Easy DIY: Lime Green Bar Cart Makeover

**This little beauty was from a blog post I wrote back in 2010 when I was furnishing my very first Bedstuy, Brooklyn apartment on a super budget! I wanted to keep this post and several others because I love being able to look back and watch as my style has evolved over the years. So much fun! I hope you enjoy it as well!**

Back in February, I was inspired by a saucy lime green buffet table that I found on Design*Sponge. I immediately ran out to Home Depot and bought a very similar paint color for a vintage wooden service cart that I purchased from the Salvation Army a few months ago.

I primed the cart with 1-2-3 Bulls Eye Primer, painted 2-3 coats lime green semi-gloss paint from Behr, then went back with an Ed Roth Stencil and painted a small gorilla head in the bottom right corner of the tray. Originally I wanted to replace my kitchen microwave stand to make a cute bar area, but I didn't think it would be smart for me to cut out valuable storage space. So I decided that I would move my TV armoire (that is rarely ever used) into the dining area and use my service cart as a buffet table in front of my couch. Once I had the cart in place, I realized I needed some wall art pronto! I grabbed an old wooden frame and wrapped a piece of Ikea fabric (leaving the sides exposed) and behind it I placed a piece of an old paper window panel to create a frame around the canvas. This made a really nice rectangular wall hanging that fit the space just right and was super easy to create! So far I have really enjoyed the new furniture arrangement and am just loving my "new" lime green bar cart!

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