Mud Kitchen made from pallets and wooden crates (2024)

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If the boxes used are tacked and not screwed, reinforce the boards of the boxes again with wood screws. Especially for the wooden chest with lid, you should reinforce the future door again. To ensure that the wooden door can be opened easily under the load of the worktop later, you can shorten it another half centimetre underneath with the jigsaw. Measure everything exactly with the metre stick.

If the boxes used are tacked and not screwed, reinforce the boards of the boxes again with wood screws. Especially for the wooden chest with lid, you should reinforce the future door again. To ensure that the wooden door can be opened easily under the load of the worktop later, you can shorten it another half centimetre underneath with the jigsaw. Measure everything exactly with the metre stick.

Place the Euro pallets on edge next to each other and position the boxes in front of them.

You can have the glued wood panels for the work surface and the roof cut to size in advance at the DIY store to save time. The worktop does not have to be completely flush with the edge. You can leave them overhanging a little - this makes it easier to cut them for the sink later.

Take measurements from the inner container of the washing up bowl, then you can mark the outlines on the worktop with a pencil and ruler. Now pre-drill a hole for the saw blade and then cut out the surface with the jigsaw. Set aside the surplus wood from the cut-out for use later. Remove any protruding spacers from the handles on the plastic bowl with a multifunction tool, saw or cutter knife.

Take measurements from the inner container of the washing up bowl, then you can mark the outlines on the worktop with a pencil and ruler. Now pre-drill a hole for the saw blade and then cut out the surface with the jigsaw. Set aside the surplus wood from the cut-out for use later. Remove any protruding spacers from the handles on the plastic bowl with a multifunction tool, saw or cutter knife.

Take measurements from the inner container of the washing up bowl, then you can mark the outlines on the worktop with a pencil and ruler. Now pre-drill a hole for the saw blade and then cut out the surface with the jigsaw. Set aside the surplus wood from the cut-out for use later. Remove any protruding spacers from the handles on the plastic bowl with a multifunction tool, saw or cutter knife.

Attach the boxes to the pallets with enough screws from the inside through the box. Make sure that it is stable. Connect the backs of the wooden crates to the pallets in this way and additionally screw the crates together for more support.

Attach the boxes to the pallets with enough screws from the inside through the box. Make sure that it is stable. Connect the backs of the wooden crates to the pallets in this way and additionally screw the crates together for more support.

So that the screws are not visible, you can mount the worktop inside the boxes. Be sure to use enough screws so that everything is stably connected - better too many than too few! You can also adjust the size of the shelf individually - in the video, a depth of 30 cm was chosen for the worktop and 40 cm for the kitchen roof.

To improve the appearance of the kitchen a little and make it more child-friendly, you can round off the corners of the kitchen roof. To do this, use a round object such as a flower pot as a template, mark the curves with a pencil as a guide and round off the edges of the glued wood panel with a jigsaw.

To improve the appearance of the kitchen a little and make it more child-friendly, you can round off the corners of the kitchen roof. To do this, use a round object such as a flower pot as a template, mark the curves with a pencil as a guide and round off the edges of the glued wood panel with a jigsaw.

Now connect the two pallets using long screws for stability. The roof can then be screwed to the kitchen wall above.

Now connect the two pallets stably with each other using long screws. The roof can then be screwed to the kitchen wall above.

Attach the small wooden box for storing kitchen utensils to the pallet with screws as well. With the leftover piece of the cut-out for the sink, you can also cut another small shelf and attach it to the kitchen wall from the back. In the video, the shelf is used to for ice cream cones - in this case, drill recesses into the shelf with a Forstner bit beforehand.

Attach the small wooden box for storing kitchen utensils to the pallet with screws as well. With the leftover piece of the cut-out for the sink, you can also saw another small shelf and attach it to the kitchen wall from the back. In the video, the shelf is used to let in ice cream cones - in this case, drill recesses into the shelf with a Forstner bit beforehand.

Sand all surfaces and edges throughly with the sander. Use 80 grit for coarse sanding and 120 grit sandpaper for fine sanding.

Wear a protective mask when working with the sander.

Now spray everything with a weatherproof stain to keep the mud kitchen weatherproof. Use a paint sprayer such as the . Working with a paint sprayer is less time-consuming than painting with a brush and the paint gets to all the places more easily.

Paint, stains and oils can be used undiluted, as they are sufficiently diluted. An advantage with stains: The natural grain of the wood is preserved and the wood is still breathable. If the wood stain is a little thicker, dilute it with water. Would you like to use an opaque colour? In this case, make sure that the paint does not contain latex or silicone.

Cut two squared timbers to size and mount them on the sides inside the box. On top of this, you then place an appropriately cut remnant of the already used plywood, which you have previously sprayed with stain.

An important step in building a mud kitchen! Design the children's mud kitchen according to your ideas - and of course those of the kids.