Since last fall I’d been scouting thrift stores and garage sales for an old chest of drawers for Hadley’s room. Poor girl was storing her clothes in laundry baskets. I came across this neglected piece with good bones in need of a little love:

A fresh coat of paint, new hardware and an afternoon later:

And I swear I found these little tweets on etsy before all the bird hoopla

Last Christmas we searched around for a play kitchen for Hadley and not finding one we liked (under $200) Jason set out to make one himself. The entire project came in under $25.

Start with an end table or nightstand picked up at your local thrift shop or yard sale. We found this one at Goodwill for around $10:

We also found a set of coasters perfect for burners and a stainless steel bowl for the sink. The knobs we already had on hand. At The Rebuilding Center we picked up the oven handle along with a faucet.

Jason spray painted it, cut out a hole for the sink, and attached the coasters and knobs.  For the oven door he connected the fronts of the two bottom drawers and attached hinges to the bottom:

Jason finished it over the weekend and Hadley’s been cooking up a storm: