DIY: From Garbage to Craft Room!

My husband pulled this 8 drawer chrome cart out of our neighbors garbage. It was a little rusty, but otherwise would be perfect for all my craft supplies. I think it is a great find because similar carts sell for upwards of $70 on Amazon! What to do, what to do.....so I simply sanded, wiped it down, and spray painted it! Now it is not only is perfect for all my supplies, but it looks brand new too!

The rust wasn't too bad.

The drawers were only a little dirty. A quick hose down and a washing with a little soap and water and they were like new!

So here is the rusty top before sanding.....

Here it is partway through sanding....

And here it is after! It looks great, however if you get really close you can still see where the rust was so I still decided to paint it.

I wiped the entire cart down with alcohol and then spray painted it with black satin Rust-oleum paint we had in the garage. It took a little more than one can.

I made the mistake of starting with the bottom first. This was a mistake because I could have probably gotten away with only one can if I had finished the top and front first.

It doesn't matter though because it came out awesome and it cost me absolutely nothing but my time!

And the absolute best part was that I found this heart-shaped rock on the ground while I was working!

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