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    Home » Repurposed Furniture » Serving Stands | Make Your Own From Repurposed Drawer Fronts

    Serving Stands | Make Your Own From Repurposed Drawer Fronts

    Published by Gail | Published August 4, 2017 | Updated April 9, 2019
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    It is Mindi from My Love 2 Create back again! I am excited to show you my Repurposed Drawer Front Serving Stands !

    Repurposed Drawer Front Serving Stands

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    This is a great project because it is easy and very useful!

    drawer front and spindles before

    When my friend gave me all her cabinet doors from her old kitchen there were also several drawer fronts in the stash.

    After loaning out my Pinterest Serving Tables so many times to friends, for weddings and different events I knew I could use a few more, which led me to make these repurposed drawer front serving stands. I started with the above drawer front and spindles. (I seem to remember the spindles might have been from the Restore for $1 each, I used a piece of one on my Kids Street Sign)

    cutting spindles

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    I started by cutting off the spindles to use as the big round feet for my serving stands using my RYOBI Miter Saw. On the bottom right I needed to cut out a middle section to get to the other round "foot" and I actually ended up using that piece too.

    dry fit for drawer front serving tray

    In the top left photo I had my feet and drawer front ready to go, and then the left over parts of the spindles in the back caught my eye. So, I pulled them out and found another drawer front (top right) and decided to make two stands! In the bottom I am doing a dry fit to see how the stand would look with the chunky feet...and I liked it. I think they are sort of charming. 🙂

    sanding drawer front and spindles

    Next up I gave everything a good sanding with my Sander, the little feet were easier to sand by hand with a scrap piece of sand paper.gluing spindle feet for bottom of drawer tray

    I added a good amount of Wood Glue to the feet and then set them in place on the bottom of the drawer front.

    Nail spindle feet onto drawer front to make serving tray

    At this point I could have just clamped the feet in place and let the glue dry, but I am too impatient. I grabbed the other drawer front and used it to hold the feet in place (top left) as I flipped the whole thing over. Then I added a nail with my Ryobi Nail Gun into each foot through the top of the drawer front (top right).

    Once I knew the feet were secure, I removed the extra drawer front that I used to flip it over and added 4 more 2'' nails into each foot (bottom left). Then I filled the nail holes with Wood filler.

    spray painting drawer front serving trays

    Now all I had to do was paint them!! Of course I went to my spray paint stash, I always seem to have half empty cans that need to be used up, and sure enough I had some Rust-Oleum Ocean Mist.

    The spindles needed to be sprayed from both sides so I started upside down, and then finished with them right side up.

    repurposed drawer fronts and spindles into serving stands

    I love how they turned out! Such a pretty color!

    overlapping serving stands

    And as luck would have it, the smaller tray fits perfectly under the large one. Just in case I need some crazy layering to happen...hee hee!

    top view of repurposed serving stands

    It is nice having two stands, so that we can have one for sweets and one for veggies.

    serving stands made from drawer fronts and spindles

    They fit great on my Modern Rustic Buffet, I love having this space for refreshments...

    Repurposed drawer front serving trays

    My kids love it too...in fact they kept trying to steal the food while I was taking pictures! And surprisingly they were mostly after those peppers!

    Serving trays made from drawer fronts and spindles

    All in all, I am quite happy with my new serving stands, and now when people want to borrow some, I have a few more to share!
    Click here to see more random spindle project ideas.
    Do you have serving stands? Would you use these for your parties?
    Thanks for reading!
    Mindi

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    About Mindi

    Mindi is a wife, mother, runner, dancer, and a lover of all things fun and DIY.

    A few years ago she discovered blogs and fell in love with the idea that she could do things she had always dreamed of doing. Like build furniture from pallets, and make cool projects for her home.... Mindi was inspired by other bloggers that empowered her to create.

    Mindi decided to give back and possibly reach someone out there that has a desire to create like herself. She believes we all have that desire in some form or another, and we all DO create in our own way, every day. Whether it be crafty or not, even creating happiness in others is a gift that many share.

    Mindi loves to learn and use that knowledge to make beautiful and useful things for her home.

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    1. Allison| Upright and Caffeinated

      August 09, 2017 at 9:48 am

      What a great idea!! Love it! Thanks for the inspiration.

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      • Mindi

        August 10, 2017 at 2:19 am

        Thanks Allison, so glad to inspire!

    2. Oliver Terry

      August 07, 2017 at 12:53 pm

      Wonderful, This is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing this.

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      • Mindi

        August 10, 2017 at 2:19 am

        Awe, thank you so much!

    3. Sue

      August 06, 2017 at 3:35 pm

      Such a clever project! I like that one tray can fit under another and the color of the trays is gorgeous and uplifting. Thanks for sharing, Melissa.

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      • Mindi

        August 10, 2017 at 2:18 am

        I love that it worked out that the smaller one fits under too! So glad you like the color! Thanks!

    4. Gail Wilson

      August 04, 2017 at 9:38 pm

      Mindi,

      Your diy serving stands are awesome! I love the size and of course the color! Thanks for sharing an awesome project tutorial with us.

      gail

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      • Mindi

        August 06, 2017 at 1:11 am

        Thank you Gail, I always love sharing with you! These are going to get a lot of use! 🙂

    5. Melissa

      August 04, 2017 at 1:11 pm

      Hi ,

      This is so cute . Thank you for sharing . Love your site .

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      • Mindi

        August 04, 2017 at 1:49 pm

        Thanks Melissa!! I feel blessed to contribute on Gail's site, she is amazing!

    6. GirlfromWva

      August 04, 2017 at 8:42 am

      So cute. Thanks for sharing the how to's.

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      • Mindi

        August 04, 2017 at 1:49 pm

        Thank you so much! I am happy to share! 🙂

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