Ikea play kitchen makeover

I have dreamed about having a little play kitchen for the boys ever since I had them and I can't wait to share with you the whole process in the making and how my dream play kitchen became a reality... all for under $250 with toys and accessories! I knew I wanted something organic looking to compliment the natural woods in our home, and I didn't want it looking too feminine since the boys would be the ones playing with it. I also wanted it to have some color and display simple character in a…

I full heartedly believe my husband is regretting moving us so close to an IKEA. Last time I dragged him there we built a desk, and this time we gave a play kitchen that we purchased for our son - a makeover. I knew I wanted to purchase Calihan a kitchen when he started showing

The IKEA Duktig kitchen can be completely customized to match any space in your home. Check out this post for design ideas for each part of the kitchen and links to cute play kitchen accessories.

I love spotting a good IKEA hack. And this one blew me away. Sara Eslami took the DUKTIG play kitchen ($99, check out the before) and gave it an update using only: Ikea TAG Handles, Butcher Block Contact Paper, LED stick-on lights, spray paint (white, gold, and primer), poster board and sharpie (for the subway tiles). Brilliant! P.S. Two more Ikea […]

Check out this IKEA Play kitchen hack for a fun, easy way to make a play kitchen that you will love having in your house. I added storage to make it more functional, and did everything on a budget! #ikeahack

Some of my earliest memories are playing with my own play kitchen. I loved "cooking" and "baking" for my grandparents, serving up plastic lumps of carrots and wooden cupcakes with rubber frosting. I remember "making dinner" and packing my own lunch for preschool. I had tea parties with my stuffed animals and made my family members order from my "restaurant". Pretend play was a great outlet for me as a kid and I think it's one of the important experiences that helped lay a foundation of…

How to paint furniture for beginners. In this post I share how you can recycle furniture and transform it into something new by painting.

Play kitchen Ikea Hack Today’s blog post is something a little different so bear with me… I’ve been trying to find the time to get back into doing more DIY and creative projects (by this I mean giving my husband a job to do). So when Christmas was coming up I ‘had’ to get my […]