The Comprehensive Play Kitchen Thread - Page 2

[ElaynesMom]

Originally Posted by BaBaBa

Waaahh!!!!
I wish I had seen this thread before I ordered DD's for her birthday

http://www.babynaturopathics.com/sho...idproduct=1903

Definitely try to return it if you can or at least let them know how disappointed you are. I saw that and almost peed myself since I had just seen it at Hot Toads (a Canadian site) for $119.

http://hottoads.com/product_view.php?id=4319

[Kama82]

For the person asking if kids really play with the kitchens...

We don't have one but we just moved so I am going to try to make the cardboard one myself out of all these boxes we have around here. The fact that my daughter doesn't have a kitchen doesn't stop her from pretending to cook, it is her favorite passtime whether I am cooking or not. She will grab a sigg bottle lid out of the drawer and an old medela bottle I used to use to store breastmilk and flip the lid upside down and go "Mmmmmm MMMM" I am blending!

I can't wait to see how excited she is over her own kitchen!

[amyhen]

I"m SO excited ...been researching play kitchens(for Christmas) and when I mentioned it to my sister this weekend, she offered to give us my neice's wooden kitchen and all of the play food, etc.! I think she was as happy as I was because although she used to love her kitchen, Mara is getting older and it is just taking up space now! Something to think about if you have friends or family with "older" girls!

[OGirlieMama]

We have the Kidcraft Red Retro Kitchen, which is on sale here for about $100 less than Grandma paid for their birthday in Januarhy.

http://www.allchildrensfurniture.com...id=FR43-KK1509

[BaBaBa]

I babynaturopathics!

i showed them the links you sent me and they gave it to me at a VERY fair price including shipping and points

:::

They have the best customer service of any business I've ever dealt with.

and thanks especially to ElaynesMom and ruvalokiteshvara

couldn't have done it without your posts

[ElaynesMom]

Glad to hear you were able to get a better price on it, and good to know they have such good customer service

[notwonamesalike]

Another DIY Play kitchen

Ikea Ideas
http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/loo...kitchen-067671

[LoveOhm]

Originally Posted by notwonamesalike

DIY Haley's Play Kitchen
http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/ins...kitchen-068247

Originally Posted by sunnmama

I am making a kitchen for ds this Christmas. I love this one!

I have been looking at play kitchens for my almost 2 year old daughter, the wooden ones seem appealing to me but not as inspiring w/o any color and other ones I have seen are either crazy expensive or seem cheesy ---- this one (and all it's accessories) seem perfect! Now if I can only find time, energy to learn how to make this and learn how to sew.

[ColoradoKat]

I love the one we made:

http://stukatneva.blogspot.com/

[DaytonsMom]

http://www.novanatural.com/s.nl/it.A/id.2325/.f

here's the one we just ordered for ds for christmas. loved the price, love that it's just wood. i just wish it was a little darker. hopefully he'll love it. now for shopping for accesories! sooo excited about that. might try to do some myself, this thread has given me some inspiration.

[2cutiekitties]

I love that one from kidcraft, but I just cannot deal with red/pink/blue

Why does Pottery Barn have to have such a delicious kitchen?
http://www.potterybarnkids.com/produ...pkey=ckitchens

[BonMaman]

subbing... DS1 has always enjoyed playing with the kitchen components at Pottery Barn Kids (not that we go there frequently, but he does sometimes ask to go there so he can play with the kitchen). :

[sanguine_speed]

Originally Posted by BaBaBa

I babynaturopathics!

i showed them the links you sent me and they gave it to me at a VERY fair price including shipping and points

:::

They have the best customer service of any business I've ever dealt with.

and thanks especially to ElaynesMom and ruvalokiteshvara

couldn't have done it without your posts

I'm glad to hear that. I have ordered from them (I'm in Ontario also) and have had great service from them too. They even emailed me when Haba had their recall because I had ordered one of the products over a year before. I just got my refund from the distributor .

[sanguine_speed]

Has anyone mentioned Willow Toys?
http://www.willowtoys.com/catalog.php?category=1

I got mine there.

[lizabird]

We made our own when ds was about 2 yrs old. It's pretty simple, a big rectangle box with 2 cupboard doors that open for storage, a stainless steel bowl for a sink, and cutout cork circles for stove burners. Screws hold in the knobs. It ended up costing us probably $50 to make it, but it's fun and my kids and their friends play with it a fair amount.

[atom'smama]

coloradocat-love the kitchen! it is so cute. Much cuter than many I see at the stores!

[um_hanna]

im subbing I am about to start looking to create ours soon, love these ideas!

[ShyDaisi]

Originally Posted by notwonamesalike

FAO Shwartz (Holy Expensive Batman)
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06...s/source/8.htm

[notwonamesalike]

Faucets

We need to replace the faucet on our natural finish pine play kitchen.

There was probably a wooden faucet attached to it at some point, because there is a place for a dowel.

The sink and faucet area are separate from the rest of the kitchen. They extend to the side, sort of like a cutting board that pulls out from an island. Basically I mention this because it means the "guts" of the faucet/sink are exposed. I'll try to take pictures later to show what I mean.

We've been trying to figure out how to fashion a wooden faucet. But I'm totally out of ideas. Does anyone have any idea where I can find one, or how to make one?

[ashleyhaugh]

Originally Posted by ColoradoKat

I love the one we made:

http://stukatneva.blogspot.com/

that is totally awesome!!!