Refurbish & Reuse DIT Project

I have never worked with something that was broken and could be made into something new.  This was a lot of fun not just for me but for Wayne as well. When Wayne told me 2 weeks ago that his hose cart no longer worked and he would have to buy a new one, I yelled "what ever you do please do not throw that away." I knew immediately what I wanted to do with the 9 year old broken hose cart. Wayne does not like throwing things away because he feels that he can always use the "parts" for something else. Most of the time that works out for him and other times not so much. Wayne has screws and cords that must be at least 15 years old still sitting in boxes that have never been used. But I digress. Here is what we made using his broken hose cart.

 

 1. Wayne takes a moment from sanding to smile for the camera. I did some sanding but quickly realized that Wayne would be much better and faster at it. 2. The cart is all sanded and ready for painting.

3. Me spray painting the top side of the cart. And yes.....I m wearing big goggles over my glasses. :) What a geek right? 4. Both the cart and a wooden box are drying so that I can finish painting them. While these are drying the green metal basket was painted white. Once everY thing was dried Wayne put it all back together. 


Here is my new cart that I will be using to move small items around (gardening tools ETC.) as well as a plant cart.  The paint colors that I used are: Celery,Gumball and white. I am fairly certain that all 3 spray paints are from Krylon. A simple idea, not a lot of work and a few products and Wayne and I have made something new from something old. If you would like to see the photos larger please click on them.

I would love to hear what you think of my new cart and what you have made new from something old that you had in your own home garage,attcic or basement.Thanks for stopping by. I hope that you are having a wonderful long weekend.

Comments

[Stamper Gail]

Never seen a hose cart like that Mary, but I'm sure it will come in handy for other things that you mentioned. I use my garden carts for all sorts of things so you should find this rather handy.

[Monika/buzsy]

Oh, I love it Mary! Looks great on the picture, and I am sure it's even prettier in real life! The flowers look great in it!

[Gina Wrona]

cool & very smart to work smarter and not harder, lol!