Ikea hack

Ikea Hack

Okay so we have all heard of the "Hacks", well I got around to doing my first one.  I made this for my now two year old grand-daughters when they come to visit the lake house.  

I know that I have been neglecting this blog, I have been my usual busy self just not sharing my adventures.  Well here is my kitchen.  I turning the black cabinet into a Frig.  I have already put the back on I just need to put the door on.  This is a super easy project.

I decided that I wanted stainless steel appliances, I also decided that I was not spending any additional money so I painted the handles.  

I painted a piece of 1/4 inch plywood black and attached it to the back of this cabinet.  It was $30 at Ikea, the large bins where $4 and the small are $2.  Great deal.. I'll post when I get the door done.

All I did was paint the parts with the stainless spray paint.  It took two coats I left the interior of all the areas white.  I figured that would be the best for wear and play.

I painted the handles black.  I also put a piece of dry ease board on the back, so I can get double duty from this toy.  I got this for just a couple of bucks at Home Depot.  It was a damaged panel, I have a table saw so I cut it down, but they do cuts as well.  I would loved for it to go to the top but for the price I am good. 

  

I am going to put a tray at the top to hold the markers so you'll never know it is too short.  And right now the girls are just using the kitchen.  I painted the other side with the stainless paint.  I attached one of the $4 push lights from Ikea as a sink light.  I will tell you I wish I had gotten two one over the sink one over the stove.  Oh, well.  I am very pleased with how it turned out.  I am going to do another one for this little girls birthday, it is going to be very different.  I'll post it.  

As you can see this girl approves.

Happy Hacking.