Old Baby Buggy
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Wanda sinnema on Jul 30, 2014patio cart or beverage bar...I'd paint it bronze, add slats to the top and bottom, stain to match your patio decor,,tropical maybe, add bar items and chill a bit.. or moveable Ice cooler.. custom sized non breakable glass shelves could hold glasses, ice chest sitting on the top.. In at case, I paint the frame bright chrome,, pain a cooler to look vintage-say 50's retro vibe.. add a few old metal pieces of lawn furnature, redone to match for a wonderful look..Helpful Reply
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Toni on Jul 30, 2014Make it into a fountain !,Helpful Reply
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Carole on Jul 30, 2014Screams out for a herb garden in it. I would leave it as it is and use it to plant up herbs or ornamentals for the garden or patio.Helpful Reply
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Colleen Greene on Jul 30, 2014Possibly attach wood board across and then put a nice old wicker basket on that with flowers if you're using it outside. Or if you're using it inside, put an old quilt and teddy bear in it.Helpful Reply
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Lin on Jul 30, 2014saw one in a B and B, they had a cute buggy painted and in the bathroom filled with towels, and washcloths, and tucked in a little vintage doll. You could put a wood or heavy cardboard bottom in and paint and use in a laundry room too.Helpful Reply
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Cora on Jul 30, 2014I would put a metal bed on it and sit it on the patio or yard and put flowers in it and maybe at holidays you could put pumkins in it and etc...Helpful Reply
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Pauliegirl1 on Jul 31, 2014Thank you everyone for all your ideas!!!! I really appreciate each and everyone's time!!!!!! I will take more "ideas" if there are any more out there!! THANKS AGAIN!!!Helpful Reply
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Jeanette S on Jul 31, 2014I would scrub up that stainless steel and paint it an accent color. Then put it in a guest bedroom to be used as a bedspread, throw pillow holder. It would make a great piece for a dining room to be used as a "busing" cart like restaurants have.Helpful Reply
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Robin @ Redo It Yourself Inspirations on Jul 31, 2014It screams garden cart to me. I'd take the cradle part down to its bare bones, paint that baby up, put it back on the carriage and fill it up with seasonal plants and flowers. It's so vintage and cool!Helpful Reply
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Pauliegirl1 on Jul 31, 2014I really LOVE all of the creative and smart people out there!! I was thinking of using the handle as a towel rack, or clothes rack in a guest room, maybe a piece of round wood on the "wheel" part for a side table and then I am kinda stuck for the "metal" part??? Maybe add legs and fix it up??? to use as a cooler "bucket"??? Just kinda break it ALL down?? I am always open for any other creative minds out there!!!! Thank you to all of your suggestions....still thinking!!! LOL!!!!!!Helpful Reply
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Wanda sinnema on Aug 01, 2014the frame part coul be rechromed for a retro 50's look..otherwise Victorian feel paint matt black or the antiqued bronze like bathroom fixtures so popular now.. t choice of colors would relly give you more options for inside the home to go with your decor..if its shabby chicyou could even do white..Helpful Reply
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Pauliegirl1 on Aug 01, 2014Thanks for the answers, but I'm still hoping for more ideas.Helpful Reply
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Texas Granny on Aug 02, 2014I see it temporarily lined and filled with flowers (poinsettias at Christmas). Hope it's not too big to have inside for that in winter. I would do no painting. Would keep it in original look. Restoring would be fine. Also, if inside, would be beautiful filled with old quilts.Helpful Reply
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Marie farrell on Aug 02, 2014Spray paint the entire carriage BLACK use the carriage part as planting container, plant Bright annual Flowers For spring and summer Fall use for pumpkins indian corn christmas...pine greens and pine cones with with lights...Helpful Reply
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Angelia Christenson on Aug 02, 2014Sounds like half agree with me. I would either paint it black with rust resistent paint and just junk the carriage part. Then wooden pallet slats on the bottom and possibly build sides kind of like wooden crates and keep seasonal plants, decos on it. I have the perfect spot right next to my watering can fountain and cast iron three tier plant stand on my front porch corner where plants get just enough sun in the evening.....ha. Have FUN WITH IT for certain no matter what ya do. Dont make it a "chore" so much as an expression of YOU.Helpful Reply
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P on Aug 02, 2014Clean it up, have another baby and use it as a carriage....LOLHelpful Reply
