Hello! I've been wanting to make a cardboard kitchen for the big boy, but only got down to working on it the past week. I've not figured out the kitchen counter yet, but we managed to find some kraft paper tape at the craft store last week, and I got down to making the boy a refrigerator cum freezer:
This was essentially a box that our Ikea Malm drawer unit came in. So I just cut it up to make the 2 separate doors, added handles, and added shelves and plastered the whole thing with kraft tape. I'm especially happy with the two little shelves on the inside of the fridge door that are meant for storing cheese and eggs. Those were made from the flaps at the end of a thinner box, where I just needed to cut the ends off and fold and tape!
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| Right now his freezer is full of "ice-cream", which are actually yoghurt containers. His play food is kept in an assortment of recycled plastic containers. |
Now I've gotta figure out how to make the kitchen counter and stove-top. The biggest headache for me would be making the sink!
I have kept some boxes wanting to build a kitchen too! I got to start cracking my brain for ideas too! - JNL
ReplyDeleteWah you even made shelves for the sides. I've been meaning to make Sophie a toy car after seeing it on Adora's blog. But I can't find a big enough box for her and don't know of anyone shifting. I'm inspired all over again!
ReplyDeleteCute fridge! Have you checked out ikatbag.com? She does AMAZING things with cardboard for her girls. Might give you some ideas!
ReplyDeleteThat is an amazing cardboard fridge and stove!!! It looks great! what is the scale of it? (as in, how big is junior J next to it?)
ReplyDeletemaybe you can get a long flat cardboard and cut a whole in it, and tape another box underneath for the kitchen sink? or...a box within a box...(did that make any sense? lol)
a 'hole' not a 'whole'!!! clearly my brain isn't whole at the moment!
ReplyDeletethis looks great! =) can't wait to see your kitchen counter!
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome! I kept a box (or two), and I wanted to make a little dollhouse out of it, but got lost halfway, and didn't know how to con't :( Maybe I should dig it out again! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm also very impressed by the shelves especially the ones for the sides. I should show my hubb this and see if we can work out something together. Cause my boy loves to open our fridge these days. Ah~ where to find the time.
ReplyDeleteawh! this is so great! love the shelves on both sides (PS. this is alasmydear using my other account)
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