Fathers Day DIY

I hope all you Dads had a wonderful Father's Day!! My family headed to Maine for a wedding (which was SO much fun), so we gave my husband his gift early... First off, I must say, he is VERY hard to shop for.  I knew I would give him a typical homemade "footprint" gift - but now that Vinnie is eager to help build things, I thought it'd be awesome to make something Anthony could USE for years to come!

I decided we would make him a bar cart for our front porch.

I started with this:

I first separated the two pieces, removed the particle board bottom slat, and thoroughly sanded it down...

Then came the fun part!  Here's what I used...

I added wheels onto the bottom of the cart (two locking, two free)

I stained the whole piece with Dark Walnut, and poly'ed all but the top and two sides...

I used this awesome spray and sprayed the top of the piece and two handles... 2-3 coats and it looked perfect!  The finish is amazing!

I then sprayed both sides with this chalkboard paint - I understand many people are "over" the chalkboard trend, but I am not! Especially with a little one around - I say, bring it on!

I reattached the hardware, filled a galvanized bucket with craft beer, wheeled it on the porch, and that was that!  I am SO happy with how it came out! I hope it gets lots of use this summer!  

xoxo