2 Bedside Lockers to Play Kitchen

billythedragonkiller · **Posted: 15-09-2014 , 01:57 PM** #1

2 of these bedside lockers become a play kitchen for my 2 year old daughter. Hobs and oven light up, taps have hot and cold running LEDS and water/gurgling sounds. She loves it!

radharc · **Posted: 15-09-2014 , 09:14 PM** #2

Brilliant,love it,its looks great,u should do commissions,looks so much better than the plastic kitchens!

jacobs · **Posted: 15-09-2014 , 09:19 PM** #3

Well done Billy that is amazing, very creative.

Chalkie · **Posted: 15-09-2014 , 09:26 PM** #4

This is a wonderful transformation and nicer than anything you'd buy in a shop. Well done and keep up the good work! You're certainly competition for Smyths! Is that a teddy cooking in the oven?

shirty · **Posted: 15-09-2014 , 09:36 PM** #5

Brilliant. Well done

mr20 · **Posted: 16-09-2014 , 07:41 AM** #6

nice work!

billythedragonkiller · **Posted: 16-09-2014 , 07:45 AM** #7

Thanks all for the kind words, it was a lot of work, many late evenings after bed time (didn't really help that I had to disassemble most of it every night to hide it!) but certainly much more rewarding than going to smyths. I could've made it easier by leaving out the lights and sounds, but I'm an electronic engineer, so had to be done!
And no Chalkie, that's not a teddy bear, it's bread and croissants for my breakfast :D

joanmul · **Posted: 19-09-2014 , 06:55 PM** #8

It's fabulous! Could you give us an idea of how you created it, please.

billythedragonkiller · **Posted: 19-09-2014 , 09:38 PM** #9

Sure, will do my best.

Started off by cutting them down to size a bit, which gave me the wood to fill in the fronts where the knobs are for the cooker, and infront of the sink.

Next I routed out the hole for the sink (Balti dish from Dealz, 1.49 :o). Similarly routed out the hole in the oven door for the clear perspex. The door from the sink side became a shelf in that unit under the sink.

Made the taps from some pine, the base is routed out underneath, to hold microswitches for the leds and to trigger the sound (sound is a unit purchased in ebay, records a sound and then plays it back. Made some custom circuits to trigger the lights for a couple of seconds).

The spout is 2 layers of pine sandwiched together, with a groove routed through the middle before glueing together for the led wires. The tap handles are made from some ceramic drawer knobs I had lying around, with some plastic joint screw-connectors from some plumbing fittings (e.g. top left item in http://i62.tinypic.com/10cit5y_th.jpg). Loads of coats of spray paint to make it silver. Knobs for the cooker are also drawer pulls, spray painted black.

The hobs are routed out of the top of the locker too, and red perspex placed into the holes (after hours of sanding to make them fit!). The lighting for these comes from strips of leds (e.g. http://bradatech.com/xPedRobo/shop/images/LED-RD.jpg) which are mounted inside an old coffee tin to keep the shape. Diffused with a circle of white paper under the red perspex. Red light for the oven is also one of these stuck to the roof.

Not visible in the pics, theres a magnetic switch mounted between the two cabinets which turns on a white light in the oven also, again routed out.

The back and shelf is 12mm ply, the tiles are routed out to give a bit of depth rather than just painted on. Made the curtain, and the "window frame" (there's curtains to be still hung for that). Couple of hooks to hang the utensils. Oven handle and towel rail are kitchen handles from ikea.

All painted with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, as I was led to believe that it would adhere well to melamine without needing to strip/sand it. Found it to be very soft, didn't adhere well to the melamine at all, but did adhere well to the bare plywood. Was very easy to scratch paint off, so after i got the final coat on I put on 2 layers of Polybond to seal it all, try stop it flaking when little one hammers it :D

Think that's "all" I did. Lots of time messing with the electronics to get it as I wished, also trying to figure out the switching mechanisms etc. And as I said having to disassemble it every night was a pain in the proverbial, but had to be done.

Hope that gives enough information. I found plenty of plans and stuff on pinterest, also ana-white.com has some super free plans for all sorts of cool things, but I decided to use the cabinets as a base instead of fully scratch building. Next time though I think I'd do a scratch build, plywood is so much nicer to work with and finish than chipboard.

Darling_x · **Posted: 24-09-2014 , 04:12 PM** #10

That is fantastic, and so much nicer than the plastic kitchens you buy for kids these days!!

Well done on both the crafts and the creativity!

Chris P · **Posted: 24-09-2014 , 08:04 PM** #11

A fantastic piece, Billythedragonkiller.

Many thanks for the detailed instructions, and for sharing and inspiring!

Regards
Chris P
Admin

melissabell · **Posted: 12-10-2014 , 11:30 PM** #12

That's absolutely amazing!!!!

lela · **Posted: 24-10-2014 , 06:59 PM** #13

Absolutely beautiful, well done.

mar754 · **Posted: 31-10-2014 , 07:36 PM** #14

Wow that is genius, just great. What a lucky little girl.

richardparker19179 · **Posted: 04-02-2015 , 06:54 AM** #15

I think you have done a good job here. The way you transform those Lockers in kitchen is really good.

