In this video, This Old House DIY expert and House One editor Jenn Largesse shows how to build a rolling kitchen cart with a butcher-block top.
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Difficulty: ⅗
Cost: About $175
Time: About 5 hours
"We could use just a bit more counter space,” I said to my husband as I stood and looked around our kitchen. He laughed. After all, I had just spent months completely remodeling the space—building new upper cabinets, demoing a pantry wall, replacing the backsplash, installing flooring and lighting, and then having it painted when the work was done.
But while I was a bit tired from the nonstop projects, I knew the space was calling for a kitchen cart. So, I headed back into my workshop.
The result? A 25-by-50-inch butcher-block work surface atop a sturdy open-frame cart with tapered legs, a slatted shelf, hooks and a towel bar for hanging storage, and heavy-duty locking casters so it’s easy to glide out of the way should a smidge more space be needed for, say, a family dance party. At just under $200 for materials, this last kitchen project was well worth the extra effort. Read on to see how you can make one of your own.
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Materials:
Two 2x4x8 boards [http://homedepot.sjv.io/EKO7dX]
Three 1x6x8 boards [http://homedepot.sjv.io/R5Z7d7]
Three 1x4x6 boards [http://homedepot.sjv.io/NkR7yO]
Two 1x2x8 boards [http://homedepot.sjv.io/75nz03]
1 1/4” coarse-thread pocket-hole screws [http://homedepot.sjv.io/ZQL7DW]
1 1/4” finishing nails [http://homedepot.sjv.io/oq5YWY]
3/4” flathead screws (to attach the top) [http://homedepot.sjv.io/zNPYk7]
Four towel hooks [http://homedepot.sjv.io/6enmK3]
One 12” cabinet pull or towel bar [http://homedepot.sjv.io/KjO76v]
Four 2” threaded-stem casters with brake [https://amzn.to/3EtRcfr]
Four tee nuts sized to fit casters [https://amzn.to/487SCK2]
Eight figure-eight casters [http://homedepot.sjv.io/g1qYK0]
Wood glue [http://homedepot.sjv.io/PyR79q]
Wood filler [http://homedepot.sjv.io/oq5Y3Y]
Sanding discs [http://homedepot.sjv.io/QyA7rz]
Quart paint-and-primer [http://homedepot.sjv.io/anj7oq]
Quart wood stain [http://homedepot.sjv.io/VmA7kJ]
Quart polyurethane [http://homedepot.sjv.io/B0O7M0]
Saw guide
Tools:
Miter saw [https://amzn.to/3sH0HoV]
Circular saw [https://amzn.to/44EPtyx]
Two bar clamps [https://amzn.to/3r9yyX5]
Right-angle clamp [https://amzn.to/45I57dP]
Pocket-hole jig [https://amzn.to/3P9O7pP]
Drill/driver [https://amzn.to/47ZTDEh]
3/4” paddle or Forstner bit [https://amzn.to/44HAIef]
Jigsaw [https://amzn.to/3r7moOD]
Pneumatic nailer [https://amzn.to/3sHnmS6]
Random-orbit sander [https://amzn.to/3Rfj4eS]
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