If you follow me on Instagram you may remember the bar cart that I designed and built for season 8 of The Builders Challenge.  Well, today is the day that I finally share build plans for this DIY bar cart!  It was a fairly simple build so it would be a good project for a beginner woodworker.  There are endless options when it comes to finishing this cart but I went with a mix of marble tile, rose gold accents and white paint.  It’s such a beautiful piece of furniture! I really enjoyed building this piece and I hope that you will too.

The dimensions of this bar cart are 38″ wide x 17-1/2″ deep and 36″ tall.

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Ok, let’s move on to what you’ll need to complete this build…

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TOOLS

Miter Saw 

Brad nailer

Pocket hole jig 

Drill

1/2″ Drill Bit

Grout float

Notched trowel

Tile sponge

Tape Measure

Pencil

Ear Protection

Eye Protection

Dust Mask

MATERIALS

QTY 2 – 2×2 x 96″ boards

QTY 2 – 1×4 x 96″ board

QTY 2 – 1×8 x 96″ board

QTY 3 – 1/2″ x 48″ dowel

 QTY 72 –1 – 1/4″ Pocket screws

QTY 12 – 2″ Brad nails

QTY 2 – casters

Wood glue

Tile

Thin-set

Grout

Paint

Spray Paint – flat black Primer

Spray Paint copper rose

Sand paper (120 grit and 220 grit)

How I finished my DIY bar cart

Step 1 – Prep for paint

Before I applied any finishes I first filled the exposed pocket holes and brad nail holes with wood filler.  Then I sanded the entire cart using 120 grit and then 220 grit sandpaper.  I didn’t bother filling the pocket holes on the bottom of the shelves because I was going to tile over them.

Step 2 – Install the tile

Next, I installed a beautiful marble tile on the bottom of the shelves. The tile was actually left over scraps from my laundry room remodel so it didn’t cost me any extra money!  I linked the specific tools and materials that I used to lay the tile and grout in the materials section at the beginning of this post.

Step 3 – Paint the legs , handles and shelves

After the tile was installed, I used painters tape and construction paper to cover it so that it wouldn’t be damaged when I painted the cart.  Then I applied a few coats of white paint on everything but the dowels.  I had some extra semi gloss white paint laying around so I used that for this project.  It was the Behr paint and primer in one.

Step 4 – Spray paint the dowels

Since I sprayed the dowels, I first had to cover the white painted parts and the tile.  It looks crazy but it was actually much easier to tape off than I expected.  You’ll need some patience for sure but it’s worth it in the end.  I used painters tape and cut up a garbage bag for this step.

I also taped off the wheels on the casters so that I could spray them the same color as the dowels.  First, I drilled two holes into a scrap board and then I inserted the casters into the board to hold them in place.  This made spraying the wheels much easier because I could spray all sides at one time.

A great tip when using metallic spray pains is to first prime using a flat black primer.  Trust me on this, you’ll need way less of the metallic paint if you prime first.

The final color that I chose was copper rose by Rustoleum because I wanted a rose gold look.  It looks so pretty with the marble tile.

Finished Bar Cart Photos

Ok, now for the finished bar cart photos!  I added a hanging wine glass holder to hold my wine and martini glasses.  It was such a great find because it matched the copper rose spray paint perfectly and provided storage for my glasses.

Here are a few pictures of the diy bar cart all stocked up!  If you’re interested in any of the accessories that I have added links below:

Rose gold cocktail set

Rose gold hanging glass holder

Whiskey glasses

Wine glasses

Martini glasses

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What do you think of this bar cart?  I love it so much.  It’s definitely the prettiest piece of furniture that I’ve ever built.