Play Kitchen from a Bedside Table

We Three Mothers play kitchen before

Mandy of We Three Mothers writes, “About a month ago, Cooper was having a lot of fun playing restaurant and grocery store owner in the play room with our Melissa and Doug food items and Kiwi Crate grocery apron. I’ve been wanting a little kitchen for Lily and Cooper for a while, but am not a fan of the plastic ones they sell, and the wooden ones everywhere are pretty pricey.  Alas! Cooper and I decided to turn this little table into an oven!”

We Three Mothers play kitchen before

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Crib Toy Box Bench

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Like me, you’ve probably seen tons of upcycled crib projects. Just when I thought I’d seen them all, I run across this creative repurpose from Gail at My Repurposed Life.

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Fireplace Screen Bookshelf

fireplace screen to bookshelf

Tami from Curb Alert! vowed she wouldn’t take anything when her neighbor moved and left behind a pile of discarded items. Tami even laughed with her neighbor about a “crafty old school” fireplace screen that was amongst the junk.

fireplace screen to bookshelf

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Kids Chalkboard Table

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Linda from It All Started with Paint got this little table from the thrift store for only $5. Its transformation felt like an Olympic gymnastics competition for Linda, as it had her biting her nails and holding her breath at times to see how it would end.

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Cabinet Door Floor Desk

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You may remember the adorable snack tray that Larissa from The House on Harrison made from an old, water-damaged cabinet door she found curbside. Well, she’s back again with another fabulous repurpose for one of the doors!

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Creamer Bottle Bowling

creamer bottle

My husband is an avid coffee drinker, so creamer bottles are regulars in our recycling bin. Jen of Plain Vanilla Mom recently had a blast from the past when she found some old creamer bottles that were her son’s main source of entertainment a few years back.

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Dress-Up Clothes Peg Rail

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Sarah of Crafting and Creativity shares on Before It’s News how she repurposed an old kitchen drawer front to hanging storage for her kids’ dress-up clothes in just a few simple steps. A little paint, a few knobs, and say hello to neat and organized dress-up clothes! I love that the wall rack allows the {…Read More…}

Kids Play Teepee

dress to teepee

Sheri from Awesome Sauce & Asshattery had a full skirted maxi dress in the back of her closet that rarely saw the light of day. Shari says, “It fits me like a tent anyway so why not just let it become one.” Literally! Sheri turned her barely worn dress into a quick and simple tot {…Read More…}