Next I have to find a nightstand. Craigslist was being no help (people don't know who to sell/barter/etc on there, it was frustrating!). So I went to Goodwill on a whim, thinking they probably wouldn't have what I needed. But low and behold, there it was. A perfect nightstand to tear apart and re-use, and at the sweet price of....$3.99!!!
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| Unfortunately, I didn't take a picture of it when I bought it, but here is a similar design. |
I stripped the nightstand of all the ornamental trim, so it was very bare-bones to start. With the jigsaw, I added thickness to what would be the counter, painted the 'oven' interior black and the rest was a gray color that was left over from another paint project. The sink is a square baking tin that I got at Home Goods for $10. Add a plywood backing and window cut out (all left over wood scraps).
Habitat for Humanity ReStore was a fantastic find, its where I purchased all the oven knobs, faucet, hot & cold knobs (they were actually old toilet handles) and handlebar for the oven. I believe this all added up to under $9.
I bought a magnetic curtain rod and hinges from Lowe's, as well as a wood plank for the table and shelf that I would attach later. I bought stick-on laminate 'marble' for the countertop and peel-and-stick 'tile' for the backsplash. These all cost me roughly $20 as well.
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| You can find little play utensils (or real ones) at a variety of places. These shown were all from World Market, about $1 each. |
Add some hooks (about 1 penny a piece), some baskets ($10/each), curtain (leftover fabric). Also, I added a motion sensor light to the inside of the oven, so when you open it, it turns on! That was about $5.
So Grand Total: $68.04 (if I counted correctly)
And since then I've made some oven mitts, hot pad and apron. I think it's going to be a major hit :)
