Make Your Own Kitchen Cart

Kitchen island with storage.

Make your own kitchen cart.

How to create a beautiful kitchen island cart on wheels in 3 easy steps. Plan it shop it and build it. Add this really cool industrial serving tray to complete the look. This vintage cart is now a one of a kind diy kitchen island.

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. Written instructions color photos and a pdf download of the blueprint and material list will make build this kitchen island a breeze. 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. Using pre built materials will save you a lot of time in building your kitchen island.

Finish the cart by running a silicone bead between the cart surface and the 2x2 wood that is picture framing it image 2. Rockler has a free kitchen island plan that uses pre built cabinet panels for the sides and a butcher block from the top. Cut the plywood side panels to size as well. Prep the boards and build the side panels using the cut list provided cut the legs side aprons side rails and stiles to length.

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.