Before & After: Serving Cart

A while back I purchased a rusted old serving cart from Canton.  I was really wanting one for this lonely corner in my dining room and knew that a cute serving cart, would be just perfect!  Of course I did not go looking for one, I was just there, saw it, and knew it would work great!  I found it at this shop with all of this vintage stuff.  I think it was $60 and (thanks to Joyce Kemp!:)) I ended up getting it for $40.  I am not a bargainer, I love a good deal, but I don’t like hassling with people.  So I usually just pay full price or don’t get it at all.  Well Karol Anne’s mom Joyce, came to the rescue!  With her help I was able to get it for $40, I was pretty excited!!

Here it is before…

This was almost a year ago, I just realized that when I saw the “JOY” letters, I bought those for my Christmas tree last year!  The tray part, was this ugly yellow/green imitation marble stuff.

I really should not take credit for this re-do, because it was all Charlie!  I came up with the design, but he did it this summer, when I was at work.  I was so impressed!  My friend Mischika gave me some scraps of wallpaper that she had used, love this wallpaper!  He painted the railings and had glass made to cover the trays!  And, voila!!

Sometimes I think pictures just disappear off of this computer, I know that I have taken several pictures of this cart and when I go to find them…no where to be found!

Anyways, problem solved, I just took some more!  So here you go…Voila!!

Here it is after…

I just love “before & afters”!!  I hope everyone has had a great weekend!!