Kitchen Side Table/Cart

It's finally complete! The kitchen side table/cart is done. I have no idea what to call it. Island? Cart? Table? Who knows.

I've been in my house for 10 years now and I have had this dishwasher that I don't use. It is not hooked up to a water line, it is a portable one that requires pulling it into the middle of the kitchen and attaching a hose to the faucet. It's a pain, it's loud and to be honest it's been so long since I tried it that i'm not even sure if it works. So for 10 years I've hand washed dishes. I never got rid of it because it is a great counter top next to the stove. I use it all the time. The downside is I'm losing a lot of valuable storage space being taken up by the actual washer.

After doing lots of research I decided to build my own table/cart. I could not find one in a store that would fit in that area. I did my measurements and I went to Home Depot and Lowes and bought the wood. I bought 6x1 pine boards. I bought higher quality wood for the table top but for the legs I just used basic 2x4's.

The nice thing about Lowes is that they will cut the wood for you. Typically 1 or 2 cuts are free and any after they charge you for. I went on a slow day and the man was nice enough to not charge me for the cuts. I had the wood cut into 5 pieces for the table top and then the 2x4s for the legs. The cuts were rough so I took them to my dad who had a good table saw and was able to cut them to more precise measurements.

Then came putting it together. A lot of the blogs and directions I found on here required tools I did have to do pocket screws. We did not go this route and just did a base for the table top and then attached that to the legs. I was lucky enough that my father helped me out a lot with this. After cutting the wood to precise measurements he then assembled it for me!

I then went and bought small boards for the shelves and just glued them down. I also bought wood filler and filled the seams of the table top and also where all the screws were. Sanded that and then was able to stain and paint it.  Word of advice, before you put the shelves on, paint the wood! Painting it after the fact was a bit of a pain.

Here are some photos!