Upcycled Play Kitchen

Our girls received a wonderful upcycled gift this Christmas. They had been pining for a play kitchen for months and had feverishly hoped one would arrive under the tree. Their luck struck early, when their Tia delivered one on Christmas Eve. 

This is no ordinary, big box play kitchen. It is a beautiful, handmade, made-to-order play kitchen. And best of all, the girls' Tio Irving made it from an abandoned piece of furniture he found just a few houses up the block from ours!

The girls have been putting in some serious hours with this play kitchen since it arrived, and I don't imagine their enthusiasm will taper off anytime soon. 

Here's the upcycled play kitchen, ready for action:

You never know what might resonate with kids, and the most popular elements of this kitchen have been the "real" phone and the hooks for hanging pots and pans. 

As if an upcycled play kitchen weren't enough to win us zero wasters over, all of the accessories were thrifted. Wonderful!