Thrift Store Gold Trolley/Bar Cart

Look at this $10 gem I found at the thrift shop last week. I absolutely love it's retro vibe!

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I was happy to find it in decent condition- it just needed a little bit of TLC.

I used Krylon's metallic gold paint which I chose because the cap colour was the perfect shade of gold. But this happened:

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As you can see it came out a lot more copper-ish than gold. Strike 1 Krylon.

Then I noticed this as well:

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Strike 2!

I should have just returned it but I've had this can in my stash for months so I just sprayed the whole cart. Who knows, maybe it would look ok when it was all sprayed.

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It blends really well with my bamboo floors! But this was not the look I wanted. 

Home Depot didn't have any gold spray paint so I went to Canadian Tire and ended up getting another Krylon product (it's all they had). This time, I went with a different line and in the colour brass.

(I realize a lot of time "gold" spray paint and paint is a lot more copper-ish. If you want a more yellow gold, go for gold plated or brass.)

I went home pretty confident that this time, the colour would be the same as the cap.

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Ah, much better! At first I was thinking it wasn't as brilliant and shiny as I thought it would be. But I actually don't mind it so much. In fact, I love it!

I was happy that the glass shelves were in perfect shape.

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The shelf supports however needed some major help.

I searched the internet and hardware stores for replacements but came up empty handed. I don't think they even make these anymore.

I was however, lucky enough to come across this:

Lee Valley

I wasn't sure if it would work but it was the closest thing I could find and it was well priced too! $5 for a package of 4. 

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Perfecto! Phew... what a huge relief. I love Lee Valley!

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(I'm moving in a few weeks so for now, this trolley is sitting pretty in my bedroom, hence the carpet.)

I embraced the retro vibe with a Haper's Bazaar art piece that I picked up from Winner's a few years ago.  I'm glad to have finally found a home for it- at least for now. I have no idea what will happen in the new place.

When I first picked this up at the thrift shop, my intention was to fix it up and resell it- gotta pay the bills! But...I love it so much that I'm going to keep it!

Wouldn't you?? =)

On a sad note, the hard drive on my 6 year old Macbook finally died. RIP. I lost some data BUT thank God I still have most of my project pictures. I don't like having a lot of photos on my camera's SD card so as soon as I upload the pictures to my computer I usually delete the photos. This is a very bad idea if your hard drive dies on you! Thankfully, a couple days before it died, I started several draft posts and uploaded the images online. Had I not done that, all my recent project pictures would be in HD heaven. It's not a HUGE deal but still, it's nice to know God's got my back- even with the little things. =)