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P on Aug 02, 2014Attach the push handle to the wall in your laundry room, instant shelf and hanger holder. Remove the liner from the carriage box paint it and use it as a beverage cooler for parties filled with ice and soda or beer. Make a box out of pallets and attach it to the wheels and use it as a garden cart for moving leaves or plants etc. (you could attach the handle to the box and put small garden tools on the shelf) Put potted plants in it when not in use. Make a "gocart" for your children or grand children...you'd be a big hit... Use the cart to bring groceries from car to kitchen,,,(all at once instead of several trips) Whatever you do have fun doing it..BYE FOR NOWHelpful Reply
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Sharon Richardson on Aug 02, 2014I love it! You lucky girl. Myself, I would clean it up, fill it with baby blankets, etc. & display my old dolls in it. Those things are so rare. Haven't seen one for years.Helpful Reply
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Amy Anson on Aug 02, 2014I immediately thought of a planter, clean it up, paint it whatever color you want, use the basket to keep spray bottles or whatever on it. My second thought is for a bathroom use (or spare bedroom cause let's face it who has room in their bathroom for something like this) but I'm thinking towels, using the rack for toiletries. I love the idea someone had to store extra blankets. Depending on your space you could also use it to put groceries in and move them back and forth easier from the car to the kitchen or store bread, fruit, dipping oils on the rack. Whatever you use it for a fresh coat of paint would be a great idea. Decide where you have the space for it and go from there.Helpful Reply
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Thomas on Aug 02, 2014You could us a platform of Hard wood with short sides on the carriage frame for a serving cart indoors or on patio deck! It should have the frame cleaned and protected to keep from becoming rusted.Helpful Reply
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Michelle on Aug 02, 2014for me a doll in would be creepy, but paint and create a beautiful plant with flowers and trailing plants in the garden beautifulHelpful Reply
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Liliana Wells on Aug 02, 2014Definitely a planter. It seems large enough that you can fill it will smaller pots and change them with the seasons or as the mood strikes you. But it does need a fresh coat of paint. I also like the idea of using it in a guest room as a repository for blankets, towels, pillows and whatnot, if you have the space. I hope you post pictures when you are done with it.Helpful Reply
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JS on Aug 02, 2014First thought was to turn it into a French flower cart. It lovely. The extra piece can be mounted on the wall to hold hanging basketsHelpful Reply
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Barbara I on Aug 02, 2014An old fashion drink cart for your patio....deck....Helpful Reply
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Susan E on Aug 02, 2014Send it to me. :)Helpful Reply
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Kathy Cerwin on Aug 02, 2014My first thought was a planter! That's what I would do with it. With lots of pretty flowers and some greenery hanging down.Helpful Reply
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Marie Worley on Aug 02, 2014I agree with the suggestion of a serving cart, with those wheels it would be excellent for an outdoor area.Helpful Reply
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Tegma on Aug 02, 2014If you have a large living room, you could use the frame to make a coffee table of it! That is, if it's not too high! Or, as said above, it could be used on a deck or patio! 'Wish I had it!Helpful Reply
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Pauliegirl1 on Aug 02, 2014Everyone has been SUPER with all the suggestions!! I think the picture makes it look bigger than it really is...the wheel part (base) is 12"H x 24" long....the metal carriage is 23"L x 6" D x 12" across...so I DO see what every one is saying....except Susan E in CA?? I would send it to u...I paid $45. and its yours...or Angelia in GA. I have soooo many projects that this would be on the back burner,,,I REALLY REALLY appreciate EVERY ONES time and WONDERFUL suggestions....if someone really wants it, let me know!!! THANK YOU TO ALL!!!!!!!!Helpful Reply
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Lucy Fraser on Aug 02, 2014Redo it black! Use it for rolled blankets, is what I'd do.Id stan the rolled blankets upward, showing them off and saving room.Helpful Reply
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Elizabeth Johnson on Aug 02, 2014First thought, a great garden wagon.Helpful Reply
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Nance on Aug 02, 2014Definitely a serving cart for the deck full of Lemonade and Mint Julep makings...and a bucket of ice! Or, a tub of slushy ice water with six beers for two!Helpful Reply
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Marcella Hazelwood on Aug 02, 2014i am with the serving/tea cart,or bar set-upHelpful Reply
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Lana Baker on Aug 02, 2014It would make a great laundry, or grocery cart. Here in Tx., I see people pushing their dogs around in these old buggies.....strange...but true!Helpful Reply
