Repurposed TV Console turned Buffet Bar

 

 I love a good Road kill Recue!

{and this just may be my favorite!}

 

Picture this ... it's starting to rain, we're driving down the road and I see this bad boy sitting pretty on the curb. {Please tell me I'm not the only one that loves Big Trash Wednesday?} I scream at my husband to slam on the breaks and I hop out before the car is fully stopped ... I make my husband get out because it's SUPER heavy (as in solid wood heavy -- holla!!) and load it in the back of the swagga wagon! Did I mention that he was SO embarrassed!? ;) He was! But it ended up being pretty sweet -- it was handmade in a little town south of OKC by an old woodworker!
{They don't  make things like they used too!}

 

So here she is BEFORE:

Not the prettiest thing you've ever seen, huh? ;)

 

but I knew exactly what I wanted to do with her ... ;)

 I headed to Lowe's and grabbed 4 Legs + 4 Leg Brackets.

I drilled them in each corner ...

and then screwed in all four legs!

{I love how these legs look a little Mid-Century!}

A little primer + Oops $5 Teal Paint ... 

and I had this beauty ...

Yay! The perfect Bar/Buffet. 

{with the world's ugliest kitchen tile - boo!!}

It serves several purposes for us ...

The under-cabinet wine bottle mount fits perfectly on the top shelf to hold wine bottles ...

 and then I ordered some wine glass holders off Amazon for the inside cabinets! :)  

 {hidden away from little, clumsy fingers ...}

The top shelf holds some of my cookbooks ...

 and the bottom basket holds our summer, outdoor plasticware!

I also added the same hardware as our cabinets --

 and used the same Oops Paint as my DIY Console Table.

What do you think??
 

 and just because I love a good BEFORE and AFTER ...
here they are side by side --

So what have you rescued from the trash lately?
What would you have done with this awesome piece?

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