Before and After {Emma Kate's Kitchen}

So my dad saved my little kitchen set from when I was a kid and I am so glad he did. After Emma Kate was born I knew I wanted to try to fix it up for her to play with when she got older. Michael and I picked it up from my Dad's house a few months ago but we of course waited until the last minute to finish it... you know, the week before Christmas :) Anyways, it was complete for Christmas morning so that is all that matters right?

So here is the before picture. As I mentioned back in this post Michael got a little saw happy while I was at work one day. He had also already sanded the entire kitchen down before I got pictures. Back when I played with this kitchen it did not have a hole cut in the top and had knobs on the front but you can get the idea. Let's just say it needed a lot of TLC :)

Before

AFTER!

As you can tell we sanded, painted and did a lot of accessorizing to make this little kitchen a lot more modern :) We extended the counter-top and I decided to paint it a fun red color to give it a little pop of color. 

We added hooks too the end of the counter-top as well for her cooking utensils. 

We used an old faucet from when we did the master bathroom renovation to make the sink a little more realistic. We also purchased a stainless steel dog food bowl for the sink :) 

 Next I went to Michael's Craft store and bought a wood plaque, craft circle and knobs. I painted the plaque silver to give the appearance of stainless steel and painted the burners and the knobs black. Michael attached the knobs by drilling screws from the bottom so she can actually turn the knobs as well :) 

 We also added some hooks on the side of the stove to store her pots, pans and pot holders. I think I may try to find a small towel rod to attached to the end for a dish towel to be hung?

 I added some baskets with labels to store her dishes and food as well. 

Gpa helped us out by adding some plexiglass to the oven window and trimming it out :) 

I found a cute little baking pan set at IKEA that fits perfect too!

Now obviously all of these pictures were taken during Emma Kate's nap time because 2 minutes after she woke from her nap this is what the kitchen looked like, haha!

She LOVES it! 

So again we have the Before...

and the After :) 

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