Reproduction Antique Warehouse Cart Coffee Table
Thursday, 18. August 2011
Today I wanted to share my finished coffee table with you (Click here for the before teaser.). I have wanted an antique warehouse cart as a coffee table forever. Have you seen these in Restoration Hardware? They retail for around $1,100. I don’t have that kind of budget for a coffee table. Story of my life, champagne taste with a beer budget. So, what’s a girl to do? Have her handy husband make one for her 
. (THANK YOU, HONEY!!!) Please click here to visit my husband’s blog to see how he made this for me.
He made this cart from scratch. Can you believe he made these wheels? They were solid disks that he drilled, welded, and painted.
He made the hardware on the corners and on the end that is holding the small caster. He didn’t make the caster, he just painted it. He is thinking about making small wheels from scratch for the ends so they look a bit more authentic.
My husband used new pine boards from the hardware store for the top and sides. When he was done building the wooden parts, he threw it in the street and kicked it around. When we were satisfied with the amount of “aging” he applied a a two-in-one stain/polyurethane.
I am thrilled with the way it turned out. I like it even better than the real thing. We did look into authentic warehouse carts before he started this project. Our local salvage yard had two of them but they were VERY worn, too large for our room and still too expensive ($350). My husband’s version only cost about $80.00. Am I a lucky girl or what? Again, thanks to my very talented Hubby. XOXO! Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. Thanks for stopping by.
Heather {The Lovely Cupboard} Says:
WOW! Found you from Miss Mustard Seed when I was linking up. I am OBSESSED with the RH cart and can’t believe what a great job you did replicating it! Impressive. I may have to send my husband to handy man school now…
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Taunnie Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 9:10 pm
Heather thanks for stopping by and for the compliment, I will pass it along to my Hubby. Just got back from your site and LOVE it. I wanted to comment there but couldn’t so I’ll tell you here how much I love your wingback chairs and stenciled wall. Great job, just beuatiful and congrats o the feature on Design Sponge.
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Korrie@RedHe h Says:
Excuse me, I may have just drooled on my keyboard
It’s AMAZING!! Keep that man!
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Rosemary Says:
I love the rich color of the wood. Awesome.
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Bernadette @b3hd Says:
I’m new here so don’t know what your hubby does. But he would easily be a millionaire around these parts making gorgeous homemade stuff like this and selling it. What an AWESOME table.
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Megan @ Apple House Revival Says:
This is so incredibly beautiful! I’ve had my eye on these too! While I don’t weld, I have a BIL that does! I wonder how many cookies I’d have to bake him. . .
You are one lucky girl!
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Nelda Ream Says:
WOW! It looks amazing! Your husband is very talented.
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Courtney Says:
Super talented hubby- this is so charming – love it! I would love for you to come share at Feathered Nest Friday at my blog sometime!
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Pamela Says:
Wow…fabulous. Your husband did a marvelous job!
~Pam
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Artie Says:
WOW! What a transformation. Oh you give me hope that I can do this myself one day!!!! Really, WOW. I’m bookmarking so I can remember this!! And the before …
I love transformations! I just turned my secretary into a bar area in my dining room. I really hope you’ll stop by and check it out: http://niagaranovice.blogspot.com/2011/08/picture-is-worth.html
See you soon, I hope!
Artie
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Miss Charming Says:
Absolutely amazing! Your husband did a wonderful job–so talented! I really like the wood color and the hardware. Such a beautiful and unique coffee table.
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Pam @ diy Design Fanatic Says:
A seriously awesome job! Pretty amazing!
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Sue Says:
I love your cart, your hubby did an amazing job. I work for a custom cabinetry company, and we have one of these in our shop, and I always hint to my boss that I just may have to steal it, ha. Great work! Sue
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Aaron@TheThriftyAbode Says:
Looks amazing!
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michele Says:
wow–this is so cool–i can’t believe you made it. Great job!
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Cindy Says:
Wow!!! You are one lucky girl, that cart is gorgeous and I thought it was the real McCoy! Has your husband thought about making them and selling them?
Hugs, Cindy
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Dara Says:
That thing is gorgeous! Your hubby is super talented!!
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Martin Says:
I came across this while looking around the web for alternatives to the eh Carr and other designer tables. What a great job…can you or your husband elaborate on what brand / color stain polyurethane you used? The color is real nice and I’d like something similar to apply to a cart I found just lying here in my office building.
My cart is not quite an antique but it’s old and weathered enough to have a similar effect and you can’t beat the price…free
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Taunnie Reply:
October 25th, 2011 at 6:52 am
Hi Martin,
My husband used Minwax Mission Oak two-in-one poly/stain. He applied two coats. Hope that helps.
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Lisa Says:
How do you make the wheels? Where do you get the metal?
Love it! Will it be difficult to Make?
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Steve Reply:
December 24th, 2011 at 9:35 pm
Hello.
You can see how I built the cart here…
http://shopngarage.com/2011/08/reproduction-antique-warehouse-cart/
The steel was purchased at a local steel supplier. If you don’t have the capabilities to cut and weld steel, wooden wheels could be made with a jigsaw. The wooden wheels could be sanded and painted to look like steel. Don’t overlook scrounging and repurposing wheels from other objects. A bit of painting and antiquing can produce great looking wheels.
Good luck.
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nadia Says:
hi there. i absolutely love this table. do you have one for sale?
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Taunnie Reply:
March 10th, 2012 at 9:10 pm
Hi Nadia,
Thank you for visiting my blog and thank you for the comment. I passed your compliment on to my husband and he thanks you! I’m sorry but we don’t have another table for sale and my husband doesn’t want to make another one (I don’t think he really wanted to make this one but it was what I wanted as a Christmas present so he couldn’t really refuse me).
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Amy W.@TheBlissfulBee Says:
WOWZA!! Just showed this to my hubby and I have to figure out a way to make this happen. Great tutorial – Thanks!!
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Marilyn Says:
Your hubby did an incredible job and you have great taste in furniture and in men!
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Taunnie Reply:
February 21st, 2013 at 9:08 pm
Thanks so much Marilyn!
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Brian Says:
Such a great display of talent, I build side projects from old pallets and love the idea of building a warehouse cart. My wife has wanted one for several years but I refuse to pay $500-800. Finding this page has given me inspiration to build one also. Thank you and Your quality of craftsmanships is outstanding
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Taunnie Reply:
March 18th, 2013 at 6:43 pm
Thanks so much Brian! Have you seen the tutorial for building the wheels from scratch, with no special tools or materials? If you are interested here is the link, http://mingledelements.com/2012/05/antique-warehouse-cart-coffee-table-wheel-tutorial/
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