We love this outdoor bar cart! Its designed to stand for outdoor use, but you can wheel it inside - for filling it up with beverages and snacks.

This project cost about $55 to build.  My friend Jen tackled this project -

Here's from Jen:

When Ana showed me this project I was really excited about it, because it could be used indoor or outdoor and her plans made it super easy to build myself. That's what it's all about for me. I don't have days or weeks to build something. I have a few hours at best before my 3 children NEED me and my attention! So this was a perfect project to get in, get out, and be done with it!

Not to mention the fact that I could actually use it. I love that it is on casters and can be moved from inside to out or around my house as needed.

So, to begin with, I got to work with a super awesome saw! This thing is so sweet it puts other saws to shame! I started on my cuts from the cut list Ana provided. The first thing I did was cut the ends of my boards to square them up.

Let me tell you why I liked this saw so much. My first cuts were the longer cuts on the 2 x 4's. Once I had my first cut done to the measurement I wanted I set the saw guides to that length, then guess what?!? for the next 3 cuts I didn't have to measure anything. I layed my next board down, shoved it against the guide and cut! So this thing is great for mass production, I just got a taste of it's awesomeness! 

So I went ahead and made all the cuts from the cut list. There was all the lumber I needed to build this nice rolling bar cart in 9 boards! At this point I got really stoked, because I know shortly I'll be looking at the actual build!

So I started by building the top and bottom box. I clamped the boards together and predrilled a couple holes at each union. Be sure your drill bit is slightly smaller than the diameter of your screws.Then I ran the screws in my pilot holes and in no time I had my top and bottom framework!

Once I had those done I layed them on the floor and attached the two uprights to connect them on all four corners. Once again I used clamps to make sure the entire thing was square. Then again, I drilled my pilot holes and sunk my screws. 

Frame done!

Time to attach the slats. You are going to want to glue these to the frame before stapling. As I mentioned before I don't have a lot of time, so instead of measuring and marking the placement of each slat, I found the middle and worked my way out as far as placing them. I just eyed the spacing. 

I am not a perfectionist, so this works for me. I did use a 2 x 4 as shown as a spacer to line up each board on the back side. Simply clamp the 2 x 4 to the frame and before attaching the slats make sure they are flush with the outside of the 2 x 4, move it and clamp it as needed to check flush.

Once they looked good, I glued them, and started shooting them in with my Ryobi Airstrick stapler. Be sure your staple gun is set for a depth that will set the staples just below the surface. I used 1 ¼ “ staples. 

I did the same for the bottom.

At this point I thought I was done with the build and and it was time to finish it, however, something was missing..........BUT what?!?

It just felt like it needed a little extra refining. So I decided to add the 

1 x 2 to the top and bottom on front and back to finish the look. THAT was the missing piece! Now I was happy, it looks great and all I had to do now was putty, sand, prime and paint. Well time was up for my little ones, so I told Ana I'd be back the next day to finish it. They gave me a good 2 hours!

The next day we were back and I was really excited to see the finished product! I started by puttying all the screw holes and the staple indents, that went quick and it was dry in a matter of minutes and ready for sanding. 

I've only used a couple of sanders in my short experience of building. BUT, this one was really nice and comfortable to use, the sanding pads were super easy to install and it did a great job.

After sanding it was time to prime and paint the project.

Now for the RED!

There is was in all it's red glory! Just as I imagined it, only better, mainly because I built it!

Then after adding the caster wheels and handle - it's done!

For the beverage storage, I just used galvanized buckets - super cheap from The Home Depot.

The tags are just scrap 1/4" plywood with chalkboard paint - I love free stuff you can make with scraps!

The handle is pipe fittings. 

I love how it could double as a towel bar too!

You can make this bar cart too for under $50 - the plans follow-