Garage Sale Find Becomes Patio Treasure

Diane
by Diane
When I saw this at a garage sale I immediately had a vision of what it would become once I got it in my shop. It was really ugly and the $5.00 price tag was a lil steep, but my vision was worth that and more.
I first removed the two trays and then the wheels. I cut two boards that would support tile and grout and that I would be able to attach trim to all sides for the depth of tiles.Was also able to sand all the scratches out of the wheels with a very fine sandpaper. I then spray painted the cart with a rustoleum spray paint.
I had some mosaic tiles left over from another project but not enough to do both trays. So I came up with a plan b on a very low budget. The purple and yellow are plates I bought at the 99 cent store. I broke them with a hammer and started gluing them in place with tile glue.
The center tiles were also left from other projects so I painted some flowers and a Hummingbird. After gluing everything in place I added grout, gave it plenty of drying time.
Makes a wonderful serving cart on my patio!
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  • Lesley Brisco Lesley Brisco on Apr 09, 2016
    So lovely! Did you only use the flat part of the broken plate or the slightly curved part as well? I'm thinking the curved ones wouldn't lay flat?
  • Catherine Catherine on Apr 09, 2016
    What kind of glue did you use and do you just rub the grout all over and then just wipe off the stones?
  • Lovesunique Lovesunique on Apr 09, 2016
    Very pretty and artistic. Do the original plastic wheels hold up to the extra weight the tile brings?
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