New Uses for Grandma’s Tea Cart

Some attics may still remain untouched for decades, housing treasures from the past. One of the most useful items of centuries past is the tea cart. These carts were once used for formal teas, with the delicacies of delicate sandwiches and pretty desserts alongside the cup of afternoon tea, served in delicate china cups.

You see, carts on wheels are not new; We just found many more uses for this utility throwback cabinet. Young married couples in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s found the enameled kitchen cart most useful in kitchens without storage space. Finally relegated to the garage and then to the dump, oh my, they were just yelling, “rescue me!” A fresh coat of exterior paint and this utility cart, once scrapped, makes a great garden cart or display cart for brightly colored herb pots near the kitchen door or just pretty potted flowers.

Look at IKEA for mobile islands and wheeled carts, many will have locking casters to stay in place when you need them and casters to move them where you need them most. Simple carts can be painted and customized to meet your personal needs. For example, a simple bathroom can be illuminated with a flash of color on a freshly painted cart with bath accessories and towels.

Grandma’s old tea cart can be given new life as a bedside table, with not only the necessary bedside lamp, but also plenty of books, reading glasses, tissues for sad stories, and a clock to wake you up to a new morning. . If the old tea trolley is in good shape and looks good on you in its original form, great; but if not, paint it to your measure. If it’s not a museum-quality piece, have fun with the painting; even the most understated piece is fun in apple green or poppy red, against a wall of muted colors.

Tea carts can find a home in any room with the space. Dining rooms are the expected place for such a piece, but I like to shake it up a bit. An entrance is another good place for a tea cart, to store mail, keys, and a cozy vase of fresh flowers from the garden.

A cart on wheels is a great home office piece for your computer printer and paper and even files kept in brightly colored boxes.

Naturally, the trolley on wheels makes perfect sense outside the pool to hold towels on the bottom shelf and a pitcher of ice cold lemonade, tea, or whatever suits your paddle on the top shelf. For safety reasons, be sure to use a sturdy plastic pitcher and glasses for the pool area.

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