Ikea Bekvam Kitchen Cart Makeover

I bought two of these little carts last summer when I began my kitchen renovation.  They were a godsend!  Put together, they gave me a decent enough amount of counter space to get through the renovation & they were inexpensive & solid wood.  ps I had another little table that I put the microwave on during the reno but the photo below is the only photo I have to show you...

Sorry for the grainy photo - this was taken
long before I ever even thought of blogging!

Now that my kitchen reno is over, I'm using one as extra counter space and one as a microwave stand.

But I have too much wood in my kitchen and too many different colours of wood to boot, so I decided to paint the microwave stand.  To save time (and because I love the instant gratification of spray paint), I used Rustoleum Painter's Touch spray paint in Canyon Black.  I popped the butcher block top off, sprayed a light coat on the legs without priming it.  Then I sanded the edges with a sanding sponge.  They came up a little too white, so I used a Minwax dark oak stain and rubbed it into the white wood.

I love the way it turned out - it looks all dressed up now!

Before

After

I finished the butcher block top with Danish Oil to deepen the colour and shine it up a bit.  I love all the touches of black in my kitchen and I'm very happy with my little carts.  :)

Now I keep eyeing my sideboard/buffet and thinking I should paint the bottom part...  but what colour to choose????   hmmmmm I think I'm my own worst enemy!!!

Have a happy day!

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