Play kitchen: Costs

Since Ryan was kind enough to write up an explanation of how we made the play kitchen, I thought I would add a post about the cost.  I'm going to leave labor costs out of it though, because I assume my time is billable at about $250/hour (or at least, it should be), and nobody wants a $5000 play kitchen made out of recycled parts. 

Here's the breakdown:

Used Parts (note additional benefit of shopping at charity thrift shops - no sales tax):

• Cabinet, with one door.  Habistore, $20.00
• Faucet. Habistore, $9.00
• Handles for cabinet and oven. Habistore, $1.50
• Hinges. Habistore, $0.75
• Coasters for oven burners. Casa de los Ninos Thrift Store, $1.25
• Bowl for sink. Casa de los Ninos, $1.50

 Total: $34.00

 New parts:

•  Locking casters (2).  Home Depot, $3.96/each + tax  = $8.64
• Casters (2). Home Depot, $3.47/each + tax = $7.57
• Magnetic closures (2), Ace Hardware, $3.99/each + tax = $6.54 
• Acrylic for oven door. Lowe's, $11.97 + tax = $13.06
• Assorted screws. Ace Hardware, $1.36 + tax = $1.48
• Spray paint for counter top. Ace Hardware, $7.99 + tax =  $8.72
• Screw eye (to attach bungee to oven door). Ace Hardware, $2.49 + tax = $2.72

 Total: $48.73

Already had (scraps from other projects):

• Wood for counter, backsplash, divider and base (from remodeling)
• Cabinet door (removed from kitchen when we installed the microwave)
• Primer paint
• Wood putty
• Grey kitchen paint
• Old baking rack for oven
• Bungee cord for oven door
• Polyurethane

 Overall Cost: $82.73

Obviously, this would have cost more if we hadn't already had a lot of stuff on hand.  However, I think if we hadn't had certain scraps available, we would have figured something else out, and still been able to keep the costs for this project relatively low.  Ryan is actually quite an expert on making things suit his needs, and I am always able to modify my designs (that's right, I'm claiming design credit on this one).