Ikea Kitchen Hack/ Montessori - sink and drain

[@kelp7428]

You could use a sponge to clean up the water that stays in the sink, this way you will not have to remove the sink anymore to empty it.

[@leahc9723]

I would look into getting a tiny home sink with the same dimensions

[@augusteast6518]

I did this exact thing in my Van lol

[@inivay]

Just curious on the cooking utensils. They look like the perfect size and functional. Where did you find these? Thank you for sharing the draining option! I was pondering how to do this :) the plug is an extra bonus I didn’t even think about!

[@jessaleeb198]

I'm so sorry about the late reply. I got the black ones from ikea and the green ones I got at the dollar store. They really are perfect size!

[@winnietseng3258]

Hello, may I ask you how you cut the hole on sink? What tool did you use? Thank you.

[@jessaleeb198]

We used a 1 1/2in circle drill bit. You can find it at most stores. On the video it 0:22 where you can see it. I hope this helps. Best of luck! Let me know if you have anymore questions. 🙂

[@winnietseng3258]

@@jessaleeb198 thank you. Also, do you also stick the water pump on the kitchen?

[@jessaleeb198]

I did, I used the silicone and went around the inside base and then wiped away anything on the outside. I have seen where people use an L brackets to do it as well. You would have to put a pilot hole in the plastic and wood first. I didn't feel comfortable doing it as I was not sure if the plastic in the pump would crack.

[@alexias1984]

Hi! So I just bought the ikea nybakad kitchen for a montessori self-care station in our bathroom. Currently we use it with a spigot drink dispenser and dump the sink, our 19MO used it to wash her hands after potty and brush her teeth. I am trying to apply this "hack" and but it is much smaller understorage than the duktig kitchen so I am not sure what water storage, I was having such a hard time trying to figure out how to mount the pump so it did not tip over, since its permanently placed, do you have trouble charging it?

[@jessaleeb198]

I dont have a issue charging it. We have only charged it like 3xs. We do it at night and just use a extension cord. I'm not sure about the nybakad kitchen. Maybe taking out the shelf or drilling a hole in it as well. You could always use fabric curtain to cover it. I know our son likes to watch it sometimes to see how it works. Hope this helps.