Thursday, May 16, 2013

Father's Day Gift: Rolling Couch Cart

This is my dad.
(and my little sister Lynette)

About a year ago I bought my dad a little TV dinner wood table.
On our last visit I noticed it's trashed.

So I thought for Father's Day next month I'd build him a rolling couch cart.

The basic plan came from Ana White.
I didn't follow her dimensions or the plan really, as I was using scraps I had already.
Basically you can pull it up to eat on, slide it under the couch to hold snacks or a laptop, or next to the couch as a side table.

I used scraps from other projects to make the cart.
I chose to use ball casters to help it roll better on carpet.

Because each piece was a different material, I knew I had to paint it and just went with basic white.
1 coat primer, 2 coats semi gloss latex paint.

I thought I'd stock the shelves with containers of straws, napkins, mints, toothpicks, etc since I think it will be where he eats while he watches baseball this summer.
Happy Father's Day next month Dad!

3 comments:

  1. I need to make my hubby one of these. He is having surgery, and this would be perfect to store his goodies, meds, computer and stuff on.
    Thanks for the tip!

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  2. That is such a smart idea! I always get ideas from places and then do it my own way (and with what I have) too! It looks great, and I'm sure your dad will love it!

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  3. This is AWESOME! It makes me wish I could make one for my dad too! Being 3000 miles away, though, makes it difficult:)
    ~Michelle

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