We had a big delivery from IKEA coming a couple of weeks ago. The three workers didn´t speak any english at all and I´ve just learned how to say like two things (meo, ni hao) in Chinese so it wasn´t that easy to communicate. Therefor I just made a quick drawing just to show where to put the furnitures and it turned out really well. They all did a great job and I´m so thankful that I didn´t have to do all the screwing all by my self. In that case I´d still be screwing I think...
But that wasn´t what I was going to write about this time...Some of you have asked me how we put the "LILLA KÖKET"/LITTLE KITCHEN) together after seeing it in the FACEBOOKPOST recently and that´s what I´ll try to tell you here.
Ok, here we go...a short explanation how we crafted and installed our new "Little Kitchen" in the girl´s playroom. At IKEA we bought:
1 EXPEDIT, shelving unit, 399 RMB
1 EXPEDIT, insert with glass door, 150 RMB
1 EXPEDIT, insert with drawers, 150 RMB
1 CAPITA, 4 legs, 65 RMB
1 LAGAN, kitchen mixer tap, 99 RMB
1 BYGEL, rail with hooks, 30 RMB
2 BYGEL, Container, 10 RMB
1 GRUNDTAL, LEDlight, 10 RMB (for the oven)
1 GRUNDTAL, 3 Spotlights, 199 RMB (for the LACK wall shelf)
1 LACK, wall shelf, 149 RMB
1 MALA, Decoration Stickers, 49 RMB, (to cut out the letters to put on the wall and for the stove decoration)
We found the THE SINK (which actually is a stainless bowl) at METRO because the ones that IKEA sells are all too big. I don´t remember the price though...
You also gonna need a Pencil, Foot Rule, Spirit Level, Jigsaw, Drill, Skrewdriver and a LOT OF PATIENCE...
...but it´s so WORTH IT seeing the kids playing with BIG SMILES on their faces afterwards...
Oh, you wonder where step seven is??? SORRY, but I don´t have a photo of that. That step was the BIG BREAK we took for a swedish "FIKA" with cookies, rhubarb juice and coffee (from IKEA off course ;-)).
I hope you´ll enjoy your crafting as much as we did. REAL QUALITY TIME with the family!
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...and to be honest I think our IKEA kids Kitchen is much prettier than the one you can buy there....