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Project: building a kitchen trolley (cart) | Mobile kitchen island

Many kitchen trolleys are available on the market and are for sure useful and elegant but no one would include all the storage possibilities and functionalities of the below island that turns to be a real kitchen assistant. And building it is so easy, that's no robot!

What you need

Well, almost any kitchen item, wooden item, a bit of wood assembly accessories and a few wheels...
For this one, this is what I used:

4 Chopping boards
2 Bread boxes
2 Dish racks
2 Baskets
1 Old and damaged wooden roller shade
1 Wooden plinth
1 Wooden rod
1 Cutlery set holder

KITCHEN ISLAND 1st FEATURE: STORE POTATOES, ONIONS, & GARLIC

The wooden dish rack has been used for the first level.
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This metal dish rack provided a second storage level.
It constitutes a solid base along with other wooden items.
And a second basket for more potatoes or canned food items.
A basket will then contain the onions, a natural repellent.
Six wheels provide the required stability.

KITCHEN TROLLEY 2nd FEATURE: DUST FREE STORAGE

A wooden bread box is fixed to the front. It is part of the structure. 
A metallic box is added to the back.
The box is also fixed with screws to increase the overall strength.
The space behind this box is turned into a storage shelf using the other parts of the dish racks.

KITCHEN ISLAND 3d FEATURE: INCREASE THE WORK SURFACE

The chopping boards are now fixed on top of all to constitute the work surface.
The extended work surface is huge when both boards are unfolded.
2 thick boards are assembled in the middle for maximum strength.
Detail of the piston when folded...
2 thin boards are added to the sides and fold on a piston mechanism.
...and when the boards are unfolded. A piston of 8 Kg force was chosen.
Any one of them can be opened when needed to extend the work surface.

KITCHEN TROLLEY 4th FEATURE: SPICE RACK

Spice racks are first built from wooden plinths and rods.
Then fixed to the trolley to form part of the structure.
The trolley, seen from the backside.
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KITCHEN ISLAND 5th FEATURE: COOKING CUTLERY AT HAND

Time now to fix the cutlery holder for having wooden spoons at hand when cooking.
The trolley moves easily on its wheels and can be parked anywhere when not in use.

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