Upcycle an old (or new) potting bench into a bar cart to get the garden party started.
You’ll need:
A wooden potting bench (with a removable bowl if possible); sandpaper; outdoor paint in a colour of your choice; a towel ring, a wall-mounted bottle opener; cutlery hooks; ice bucket if your bench has no bowl; drill or screwdriver.
To make:
1 If you bought your potting bench new (we found good flatpack models in Ikea and B&Q), put it together first. Then give it all a good sand and wipe down.
2 Paint the bar all over in an outdoor paint colour of your choice. The louder the better, we think.
3 Once dry, sand lightly, wipe down and give it a second coat.
4 When the second coat is fully dry, screw the towel rain (for your bar towel) and bottle opener to the outside of the bar. If your bar has drawers, you can change the handles to something more suited to a bar, too.
5 Fill your ice bucket or bowl with ice and cold drinks, add cocktail shakers, spirits, mixers and small bowls to the shelves. Pop snacks and bar games of your choice into the drawers and invite your friends round.
This project is taken from our Almanac pages, which feature seasonal things to note and notice, plan and do each month.
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