It’s much harder to work with (and to clean up!), so I definitely won’t be pulling out oil-based paint again for my next furniture project, but I do love the way the finished product looks! I can’t say I recommend it, but it was a fun experiment in trying a new medium. We decided to go with an oil-based paint for this project. You could do it either way, but I figured it would be easier to get at those curvy little legs when I wasn’t contending with the rest of the bar. Obviously I wasn’t going to be able to live with that giant seam on the front of the bar, so I picked up a trip piece from the hardware store to spruce it up a little bit – it adds a fun detail and hides the fact that this wasn’t always just one solid piece of furniture.īefore we attached everything, I went ahead and painted all of the pieces individually. Although you can’t see it in this photo, he cut the boards for the front at a 45-degree mitered angle so that you can’t see the end of the board (you can see what I’m talking about a little better if you look at the finished photos). The whole thing was a bit too small to make a good bar, and it needed a little something to make it look less like the 80’s style television stand that it is was.Ĭorey whipped up this quick box and attached some legs so we could give the whole thing some height. Once I had a good coat of primer on everything, we had to figure out a way to make it a bit taller and more substantial. So, I removed the old board grabbed a new board for the backing. I mean, let’s be honest – it was looking much better already!īecause the function of the piece was originally for televisions and all their components, the backer board had a big hole in it – it was also pretty flimsy. I gave the whole thing a quick coat of primer – I didn’t worry too much about making it a perfect coat, because I was going to be using oil-based paint, which is much thicker and covers better than latex.
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How to Make a DIY Bar Cart Step 1: Paint & Prepįirst up, we had to paint it. Not gonna lie, my grandmother used to have the exact same television stand in her house.Īs soon as I saw this beauty, I knew I wanted it to be a bar, so I sat down with Corey, formulated a quick plan of attack, and got to work. Here are a few other bar cart related posts we’ve done over the years:Ĭan you even believe that this bar cart was created from this beauty awful old 80’s style television stand we found at Goodwill for $30? It was a simple project that just requires a bit of creativity, so read on to see how we tackled it! Want More Bar Cart Ideas? I can’t justify spending hundreds of dollars on a piece of furniture that’s meant to do nothing but display my liquor…but I can justify spending a few bucks to make my own!Īnd that’s why when I stumbled on an old 80’s style bar cart at my local Goodwill I knew I wanted to snatch it up to turn it into the bar cart of my dreams. They’re such a fun concept – totally unnecessary, yet somehow I feel like I must have one. I have always loved the idea of a bar cart – they’re gorgeous, functional, and who wouldn’t feel fancy making themselves a drink from a piece of furniture made specifically for holding all your alcohol? This is a project we took on several years ago for a competition we were participating in, and while the photos aren’t fantastic it’s still one of the projects I’m the most proud of! I adore how it turned out, and I hope you enjoy seeing it!
Note: Hey friends! I’m on maternity leave and I’m re-publishing a few old posts and project ideas that don’t get a ton of eyes on them. We took an ugly old television stand that we found at the thrift store and turned it into a DIY bar cart that is not only super functional but also gorgeous! Read on to learn how we did it.
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