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	Posted: 15-09-2014 , 01:57 PM #1
billythedragonkiller Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Goatstown, D14 Posts: 76	2 Bedside Lockers to Play Kitchen 2 of these bedside lockers become a play kitchen for my 2 year old daughter. Hobs and oven light up, taps have hot and cold running LEDS and water/gurgling sounds. She loves it! Attached Images

	Posted: 15-09-2014 , 09:14 PM #2
radharc Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny Posts: 102	Brilliant,love it,its looks great,u should do commissions,looks so much better than the plastic kitchens!

	Posted: 15-09-2014 , 09:19 PM #3
jacobs Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: kildare Posts: 21	Kitchen Well done Billy that is amazing, very creative.

	Posted: 15-09-2014 , 09:26 PM #4
Chalkie Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Dublin Posts: 35	Toy Kitchen This is a wonderful transformation and nicer than anything you'd buy in a shop. Well done and keep up the good work! You're certainly competition for Smyths! Is that a teddy cooking in the oven?

	Posted: 15-09-2014 , 09:36 PM #5
shirty Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Rathfarnham Posts: 65	Brilliant. Well done

	Posted: 16-09-2014 , 07:41 AM #6
mr20 Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Dublin Posts: 8	cool nice work!

	Posted: 16-09-2014 , 07:45 AM #7
billythedragonkiller Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Goatstown, D14 Posts: 76	Thanks all for the kind words, it was a lot of work, many late evenings after bed time (didn't really help that I had to disassemble most of it every night to hide it!) but certainly much more rewarding than going to smyths. I could've made it easier by leaving out the lights and sounds, but I'm an electronic engineer, so had to be done! And no Chalkie, that's not a teddy bear, it's bread and croissants for my breakfast :D

	Posted: 19-09-2014 , 06:55 PM #8
joanmul Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin Posts: 154	It's fabulous! Could you give us an idea of how you created it, please.

	Posted: 19-09-2014 , 09:38 PM #9
billythedragonkiller Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Goatstown, D14 Posts: 76	Sure, will do my best. Started off by cutting them down to size a bit, which gave me the wood to fill in the fronts where the knobs are for the cooker, and infront of the sink. Next I routed out the hole for the sink (Balti dish from Dealz, 1.49 :o). Similarly routed out the hole in the oven door for the clear perspex. The door from the sink side became a shelf in that unit under the sink. Made the taps from some pine, the base is routed out underneath, to hold microswitches for the leds and to trigger the sound (sound is a unit purchased in ebay, records a sound and then plays it back. Made some custom circuits to trigger the lights for a couple of seconds). The spout is 2 layers of pine sandwiched together, with a groove routed through the middle before glueing together for the led wires. The tap handles are made from some ceramic drawer knobs I had lying around, with some plastic joint screw-connectors from some plumbing fittings (e.g. top left item in http://i62.tinypic.com/10cit5y_th.jpg). Loads of coats of spray paint to make it silver. Knobs for the cooker are also drawer pulls, spray painted black. The hobs are routed out of the top of the locker too, and red perspex placed into the holes (after hours of sanding to make them fit!). The lighting for these comes from strips of leds (e.g. http://bradatech.com/xPedRobo/shop/images/LED-RD.jpg) which are mounted inside an old coffee tin to keep the shape. Diffused with a circle of white paper under the red perspex. Red light for the oven is also one of these stuck to the roof. Not visible in the pics, theres a magnetic switch mounted between the two cabinets which turns on a white light in the oven also, again routed out. The back and shelf is 12mm ply, the tiles are routed out to give a bit of depth rather than just painted on. Made the curtain, and the "window frame" (there's curtains to be still hung for that). Couple of hooks to hang the utensils. Oven handle and towel rail are kitchen handles from ikea. All painted with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, as I was led to believe that it would adhere well to melamine without needing to strip/sand it. Found it to be very soft, didn't adhere well to the melamine at all, but did adhere well to the bare plywood. Was very easy to scratch paint off, so after i got the final coat on I put on 2 layers of Polybond to seal it all, try stop it flaking when little one hammers it :D Think that's "all" I did. Lots of time messing with the electronics to get it as I wished, also trying to figure out the switching mechanisms etc. And as I said having to disassemble it every night was a pain in the proverbial, but had to be done. Hope that gives enough information. I found plenty of plans and stuff on pinterest, also ana-white.com has some super free plans for all sorts of cool things, but I decided to use the cabinets as a base instead of fully scratch building. Next time though I think I'd do a scratch build, plywood is so much nicer to work with and finish than chipboard.

	Posted: 24-09-2014 , 04:12 PM #10
Darling_x Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Carlow Posts: 38	Well done That is fantastic, and so much nicer than the plastic kitchens you buy for kids these days!! Well done on both the crafts and the creativity!

	Posted: 24-09-2014 , 08:04 PM #11
Chris P Administrator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: JumbleTown Posts: 5,998	from Admin A fantastic piece, Billythedragonkiller. Many thanks for the detailed instructions, and for sharing and inspiring! Regards Chris P Admin

	Posted: 12-10-2014 , 11:30 PM #12
melissabell Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Portarlington, Co. Laois Posts: 1,336	That's absolutely amazing!!!!

	Posted: 24-10-2014 , 06:59 PM #13
lela Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Citywest, D24 Posts: 105	Absolutely beautiful, well done.

	Posted: 31-10-2014 , 07:36 PM #14
mar754 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cork City Posts: 611	Kitchen Wow that is genius, just great. What a lucky little girl.

	Posted: 04-02-2015 , 06:54 AM #15
richardparker19179 Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Chester, UK Posts: 2	Nice work I think you have done a good job here. The way you transform those Lockers in kitchen is really good.