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Coolest Re-Purpose Ever-Old Filing Cabinet Turned SWEET Rolling Kitchen Cart!

Talk about making lemonade from lemons!  This is just the coolest re-purposing of an old unwanted piece of furniture ever!

This is an incredible piece that has great style, great functionality and is off-the-charts as far as upcycling is concerned.

This cart can be used indoors/outdoors or both.  The heavy duty hardware and castors that are used make it very durable.  I love the idea of having it stocked with the utensils, cooking sprays, spices, cutlery and napkins that you need for every outdoor meal. I don’t ever want to leave all that stuff outside overnight but have never seen a solution for this.

If you don’t have an old filing cabinet around like this one, Craig’s List would be your best bet.  I am sure you could find one for a steal.

Here is what you will need:

Materials:

  • Secondhand filing cabinet
  • Spray metal primer
  • 2 cans spray paint
  • Two rolling casters and two locking casters
  • A cutting board or piece of butcher block that’s at least the size of the top of your filing cabinet
  • Two inexpensive horizontal towel racks

Tools:

  • Mineral spirits or sticker remover
  • Electric drill
  • 1⁄8” and 1⁄16” drill bits
  • 24 1⁄8” bolts, 1/2 – 1” long
  • 24 1⁄8” nuts
  • 4 #8 short screws
  • Washers (if necessary)

For the full instructions on this sweet project, see our article and image source at curbly.com.


6 Comments

  1. Cool info this is really good more on DIY projects please

  2. Dalene Weiss says:

    this might be an idea for the garage but I wouldnt put it in my kitchen..

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