It's been awhile since the Creating with the Stars competition when I made the bar cart and gold leaves mirror for the
Up- Cycle portion. I had so much fun working with
Kate as my blogging mentor for the contest. I had found this side table or shelf at a thrift store and envisioned it to look like a sleek bar cart.
BEFORE
I took the table apart in order to prime the whole thing (I used an oil based spray). I took the side paneling off too so that I could get a cleaner look. For the paint, I decided on a Kelly green,
SW Espalier at 50% and painted three coats. I bought some
casters for the cart so that it would be easy to move it around.
The mirror: I already had a round shaped mirror which needed a bit of an update so it was perfect to transform it into a larger mirror with gold leaves and give it a sun bust look. I started off using aluminum cans but found that using flashing was more economical. Flashing is a roll of aluminium found in hardware stores (inexpensive $8 for a roll) and sturdier than soda can aluminum.
Materials
Flashing
cutters (for metal)
mallet and scraper ( to make dents for the leaves)
spray paint (Rustoleum Gold)
hot glue
Once the leaves were cut I dented them using a wood block as the base, a scraper (to make the vein) and hammer.
We've used this cart for several parties now. I love how festive it can look for any occasion.
We've since used this cart for a bridal shower, that I hosted. It came in handy holding all the things that I didn't want on the food table.
Now, it's turned into a cart for our girl's crafts and summer workbooks. I absolutely love this cart and the numerous ways it can be used.
Side tables are found often at thrift shops and I think they look good when they are updated with paint and casters. Mirrors are often expensive but adding some gold leaves to a mirror doesn't take long and gives it a glamorous look.