Even though our little ones are a bit sad over Grace's French Bakery being retired, I am not worried about replacing it with something similar made from boxes and a bit of imagination!
We've already made some delicious looking sweet treats and have also collected some nice wire shelving.
Now what we need to make requires decoupage supplies and a solid cardboard box for the following kitchen unit.
Supply List:
- metallic tape or silver spray paint
- faux marble shelf paper (get at dollar store)
- buttons and beads for oven knobs
- fat and thin dowel rods for oven door handle and curtain rod
- black and red papers
- black paint
- hook from a bungie cord for the sink faucet
- small white bowl for the sink
- masking tape
- glue gun and hot glue
- Mod Podge
- tacky white glue
- decorative fabric (shelf curtain)
- blocks for kitchen unit feet
- cardboard box, plus extra cardboard for the kitchen unit, oven and shelves
- needle and thread for sewing shelf curtain
Step-by-Step Instructions:
- First you will need to assemble the basic kitchen unit using masking tape and a box of your own specifications. I will include measurements for mine but it really isn't necessary for you to make your own version with the same exact measurements. I do not know the exact measurements of the original French Bakery belonging to Grace; I chose my own. (10"x7"x3 1/2")
- Cut cardboard shelves and tape these into place using masking tape.
- I chose to use a smaller box (6 1/2"x 4 1/4" x3 1/2") for the oven unit and I just taped this into the larger box after covering it's outside surface with metallic tape.
- Before attaching the oven door with metallic tape, I cut out the window and pasted a small sheet of plastic behind the door to act as glass.
- I covered the fatter dowel (6") handle with the same silver tape and attached it.
- The oven controls are made with black and silver buttons and the digital temp. screen a black , square bead.
- Next I decoupaged the shelf units with red paper and the inside of the oven with black paper You could do these steps alternatively with paint if you prefer.
- Cut the cardboard for your kitchen unit's counter top. (13"x5") Glue this firmly down to the top part of the shelves.
- Cover the counter and edges with a faux marble shelf paper. Although this is sticky paper, you may need to add extra tacky white glue to your surfaces in order to get everything pasted down properly.
- I glued together three wooden blocks for the unit's feet and painted these black after the glue had set. (blocks together measure 8 1/4"x 2 3/4"x 1 1/2") The weight of the blocks help to keep the kitchen unit upright because these are much heavier together than the cardboard unit as a whole.
- The curtain in the lower shelf was made last. I hemmed it and folded over the top edge of the curtain to form a long narrow pocket for the thinner dowel rod to be inserted into.
- You will need to measure your opening for the curtain and then double the length in order to have enough fabric for the ruffle. Leave 3/4" fabric for the top pocket and 1/2" additional fabric for lower hem.
- Iron 1/4" seam on both the length of the top and bottom. Then repeat this step for the hem only. Iron the top of the curtain over 1/2" and sew it down using a whip stitch to form the pocket.
- Work the rod through the narrow pocket, ruffling the fabric as you go.
- Take your scissors and push the tip of these half way through either end of the location where your curtain will hang.
- Fill these shallow holes with sticky craft glue.
- Now guide your dowel curtain rod into these two holes and let the glue dry. See picture below.
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