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Simple Play Kitchen Stove

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Submitted by Ana White on Wed, 11/18/2009 - 21:15
Difficulty
Beginner
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This cute little stove is easy to make and will thrill little ones for years to come. Solid wood. Can also be used as a nightstand or a play dishwasher.

You will first need to construct a <a href="http://ana-white.com/2009/10/grace-playhouse-kitchen-sink_9146.html">sink from these plans.</a>  This plan is simply for a door to convert the sink to a stove.

Dimensions
20" high x 16" wide x 12" deep (same as stove)

Preparation

Shopping List

In addition to the supplies you need for the sink, also pick up: 

  • 1x4 
  • 1x2 
  • 4 - 2" to 3" wooden discs (found at Joanns or Michaels for wooden wheels on toy trucks in the wood section) 
  • 1 - 10" bar pull 
  • 1 - 10 x 12 piece of plexiglass, used for picture frames (found at Home Depot and Lowes with the plexiglass sheets, should be under $1) 
  • 1 - set of self closing hinges (should be about $2 at Home Depot)
Common Materials
Elmer's Wood Glue
Elmer's Wood Filler
primer
wood conditioner
paint
paint brush
Cut List

2 - 1x2 @ 14" 

2 - 1x4 @ 12"
Tools
Tape Measure
Speed Square
Safety Glasses
Hearing Protection
Drill
Brad Nailer
Power Sander

Instructions

Step 1

Build the sink.

Step 2

Use 2 1/2" nails to nail through the sides of the 1x2 into the edge of the 1x4, as shown above. Nail on all four sides. You can also use pocket hole screws (recommended) or carefully predrill a pilot hole with a countersink bit and attach. Not comfortable with that? A few cheap brackets could do the trick too.

Step 3

Drill a hole in the plexigalss where each screw will go to prevent the plexiglass from cracking. Then use 3/4" screws to screw the plexiglass to the door frame as shown above.

Many of our brilliant readers use mirror clips to hold the plexiglass in place.

Step 4

Add the handle as shown above. Be creative!

Step 5

Project Type
Play Kitchen Collection
Room
Kids and Toys
Style
Children's and Kid's Room Furniture and Toy Plans

Comments

Guest (not verified)

Wed, 05/18/2011 - 11:57

I love your site and it has inspired to tackle many projects. Before you converted over to this site you had many other pictures from other readers kitchens. One in particular was a pink retro style kitchen. Do you still have that info. I love these plans and would like to modify to be similar to that kitchen but now have no way to find it again! Thank you so much for being such an inspiration!

Faith (not verified)

Thu, 08/18/2011 - 01:31

Thanks so much Anna for these amazing plans, and especially for posting them for free! I bet these could be built at even less cost using old nightstands, bookshelves or cupboards, which often can be picked up for free.

Jessi C. (not verified)

Sat, 08/27/2011 - 23:39

I followed all of the directions to a T but for some reason my oven door is too large to fit inside the opening for the cabinet (followed the sink plans). It is almost exactly an inch too wide. The opening is 14 & 5/8" and my door is 15.5". Any suggestions on what I can do? I don't understand what happened!

Crystal A (not verified)

Sat, 09/24/2011 - 21:07

I am having the same problem with the oven door... It is to small to be full overlay, but too large to fit insie the oven frame opening. This is the second door that I have made because I thought I did something wrong the first time.

Guest (not verified)

Mon, 12/12/2011 - 11:42

We are having the same problem with the door - too big to fit inside but not big enough to completely cover... Did anyone figure this out?

claydowling

Mon, 12/12/2011 - 11:57

You can fix the door sizing problem by ripping a small amount off the width of the door on each side. Easiest to do on a table saw, but if you don't have one and don't have a friend with one, you can pull it off with a circular saw and a straight edge, or ideally a circular saw jig.

This might also be a good time to pick up a block plane and learn how to use it. Professional cabinet makers usually have to adjust inset doors slightly with a block plane after they install them. The good news is that they're cheap and don't take a lot of skill to use.

Guest (not verified)

Wed, 12/14/2011 - 22:34

Ana,
We just made the sink and stove and didn't realize until we were attaching the oven door that the dimensions are all wrong. The set is already painted and we don't have enough time to build another one. Please change the dimensions listed so more people don't have the same problem. Thanks.

~kat (not verified)

Sun, 12/18/2011 - 14:49

We didn't have a lot of extra wood laying around but we had two old tall dressers that we had no use for as they had small drawers. One we gutted and turned into your locker cubby for my grandkids. The other we cut the top two drawer sections off and made it a small toy chest. The remaining section was just high enough to turn into a combined sink/stove for this play kitchen. I can't wait to finish it up and give it to my grandkids for xmas. Thanks for sharing these ideas. I didn't follow any plan but I made it work. Thank gosh hubby is a carpenter and can go with the flow. :)