th 2009 at 9:54am
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Very creative. You did an awesome job!

posted by graphix_girl on August 29th 2009 at 12:22pm
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There is a similar one on Craftster as well:

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=142233.0

posted by blackbirdpie on August 29th 2009 at 7:15pm
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That's what we call a creation!! Very well done!!! Im inspired.

posted by jentastic on August 30th 2009 at 8:59pm
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Wow!!! Looks just amazing! Wish I could do something similar :)

posted by www.linenkids.com on August 31st 2009 at 12:58am
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That is marvelous. Well done!

posted by Splomo on September 1st 2009 at 10:16am
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wow! who would of thought. That is is creative.