Thursday, February 21, 2013

Bar Cart Before & After

When I go to my local Goodwill, I always make a beeline to the furniture section.  On this visit I immediately went up to this bar/tea cart and started checking it out.



Out of the corner of my eye I saw a woman approach, and I could tell she was keeping an eye on me while she looked over the other furniture.  When I took the "For Sale" tag off of the cart she said disappointingly, "Oh, you're going to get that?"

"Ah ha!" I laughed evilly, "Victory is mine!"

Not really.

What really happened is we chatted about the great stuff you can sometimes find in this place, and wondered about the holes in the top of the piece.



Thrifters love a great deal --even if it's not our own!

I never did figure out what the holes on the top were for.  My original thought was for another level, but then that would have covered the handles on the current top level.



No matter.  I just filled those babies in with wood filler and bye-bye holes.




I glued on the medallion that fell off when I was cleaning the cart, and painted the piece with ASCP in French Linen.




I included a little surprise inside the drawer ...




Then I lightly distressed it using the wet scrubber sponge technique.




I waxed the entire piece and buffed it to give it a nice sheen. Finally, I cleaned the brass parts with Brasso.




And here's my Goodwill find.

From this ...






Updated and refreshed to this.


 
(I hung one of my $2.96 1962 wall sconces over it to give it a Mad Man feel!)


Cocktails anyone?

Sharing at:

French Country Cottage: Feathered Nest Friday
Elizabeth & Co.: Be Inspired
Redoux Interiors: Link Party
No Minimalist Here: Open House Party
Inspiration Gallery Link Party
Miss Mustard Seed: Furniture Feature Friday
Adorned from Above: Blog Hop
Coastal Charm: Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
Green Willow Pond: What We Accomplished Wednesday
Blue Egg Brown Nest

20 comments:

  1. It's gorgeous! What a find - lucky you - and you transformed it beautifully!
    Hugs,
    Suzan

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  2. LOVE this! the color is beautiful and it's so sleek!!!

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  3. Awesome! You need to have an Oscar party now to show it off!

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  4. Well done! Love the color - it's definitely ready for a cocktail party!

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  5. I really like the color too! It looks so fresh!

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  6. First of all gorgeous! Secondly SCORE! Also, I think the holes are for a metal bumper that runs along the back of the tray top..

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  7. Wow, that is an amazing transormation. I'm impressed with the finish!
    It's very classy!

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  8. Looks gorgeous! Great job ~ and yes, I'd love a cocktail. :)

    Pat

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  9. oh, lucky you. great find and you did a great job renovating it.

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  10. I love that. I see someone solved the mystery
    I was thinking a metal railing along the outside as soon as I saw the holes.

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  11. I love that. I see someone solved the mystery
    I was thinking a metal railing along the outside as soon as I saw the holes.

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  14. I love this! I saw your piece on Elizabeth & Co. Glad I found your blog!

    -andi

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  15. I thought it was beautiful before, but it's amazing now!

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  16. I just love this. LOVE IT! Sharing at my party today, thank you so much for linking up. -K

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  17. This turned out so beautiful! I love the color and the brass together. Thank you for sharing it at What We Accomplished Wednesdays. Have a great weekend!

    Hugs,
    Deborah

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