Make Your Own Kitchen Cart

Rockler has a free kitchen island plan that uses pre built cabinet panels for the sides and a butcher block from the top.

Make your own kitchen cart.

Try looking for a cart at a resale shop or garage sale and then refinish it or go with the industrial look and add a countertop of your choice. This vintage cart is now a one of a kind diy kitchen island. Cut the plywood side panels to size as well. Other than the legs the walnut for the top bead board and one piece of wood for the shelf the remaining pieces were scraps we had in the garage.

Using pre built materials will save you a lot of time in building your kitchen island. Written instructions color photos and a pdf download of the blueprint and material list will make build this kitchen island a breeze. Using a pocket hole jig drill 3 4 pocket holes into the side aprons and attach them to the legs with 1 1 4 pocket hole screws. Kitchen island with storage.

How to create a beautiful kitchen island cart on wheels in 3 easy steps. For building your own kitchen island cart you could easily pick up a cabinet at a habitat for humanity store or buy one at your local home improvement center. Prep the boards and build the side panels using the cut list provided cut the legs side aprons side rails and stiles to length. Makita 10 compound miter saw.

Plan it shop it and build it.