Ikea Cart Kitchen Island


My favorite project of all time was the  Ikea Cart Remake
I created at 5 am one morning...

IKEA cart makeover ideas

Apartment Therapy's The Kitchn liked it too and featured it on their website.

Well today I'm taking another naked Ikea cart  and making it fabulous.

I began by creating a custom color using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.

I mixed Louis Blue with English Yellow and got this gorgeous green...

custom vintage green colored chalk paint

The new color was perfect for this cart!

Ikea kitchen cart makeover

A coat of clear wax was applied over the green for protection.

The top is stained with Minwax cloths (affiliate link) that I won from a giveaway over at My Repurposed Life. 

If you don't know Gail... you should! She makes fabulous hand-made furniture.

stain cloths for staining wood furniture

These wood finishing clothes work great and make the job 
of staining much easier.

IKEA kitchen cart island makeover


I added hooks and handles for towel bars to the side of the cart and it is ready to work as a handy moveable 
kitchen island.

Thanks so much for visiting and be sure to pin this project. You can follow Homeroad on Pinterest using the icons on the sidebar and sign up for emails so I can send my latest DIY tutorial straight to you!
Homeroad
Homeroad

I am Susan, the author and creator at Homeroad. I am a wife, mother of 4 daughters, and a grandmother of 5 and counting. I am a retired teacher, a DIY blogger and an artist at heart. .

Older Post Newer Post

Comments

  1. Okio B DesignsOctober 7, 2014 at 8:28 AM

    Beautiful makeover! We have to do something with our kitchen cart. The top is a disaster. Oh and c'mon over, I'm having a giveaway!

    Jeanine

    ReplyDelete
  2. Denyse @ Glitter, Glue, PaintOctober 8, 2014 at 7:13 AM

    That looks awesome, Susan!

    ReplyDelete
  3. MariaelenaOctober 8, 2014 at 2:02 PM

    This turned out great...love the first one and this one is great too...great color...how fun and now so useful!!...
    Mariaelena

    ReplyDelete
  4. My Repurposed LifeOctober 10, 2014 at 9:48 AM

    Great redo Susan, love the color!! Happy you love the cloths! thanks for the shout out. :)

    Happy Friday to ya!!

    gail

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Thank you for stopping by, I love your comments and I will do my best to reply to all your questions and comments. By leaving a comment you are consenting to your email being collected for communication purposes only. Your privacy is important to me.
Have a nice day.
Susan