I had a lot of old furniture sitting around my house, and I didn’t know what to do with it. I hate throwing things away because I just feel like it is a waste of money (like a lot of people I’m sure). I love the idea of keeping things to be able to use them in DIY projects, even though I don’t do a lot of them. However, when I found this one I was really excited to do it!
I had an old entertainment set sitting in my basement for years from one of my first houses. The thing was hideous, but I just couldn’t throw it away! I knew if I threw it away, I would regret it. Well, one day my daughter and I were walking through Target and of course we had to make a stop at the toy isle. She saw this actually adorable kitchen set that she supposedly had to have! I looked at it for a while and realized I have seen DIY projects for kitchen play sets. After talking her out of it, and letting her know I would make her something better we were out of the store and I was looking at different DIYs for this sort of thing.
I couldn’t believe how easy it was to turn this old tv stand into her own little kitchen play set.
Of course I had the help of my husband to cut some of the wood and put it back onto the play set, but other than that it was pretty easy! I got some really cheap kitchen utensils from Walmart to hang up for her, and of course I found an old kitchen faucets we were able to use. When my daughter saw this she absolutely freaked out. She said it was better than the store’s play set because it looked more like a real kitchen. Getting your child’s approval is one thing, but getting them to be so excited and thankful for something is an amazing feeling. It really makes you want to do all you can for you little one.
What do you think? Have you ever made something like this? Let’s swap DIY ideas!