We absolutely love this kitchen and bought all the espresso accessories to match. Building it takes 4-6 hours so don't make this the last thing on your to do list. The knobs for turning on the oven make clicking noises and shouldn't be turned to fast or else you can strip them (truly no big deal). The design is modern and soft on the eyes. We made ours more realistic by adding battery operated led touch lights to the microwave, oven, refrigerator, freezer and above the range (see photos). Hope this review is helpful

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I looooove the look of this kitchen! I won't know how much my daughter will enjoy it until after tomorrow (this is her Christmas present)..... So I will update later!

I've included some notes from a few pages of the instructions to help others with which color screws to use at what time (either bronze/brown or silver). Also a couple notes of things that I ran into that I had to fix during assembly! I hope the notes help!

I took almost a full day (8 hours) to put this together because my husband and I took our time and our daughter was up during this time!

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We teamed up with family to purchase several big "play" items for our daughter's birthday/Christmas in 2015, and this is without a doubt my favorite of everything she got! It's the perfect size for her at 2 years old and will easily grow with her over the next few years. We ended up buying the Learning Resources basket meals to go with it because it had a nice variety and was fantastic quality.

I read several bad reviews regarding assembly... but they left me scratching my head. Yes, there are LOTS of pieces. Yes, it will take you a solid couple hours. But we knew that when we bought it and set aside the time to work on it. Also, don't be stupid and assemble it the night before gifting it. That's just asking for frustration. For us, everything fit together perfectly and we had no damaged or blemished pieces.

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The other reviews are right. FOUR. HOURS. It's a cute little kitchen and it seems very sturdy. I would have given it 5 stars at this point if- 1- the instructions were written out and more clear, and 2- one of the holes had lined up better. Something caused the holes for one of the shelves in the refrigerator to line up incorrectly, so the door sticks a bit. Every other piece of assembly up to that point went smoothly, it just took a long time.

Advise for assembly: 1. USE A DRILL. 2. On step 27 it tells you to put the right wall for the microwave on. Do this BEFORE you put on the shelf that acts as the bottom of the microwave, or your screwdriver/drill (like mine) won't fit under it to put it on and you'll be cursing kidkraft for a little bit.

Since this kitchen doesn't have lights or sound, I bought battery operated GE LED touch activated puck lights and stuck them to the underside of the inside of the fridge and oven. The one for the oven, I colored over the light with a red sharpie and let dry overnight (the lights are cool to the touch) so that the oven glows red inside. It was a cheap $10 upgrade and my kid loves turning the oven on and off now.

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We just put this together last weekend and only gave it to our daughter for her 2 year birthday yesterday, so my feedback is based more on building it than on its longevity. Yes, it took my husband and I about 3.5 hours to build it. 3.5 hours and we used an electric drill with an allen wrench drill bit. So, if you don't have anything electric working for you, I can imagine it taking much longer. There are a million pieces to this thing: it can be overwhelming.

Tip 1: Don't start opening the hardware when you see it. Enter through the back as you go from step to step.
Tip 2: Some hardware has brown tips because the they will be up against the espresso wood. Some are merely silver because they will never be seen. The instructions do NOT specify when to use which. If this matters to you, you should be aware of it and take note of where the screws are going: if inside something like the refrigerator or stove, use the silver. If outside, use the brown.
Tip 3: Again, I highly recommend an electric drill and an allen wrench drill bit.
Tip 4: Divide up the work over two days or so if you're working with a partner so you don't kill each other.
Tip 5: Work with a partner. I can't imagine trying to do this alone. There are some parts where you literally need one person to hold something while the other drills/screws, etc.
Tip 6: Do NOT be tempted to do steps before you reach them in the directions. As flawed as I feel some of the directions are, doing the aforementioned will only add time to this already extensive project.
Tip 7: Read the directions beforehand. Get an idea of where you're headed, what's going together first, etc. It helped me visualize the process as we went along and therefore understand the directions better.

