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Swap It: Kids Toy Steering Console

October 5, 2015

Happy Monday friends and a special welcome to those readers coming from Ursula’s place Homemade by Carmona.  This post is part of the Swap It Like It’s Hot blogger series where 40 of us have swapped thrifted items and made them into something fabulous.
A huge shout out to Charlotte at Ciburbanity who organized this entire series, thank you Charlotte for including me!
Today the first group of bloggers are sharing their swap makeovers:

MONDAY
That’s My Letter (you’re here!)
DIY On the Cheap
Run To Radiance
The Gathered Home
Two Thirty Five Designs
Chaotically Creative
Decor Adventures
Homemade By Carmona
Be sure to stop by each blog to see what magic they have created using thrift store goodies.
A few weeks back Ursula from Homemade by Carmona sent me a box of thrift store treats and surprisingly they were all wood!  I narrowed it down just a bit to the pieces below:
And built a kids toy steering console:

If only I had done this years ago when my kids were toddlers!  My version doesn’t make noise or have any fancy buttons and switches so you have to use your imagination but the wheel does spin.

Here’s how I took thrift store finds and made them into a kids toy steering console:
Step 1: Wheel assembly.  I used a 2″ connecting bolt with connecting cap, buy the longest bolt you can find.  The 1×3 square piece is drilled out on the back to fit the cap.  Assemble this altogether with glue and finish nails.

Step 2:  Attach the 1×3 block to the center of the tray piece using countersunk 1 1/4″ wood screws from the back.

Step 3:   Rip a 1×12 board down to fit the wheel housing using a 20 degree bevel parallel on both sides.  Attach a 3/4″ x 1/2″ square dowel to front.  Attach a 1×2 across top back and (2) 1×2 support legs at bottom corners in back, again 20 degree miter and 4″ long.

Step 4: Attach the cross 1×2 support between the two feet using pocket holes.

Step 5: Create the console by attaching 1/4″ plywood to the pine board frame using wood glue and 3/4″ finish nails.

Step 6: Cover the sides as well with 1/4″ plywood.  Use a jig saw to cut shape to fit sides.
Sand well and paint as desired.
Be sure to head on over to DIY On the Cheap where Erin is sharing her Swap It project today.
Tune in all week to see the crazy items this talented group of bloggers has been making over! Search the hashtag #swapitlikeitshot on social media to follow along with all the fun or check out our Pinterest Board.

MONDAY
That’s My Letter / DIY On the Cheap / Run To Radiance / The Gathered Home
Two Thirty Five Designs / Chaotically Creative / Decor Adventures / Homemade By Carmona

TUESDAY
Thoughts From Alice / Reinvented / Confessions Of A Serial Do-It-Yourselfer / Restoration Redoux
Always Never Done / I Am a Homemaker / Black and White Obsession / Windgate Lane

WEDNESDAY
Town and Country Living / brepurposed / The Charming Farmer / 58 Water Street
Designer Trapped In A Lawyer’s Body / Year of Serendipity / White House Black Shutters / Desert Domicile
THURSDAY
Two Purple Couches / Like A Saturday / Finding Silver Pennies / Artsy Chicks Rule
Something to Be Found / Shades of Blue Interiors / Simple Designing / Our Southern Home


FRIDAY
Evey’s Creations / Dragonfly and Lilypads / Weekend Craft / Ciburbanity
A Designer At Home / Polished Habitat / Blue i Style / Addicted 2 DIY

I’m linking up to:
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  1. ChaoticallyCreative says

    October 5, 2015 at 11:34 AM

    Oh my WORD!!! THat is insanely creative and awesome! I love it. Great job!!!

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  2. Brynne Delerson says

    October 5, 2015 at 12:29 PM

    Oh my!!! You are absolutely brilliant!!! I am completely blown away by this, Jaime!

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  3. Allison says

    October 5, 2015 at 1:23 PM

    Wowza's! You did an amazing job!!

    Reply
  4. Bee Windgate Lane says

    October 5, 2015 at 1:37 PM

    Such a great idea! love it!

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  5. Christy James says

    October 5, 2015 at 4:07 PM

    You are the cleverest ever! Great job!

    Reply
  6. Alexis Middleton says

    October 5, 2015 at 5:28 PM

    Genius!! This is so , so smart!

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  7. Emily @ Two Purple Couches says

    October 5, 2015 at 5:51 PM

    This is so, so clever! This would make an awesome gift for a toddler!

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  8. Trisha D says

    October 5, 2015 at 6:38 PM

    Woooow! The toy is incredibly clever! I would have never looked at the pile of wood and made that connection. It's pretty sweet that the toy doesn't make sounds, sometimes those little brains need a little imagination. Well done!

    Reply
  9. Tania @ Run to Radiance says

    October 5, 2015 at 7:01 PM

    Woah! i LOVE this! So cute! And I think it's better without flashing lights and sounds…when I have children I am going to only give them silent toys! 😛

    Reply
  10. Charlotte Smith says

    October 5, 2015 at 7:56 PM

    You're the only person on the planet who would see those things and put them together into the coolest toy on the planet!! Thanks for joining the fun… this is amazing! xx

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  11. Ursula Carmona says

    October 5, 2015 at 8:00 PM

    Girl, you are SO creative! This is incredible!!
    I knew you'd rock all that wood! 😉

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  12. Artsy Chicks Rule says

    October 6, 2015 at 1:11 AM

    wow!!! That is SUPER creative!
    Great job making over those pieces!
    Nancy

    Reply
  13. Shanna Gilbert says

    October 6, 2015 at 1:48 AM

    I never would have thought of something that creative! Great job using some difficult items!

    Reply
  14. Jennifer @ Town and Country Living says

    October 6, 2015 at 2:31 AM

    That is so adorable and so creative! I don't know how you thought to make the child's toy… it's genius!

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  15. Kimm Boes says

    October 6, 2015 at 12:30 PM

    Wow! You could mass produce those babies, what an amazing toy! Tell Ursula you need her to send more parts! 😉

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  16. Jessica Wangelin says

    October 6, 2015 at 2:20 PM

    Jamie you make the best items! What a creative reinvention. I hope the kiddos love it!

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  17. Rachel with Shades of Blue says

    October 7, 2015 at 5:43 PM

    I'm just sitting here with my jaw dropped. Jaime you are ridiculously creative. Best makeover.

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  18. A Designer At Home says

    October 10, 2015 at 3:38 PM

    This is INCREDIBLE!

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  19. DIY On the Cheap says

    October 12, 2015 at 1:13 AM

    What a fun idea! SO creative!

    -Erin Spain

    Reply
  20. Michelle Beaton says

    October 14, 2015 at 2:19 AM

    Girl I am so impressed with how your mind works! What an awesome transformation!

    Reply

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