My Coffee Bar - A Roadkill Rescue

 

Once upon a time, a glistening box from the side of the road caught my eye.

As we approached it, I realized it was tall, narrow, and mirrored.

On it hung a sign with my favorite 4-letter F-word:

FREE!

So obviously, I had to have it.

I wasn't even quite sure what it was, but I still needed it anyway.

But the husband said, "NO WAY!"

After whining working my charm, I convinced him to stop and load it up for me.

It turned out to be an old, out-dated, hasn't seen Windex is many years, icky, dirty, jewelry armoire.

I didn't need a jewelry armoire, but I had dreams of how I could transform it.

 

Here's the before and after: 

 

 

To be honest, it was really easy to do.

First, I scrubbed and scrubbed and scrubbed and scrubbed.

Did I mention I scrubbed?  Because I did.  A lot.

Because it was gross {evidence pictured below}

 

 

 

Pure NASTY-ness!

 

Then I removed the horrid etched mirror door.

Next I primed and painted the inside of the armoire with paint that I had on hand.

The armoire came with chipped glass shelves.

I didn't want to get glass cut for the shelves, so I fixed it with...

...wait for it, wait for it...

DUCT TAPE!

 

Duct tape has really become fashionable.

It comes in a ka-jillion different styles, colors, and patterns.

I used red and ivory chevron duct tape from Target's dollar bin.

 

A few accessories later, I had myself a coffee bar.

I loooove how it turned out and I only invested $1 total!!!!

 

My trash to treasure coffee bar!!!

 

On top of my coffee bar I have my coffee maker {DUH?!?},
chocolate, and a few other accessories.

 

The shelving unit holds different flavors of coffee and tea,
mugs, and a few vintage touches.

 

The black canisters {Target} hold different flavors of coffee and
the glitter can holds stirring sticks.

A couple mugs and a metal tea-themed bucket holds some tea.

 

A vintage sugar bowl from my Grandma

 

 

 

 Linking up to one of my fav's, East Coast Creative!