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Peggy Whisenhunt on Aug 02, 2014Tea cart or coffee tableHelpful Reply
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Lilli Egan on Aug 03, 2014Fairy gardenHelpful Reply
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1401470 on Aug 03, 2014First thought is a planter - but if you take out the body (blue part) then added a wine barrel in it's place you could plant in that . Would look neat - - Thinking Lavender and zinnias would be pretty. Would also make a great harvesting container for the garden.Helpful Reply
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Barbara on Aug 03, 2014A friend made a fishing cart for her husband out of an old baby carriage. Dropped in a milk crate and an insulated cooler for the fish on ice! The crate held supplies. He screwed in PVC piping to hold fishing poles and bungee corded them to stay put. As they live near the beach, he walked his cart for his daily fishing expedition.Helpful Reply
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Bev Deardurff on Aug 03, 2014If this baby carriage is antique and is good condition, I wouldn't put it outside! I would refurbish it back to it's orginal purpose. I see as an antique. I would put it in my house and depending on how sturdy it is, I would use it as a laundry basket or blankets at the foot of a bed, how about a place to put your knitting, or whatever hobby you have in a place where your family gathers, it could hold toys, newspapers, magazines, puzzle books, Nook or Kindle. I have a double washtub in my bathroom for dirty clothes and a claw foot tub in my living room where I lined the bottom with 5" foam topped off with chaise lounge cushion covered with fleese blankets and pillows. It's a great place to relax with the end in a " reclining position ". I don't know if it is as old as it seems, but I would plant succulents and make a fairy garden. If it's an antique, in my opion, I would put it together and keep it in the house. I don't know how much you paid for it, either. That might make a difference, too. You've got lots of ideas! have fun with it!Helpful Reply
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Grammies This & That on Aug 03, 2014I would use it to display a collection of dolls or old quilts.Helpful Reply
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Karyn Workman on Aug 03, 2014Rolling ice coolerHelpful Reply
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Celia Marie Cantone on Aug 04, 2014I would make a bar/drink cart for the yard...or if house big enough use it to party inside entertaining guess with a station of all things needed...dishes, cups, napkins, etc. good luckHelpful Reply
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Kate Chatterton on Aug 05, 2014If not worth restoring, I'd turn the frame into a rolling plant cart and use it to take plants in and outdoors in the spring as they are being hardened off. If you are able to fix up the top portion ( and take it on and off easily) it could be used to transport outdoor entertaining supplies ( rather than make a dozen trips each time you want to eat or entertain outdoors.Helpful Reply
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Debra L. Colombo on Aug 05, 2014It would work great in a nursery(baby blankets & other supplies) or in the play room(for 'friends & babies), in any room in place of the bassinet/cradle as they can't be used that long & this one is PORTABLE!!Helpful Reply
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Mare Schmitz Williams on Aug 05, 2014I don't have any answers, but think that people out there have some SUPER ideas for what to do with it!!!!!Helpful Reply
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Pauliegirl1 on Aug 09, 2014THANK YOU TO ALL!!! YOU ARE ALL SO CREATIVE...I APPRECIATE THEM ALL!!!!Helpful Reply
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Carol Tomlin on Aug 09, 2014I would like to see it in a nursery. Seems like a great fit ! Charming !Helpful Reply
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Marie farrell on Aug 10, 2014WELL now we all are waiting to see the FINAL PRODUCT...this was an interesting one.....Helpful Reply
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Pauliegirl1 on Aug 10, 2014Marie...it might be a while.....I have many many projects!! BUT, thank you!!Helpful Reply
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JoAnn on Aug 10, 2014I have an old wicker carriage in original condition which is in my living room with several throws rolled up,ready for cool winter evening comfort. It gets great comments by visitors.Helpful Reply
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Pauliegirl1 on Aug 10, 2014Thanks JoAnn...I bet its pretty!!!Helpful Reply
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Loretta on Apr 08, 2015What did you make? I have one too lolHelpful Reply
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Loretta on Apr 09, 2015Mine is not metal .. Idk why but it is a woven rope... Older than yours I "think" ... It has sit in the storage for years... I think I will redo it.. I have a doll given to me when I was 6... Barbara the doll was 50 urs old then... Now she is 102... Ugh and I didn't even celebrate Barbara's BD :))Helpful Reply
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