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I've been anxious to get these up here! This was one of Superman's and my summer projects. We finished just in time for our littlest chickadee's birthday and for use while I'm schooling the rest of the brood.
Here's what I found at a local thrift store....
I've been anxious to get these up here! This was one of Superman's and my summer projects. We finished just in time for our littlest chickadee's birthday and for use while I'm schooling the rest of the brood.
Here's what I found at a local thrift store....
The stove had a sad laminate door on it that someone else had used to repair it. I sanded down both the fridge and stove. I also traced the stove top. Then Superman took over. He did more sanding, replaced the door with scrap wood and cut out a window. So that she can see what's baking.
After that it was time to paint! I really wanted red because (for now) it's in my kitchen and it looks great with the other colors in there. Quite Spicy! And I found it in the oops bin for $5 a gallon - Yippee!!!
The one door has a bit of wonkiness that we think gives it character! We purchased new matching handles @ $1.27 a piece.
We cleaned up the original knobs and spray painted the hinges ( because a. we couldn't find any that matched, b. it was going to cost more moola and trouble to replace the). We also put a black chain inside to keep it from hanging to low.
See the wonderful job Superman did with the plexi-glass window? We had some laying around. It totally makes it! I want a oven like that!!
I painted the inside white to clean it up and used my drawings from before to transfer the old design back on. I really like the way it looks.
The little chick was so surprised! She started cooking immediately. She's had MANY fires in her oven and needed baking soda to put them out!
Here's the chef. Mac'n'cheese anyone? It's 6:30 a.m.!
After that it was time to paint! I really wanted red because (for now) it's in my kitchen and it looks great with the other colors in there. Quite Spicy! And I found it in the oops bin for $5 a gallon - Yippee!!!
See the wonderful job Superman did with the plexi-glass window? We had some laying around. It totally makes it! I want a oven like that!!
I painted the inside white to clean it up and used my drawings from before to transfer the old design back on. I really like the way it looks.
The little chick was so surprised! She started cooking immediately. She's had MANY fires in her oven and needed baking soda to put them out!
Everyday, "Oh, there's a fire in the oven!"
Here's the chef. Mac'n'cheese anyone? It's 6:30 a.m.!This project took about 2 weeks (working an hour or so a night) and $30 (total, including the stove and fridge) to complete. The night before her birthday we brought it upstairs. Superman was putting the fridge doors on and realized I had painted the wrong sides!!! I felt sick... but he was able to take care of my oops within about an hour. He's so good!!!
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P.S. I promise I will see you this Sunday to get # of co-op!!!!
God Bless, Rebecca and Kathy
The restoration that you did on this playset is really good. I like it a lot, and it reminds me of my childhood so much. (Those were the days.) Plus, I love the color red. I can only imagine all of the fun your daughters are having with their new kitchen set.