Easy Repurposed Kids Play Kitchen Hutch from Thrift Store Finds

I had yet ANOTHER successful trip to the Goodwill  where I found this old red and white play hutch that I thought was too cute to pass up for $9.99.  I knew I needed to hunt for a second piece to complete this repurposed kids play kitchen hutch I had in my head.  It just so happens that my best friend was storing an old wooden vanity table in my garage… and guess what? She said I could have it…FOR FREE!!! So, here’s what I ended up doing with these two fab pieces.

Materials I used

• Old kids play hutch and kids table
• Electric sander
• Spray paint
• Drop cloth
• Fabric
• Scissors
• Spray adhesive
• Ruler
• Pencil
• Painter’s tape
• Paint
• Wooden knobs (3)
• E6000

Here is the hutch BEFORE. It had painted drawers and little flowers on it.  It’s a little scratched and warped on the bottom but for ten bucks, I was OK with that!

Here is the vanity table BEFORE.  This was caked with paint.

Repurposed Kids Play Kitchen Hutch Instructions

Both were pretty beat up so I had to break out the electric sander.  The table had survived two previous makeovers.

I spray painted both of them white.

I measured and cut three pieces of fabric to fit the three bottom shelves.  There was fabric left over from the little upholstered stool I made over.

Next, I attached the fabric strips to the hutch with spray adhesive.

Next, I liked the fake drawers that the hutch had originally, so I taped off three drawers and painted them blue (of course).  

I added little knobs that I had left from an old dresser I upcycled a while ago. Since the bottom of the hutch was hollow and the way the hutch and table aligned, I had to use an industrial strength E6000 glue to attach the two together.

Here are a few AFTER photos. I love that it matches the repurposed toy storage stuffed animal cage I made and the upcycled play table I painted.

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