You have seen my wee vintage industrial kitchen cart before, and we can’t imagine how we ever survived without. It took some time to hunt down the just the right piece for this kitchen, and in case you are in the market for something similar, today’s post may help! Kitchen Cart Design Ideas & Bar Carts for Home shares inspiration photos as well as buying info (the ones below are all friendly priced!).
Whether your kitchen is postage stamp sized or lofty, there is a cart for it. My own cart is needed for extra workspace, and they can do double and even triple duty as breakfast bars, drink stations, coffee bars, and baking tables.
I’m including bar carts in the round-up as well since these versatile carts are helpful in a dining room, on a porch, and even in a bathroom for storage!
Kitchen Cart Design Ideas & Bar Carts for Home
Vintage Steel Cart in My Kitchen
Have a peek at the video of the cart in my kitchen:
Use As Bedside Table
Customize for Unique Island/Bar
You certainly don’t need to be sold on the particular existing color or hardware a ready-made cart or work table comes with. I love how Proverbs31Girl beautifully customized a standard cart from Bed, Bath, & Beyond for her lovely kitchen.
She changed the finish of the wood top, swapped out the hardware, and added charming molding. See how she did it in the story HERE.
Opt for a Waste Bin Design
I was surprised at the low price of this hardworking kitchen cart at Home Depot.
Perk Up Your Patio, Pam
That heading title was uncalled for, but it’s just what popped into my brain when I set eyes upon this beauty. Don’t you love those wheels!?!
Add Instant Age to the Mix
You can always paint out a work table to suit your kitchen, and if you’re lucky, you’ll find one with a distressed finish that is just right.
Help a Wee Kitchen (or Wee Budget)
I needed this sweet low priced piece in some of the small apartments we happily lived in!
Paint it Pretty
What color would you paint it?
Add a Chic Bar Cart
We’re moving into more chic territory with this mirrored shelf beauty.
Silvery & Dreamy
And here’s a silver toned option which could work in any number of spaces because of its smart size.
Not Just for the Kitchen
Plenty of kitchen carts could work in entries, mud rooms, dining rooms, and rec rooms. Use it for storage and then bring it into service as a drink station when entertaining!
For the Patio
A collapsible bar cart that comes in a range of colorways and collapses to store? Yes, please!
Bar Cart in the Bath
Isn’t this a clever use of a pretty mirrored bar cart with a handpainted finish?
Double Duty Bar Carts
Don’t you love pieces in your home that can be used everyday AND come to the rescue for entertaining guests?
Speaking of entertaining guests, here are a few more lovely casual finds that fall under that category.
For even more inspiration for kitchen work tables and ready-made kitchen islands, do VISIT THIS.
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-michele
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I’m a cart lover, always have been for some reason, although I must admit I don’t own one. Bar carts in particular have always amused me, but I have never needed one, so I simply admire them from afar. Maybe one day I will own one. OK, so I loved your Lovely Castle “for no good reason” video as well. I wonder how they have kept it going all these years? Wonder if it can be visited? Wouldn’t that be nice?
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I don’t have a bar cart either, but the idea of using one in the bath is growing on me! I need to begin boldly emailing these castle owners and asking for a little tour to film for my followers – so many ideas, so little time! Bon weekend, Celia. 🙂