The result? She loves it. It's the longest stretch of independent play we've witnessed thus far. It looks real---just like our kitchen. She immediately set to putting a sponge under the faucet and cleaning her countertops. It was worth it.

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I love this kitchen! Worth paying extra for quality. Does not fall apart like the cheap plastic crap ive bought before. Bought it for my sons 4th birthday so put it together the day before -It takes a FEW hours and there was two of us. Had a bit of a panic when on first part of assembly. You get two cardboard packs of screws etc with letters marking each type, it said we needed for example D only the parts marked D was not what it should have been. Dont panic if this happens to you, the bits are there just in wrong place.
The microwave door was scratched not in the best of condition but after a couple of emails to kidkraft who were very helpful and quick to reply, they sent a replacement. I am very pleased because it is very sturdy and looks nice, the quality is good and theres also plenty of space to put things away in the different compartments. For anyone stuck about what saucpans to buy because a lot of kids ones are a rip off, we bought some lovely small metal saucepans and a small frying pan (not kids ones) that are perfect size from B&Ms, saucepans £2.99 each, frying pans £1.99 and nice colours too.
Our 4 year old and 2 year old love this kitchen and have played with it so much im very pleased.

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Have been researching kitchens for my Grandson , saw thi snd it looked impressive at a resonable price. It arrived within two days of ordering, it was flat packed as expected. Please be warned it takes a few hours to put together as it is the equvalent of a proper kithen. Having said that the quality is excellent and it looks really good they haven't stopped playing with it

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We got this for our two year olds main birthday present in March. It’s a great sturdy kitchen & looks really high quality & would highly recommend it. The only reason I haven’t given it a full 5stars is because it was delivered without a few parts (as you can see from the picture) a few door handles missing which we got in touch about and they did send us them out a month later which is fine. You need to be prepared to put it together, it takes quite some time. But look at it... it’s lovely!

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Some of the bolts were missing.
Spoilt the birthday surprise for my daughter.
Bought it in March 2018 and tried to set it myself it was too complicated as the instruction is rubbish.
Tried to get a paid professional handyman to set it up and even he couldn’t and he was the one that discovered there were missing bits.
I am super fraustrated.
I now plan to bin the entire product. I can’t be bothered to return it as it’s been a while since I bought it.

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This kitchen is an absolute nightmare to assemble in that it takes a very long time. However it is absolutely stunning. It is well worth the buy and painstaking assembly. My little one loves it. Excellent quality wood not plastic. One of the best out there

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The worktop arrived damaged. The company knew that the damage had occurred as there was an attempt to cover it up with what looks like Tipex or a poor quality white paint. The edges of the worktop had also been scuffed. I don't expect it to be in pristine condition when the kids have played with it but I did expect it to be perfect out of the box.

It is a challenge to put together, but if are meticulous in nature and take your time to ensure you fully understand the steps, then this goes up really well.

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Absolutely gorgeous! Such good quality and a really lovely piece of furniture. Although some bits are a little fiddly to put together the instructions and labelling of the pieces and screws etc makes it extremely easy. Would thoroughly recommend this kitchen

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My daughter has had this for 2 years now I believe. She loves it still. It's great quality and very sturdy. It great as it is taller then most I looked at, she is now 6 but this is going to last for a long time for her.

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Like other reviews, I would say that this kitchen does take a while to put together so make sure that you have plenty of patience. This is not a criticism though and it is well worth the effort as this is a really nice, modern and complex kitchen once built.

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It was really hard to build and took ages but it is really sturdy and just as pictured. The only down side is that some of the cooker knobs were missing from packaging but I went on to their website and just ordered some more free.

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Bought this as a Christmas present for my 2 small children.
Hallelujah, it's gone done a treat ever since. They love it & it gets used regularly.
I freaked out when I realised I had to put this monster together myself, but I did it & it's still standing. In fact it's pretty easy to put up & the blisters went down quickly