About 6 or so months ago I was floating through ‘blog land’ as I do from time to time and somehow I stumbled upon Sutton Graceblog, where a particular blog post jumped out at me:
The dvd player shelf was removed and all the doors were taken off for sanding and the first coat of undercoat paint.
Shelves were added to what was the cupboard to make it a fridge & freezer. Then another coat of paint.
A hole was cut in the shelf where the TV once sat and a tap was added. The fridge and freezer were fitted for their doors. Then another coat of paint.
Dad removed the entire back of the unit and replaced it as their were holes in the original back for the TV and DVD player cords. The microwave was added to the top corner of the TV space. Then another coat of paint.
The fridge, freezer and cupboard doors went on.
The microwave and over doors have dark perspex in them to add to the real look. A ‘window’ was added by placing a photo behind a piece of clear perspex with a frame around it and attaching it to the wall. Mum made curtains and matching tea towels. The stove top is a piece of timber with four coasters glued on it to act as hotplates the four knobs were added down the side of the stove top that all turn so Milla can ‘really’ cook. Dad even added little baskets to the inside of the fridge door soit looked just like a real fridge. Then with a printed out keypad added for the buttons on the microwave and a few hanging cooking utensils the amazing transformation was complete!!
Milla LOVE, LOVE, LOVES her fabulous kitchen and so do I!!! We went through our real kitchen cupboards and found all kinds of boxes and bottles to put in her fridge, freezer and cupboards and we have baked non stop since the new kitchen was ‘installed’!
I can see many, many, many years of fun with this handmade with love treasure.
Thanks Papa and Grandma Barbara xoxox
Thanks to Giggleberry for the Inspiration. Visit their blog
denise hamilton
December 18, 2011 at 10:49 am
oh wow what a wonderful piece of imagination it is truely amazing what people can do very special indeed happy birthday milla hope you have some wonderful fun with your new kitchen and thanks to your mum for sharing the story with us and also thanks to your grandpa and grandma for letting us see the beatiful job they did
The WhOot
December 18, 2011 at 10:56 am
It sure is amazing Denise and you are right we can see a HUGE rush on tv units LOL .. Merry Christmas and thanks for sharing our community. Glad you loved the blog. Share with all your friends!
Lisa Harvey
December 18, 2011 at 10:51 am
OH MY GOODNESS!!!! That is brilliant, I can see a rush on second-hand tv units! My daughter is getting a Cubby house for either her Birthday or Christmas next year as she is a bit young this year for it. I can see this kitchen living in her cubby. Amazing work, thanks for finding the blog and also to adding to the list of things I want to do LOL
The WHOot
December 18, 2011 at 10:54 am
Glad you love it Lisa so did we the minute we saw it. We’ll keep looking for brilliant things to share with you so thanks for being a part of our community -:)
Amy
December 21, 2011 at 5:37 pm
Thanks for featuring this – my daughter still adore this kitchen my parents made for her even 2 years on!
Giggles, Amy
Jo
December 21, 2011 at 5:51 pm
thanks so much for this fantastic Blog Amy, we have been inundated with interest and great compliments. We’d love you to share any other links you think may be of interest to our appreciative community. Merry Christmas xxx-:)
Cassie
December 30, 2011 at 6:42 pm
How cool is that. What a wonderful imagination the person who came up with this has. I would love to do something like this for my girls. I think I may need to start looking for an old tv unit
Tania
December 31, 2011 at 12:05 pm
What a great idea i can see all the second hand stores being flooded for there entertainment units that would have just been thrown away having no further uses.
The WHOot
December 31, 2011 at 12:06 pm
Hope you make one yourself Tania, we were blown away by it and the whole community has been too, it’s had so many shares, they all love it-:)
Steve
January 1, 2012 at 4:52 pm
This is just great. I am a new grandad to a beautiful now 2 year old grandaughter who would just love this. Soon as I find a suitable cabinet, I’m on it. Thankyou so much for the inspiration & your imagination.
maz
January 13, 2012 at 3:09 pm
What a awesome idea i have one of these units at home think i might have to do the same as i was going to throw it out, love the idea good work
North East Kids Market
January 13, 2012 at 4:33 pm
Wow very cool indeed!!! We have one of these laying around gathering dust, what an amazing transformation!
Chris Clarke
May 10, 2012 at 9:55 pm
Beautiful kitchen, precious grandparents. God bless.
Sherie De Franceschi
June 24, 2012 at 1:24 am
This is a wonderfully repurposed item. The only thing I would add is casters — so the kitchen unit could be rolled easily — for relocation or cleaning.
Denise
August 6, 2012 at 10:30 pm
Thanks for the inspiration… we made one just like this for our daughter’s 2nd birthday and she absolutely loves it!
Zaidi
April 15, 2013 at 4:56 am
beautiful creation, one that is made of wood is preferable,,,,,,,,,,, it is a sign that respects the nature of things., plus it is full of brilliance, and offers a magnificent visibility .
Sue
April 21, 2013 at 8:27 am
My goodness what a fantastic idea. Upgrade your furniture and new furniture for the kids… Thank you would never have thought of it…
Clare
May 16, 2013 at 11:34 pm
Love this idea. Could you give the dimentions of the entertainment center including the cupboards below.