Saturday, August 25, 2012

Drinks Trolley / Storage Cart

When I was growing up there was always an old drinks trolley on the corner of the lounge room. It didn't ever have drinks on it; there was always a variety of nic nacs, books or general 'stuff'. I always thought for its original purpose it looked pretty boring and needed a little colour, so...

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I just love this as a piece of furniture - it can do anything! Prop up a vintage mirror, some of my nannas old books and a stack of magazines and it looks gorgeous and is great for storage. A perfect pop of colour in the lounge room; a great hall table; or I can even imagine it stacked with towels, bubbles and soap in a bathroom!

Arrange a retro drinks set and a few bottles of wine and it has another life again. (Yes I know. My drinks supply is rather sad, and you should see the dust on those things. Thing is, I'd take a chocolate over a wine any day!)

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With this piece I spray painted it fire engine red, the rubbed it over wth black acrylic. I've kept the original wheels, they work perfectly and I love the patina developing on top.

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With any luck this piece will be grabbing the attention of passers by at my first market stall in September. I should hear next week if I've been accepted, keep your fingers crossed for me!!

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9 comments:

  1. ooh catherine! i love it- the pop of color is awesome! love that fire engine red!

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  2. Awesome!! Love how you went over it with black, gives it some texture!
    And I'm with you on chocolate over wine;-)

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  3. Best of luck on that market stall. The color on the cart is perfection. We always had a fancy tea cart - I still have it. BUT a couple years ago I bought a kitchen cart and my family thought I was nuts - then son needed it for something, then hubby - I haven't been able to use it since. They love it.

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  4. Love carts and especially the red! Great job! Come by and share at Gettin' Krafty if you have the time!
    http://kraftykat76.blogspot.com/2012/08/gettin-krafty-with-it_27.html

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  5. that cart looks so fun in its new coat of red

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  6. Very cute piece plus totally versatile and practical.

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  7. Ok - I have always been weirdly drawn to drink trolleys too, even though I don't drink.... It must be those cute little wheels, tray top. mmhmm
    Saw you on Primp - following you now.
    :)

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  8. Good Luck Girl! Fingers crossed for your stall and I LOVE this cart. Just shared it on my FB page:)
    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Too-Much-Time-On-My-Hands/208200749201856?sk=wall

    xxx Kim

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