Hey friends! So, a little fun fact about myself: I love, I mean looooove, DIY-ing. Creating something is just so satisfying, and I thoroughly enjoy making things, or re-making things, as it were. Seriously, I have so many projects in my mind, and am always collecting old picture frames and pieces of furniture to paint and make beautiful. Seriously, you should see my picture frame collection. It’s ridiculous.
SO. With that being said, I wanted to share my latest little (err.. big) DIY project with you! We were so generously given this KidKraft kitchen from my bestie, as her daughter had outgrown it, but I wasn’t loving the red color. SO. I headed to Home Depot and picked up some spray paint, and with the help of my oh-so-loving and fantastic hubby, we took it apart, spray painted all of the pieces, and (he) put it back together! MAKEOVER!
BEFORE:
AFTER:
p.s. about the spray paint: a sweet follower messaged me and let me know about THIS life-changing spray paint! Definitely going to be getting this from now on, to save my hands! (Thanks, Nikki!)
Now, I’m not going to lie, it was a b*tch to take apart and put back together. It was a pro-cess. But definitely the only way to do it, if you ask me. I decided to do all of the hardware gold and the rest white.
Rustoleum flat white paint
Rustoleum gold paint
Oh, and when you think you have enough spray paint- you don’t. You never have enough. You need to buy like 50 more cans than you think you’ll need. No, not really, but it took about 6 cans of white spray paint to get this whole thing done (but just one gold can). And a few days of the kitchen sitting on a tarp in our backyard. And killing the grass… whoops. Maybe don’t do it on grass like we did! SO. Be warned! It takes patience, and time. But guys. LOOK at the final product… Soooo worth it!
THE PROCESS:
Can I just take a moment to say how DIFFICULT spray painting is? It is actually PAINFUL. Like, I could only hang for so long before my poor hands just couldn’t do it anymore, so thankfully Zack took over and helped out a TON. Bless him!!! Then we put it all back together, and VOILA! A beautiful white and gold kitchen that I am SO proud of!
All of the heart eyes.
Alright. Any questions? Leave ’em in the comments! In the meantime, the kiddos will be enjoying their new kitchen. :)
xo
I love it! So cute
Thanks girl!!
xo
This is such a great idea!!! I’m going to do this when my daughter is old enough! ????????????
Aww yay!! Glad to provide some inspiration! :)
xo
Yes, Yes, Yes! I also love a good repurpose. I have caused many a painful hand cramp (I have the added complication of a weak right hand and nerve damage from a surgery I had when I was younger, so my hand tires quickly) during my DIY projects. My husband found a trigger that fits beautifully on these spray paint cans that is easier for me to grip, more ergonomically correct and prevents fatigue from setting in too quickly.
Here’s the link: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Rust-Oleum-Comfort-Grip-Universal-Spray-Paint-Gun/3078199
This kitchen is surely the envy of the neighborhood – beautiful job!
Aw you are the sweetest! And thanks so much for sharing- what an awesome little tool! LOVE that! So sorry about your hand- ouch! Glad you can still do what you love! :)
xo
Did you take the whole thing apart or just as pictured? Also, any sanding or primer before painting it white?
Just as pictured- took off some parts but not the whole thing. Also, I didn’t sand, but used a spray paint with primer included (linked above in the post)! Hope this helps!
xo
We have this same kitchen and I’ve been dying to do this same renovation to it! I was super intimidated by the sticker on the fridge. How did you paint around it? Also did you spray paint the sink bowl and the phone too? Has the paint help up on those? Thank you!
We just taped over the sticker gently and it came right off after we were done! We did paint the sink bowl and phone and the paint has help up so far! Good luck! :)
This looks great! I’m getting ready to do minor renovations on my kids’ new KidKraft kitchen too! I’m wondering how the spray painted hardware has held up? I’ve seen pictures of paint that has flaked off of spray painted knobs and faucets and it has haunted me.
Ours has held up great after 3+ years! I think using good spray paint on the fixtures helped!
Did you need to sand it down ?
No need to sand it down! :)
xo