Rustic Lemonade Stand

My friend asked me to help decorate her daughter's outdoor reception this past May. The Bride really wanted a Lemonade Stand for part of her decor and use as a display and serving area. I started googling Lemonade Stand Ideas and all of them seemed to require too much effort to make the entire base first and then add the wood and top, so I came up with this idea.....

I had  bought this "blind" cabinet in March from the KSL classified ads because I wanted to try to make a kitchen island out of it.  It's 24 inches deep so I felt that it was too wide for the space I had.  It was only $20 so I didn't feel bad about not using it and donating it to our garage to use as storage.  

We had weathered cedar fencing from 3 fence panels that we had replaced last fall.   So.....I put the two things together and came up with my solution for the Lemonade Stand!  

The main area of the fence panels is all tongue and groove cedar. We wrapped the back and sides of the cabinet with the tongue and groove, using my neighbor's nail gun to adhere it on.  We also spray painted the front and sides black in case any gaps would show thru.  I'm thankful Scott thought of that because we had plenty of gaps!  

We had left over weathered wood from my dad's wood pile that we had used to make the Barn Doors for the Ward Fall Ho' Down.  We used that for the top/counter of the stand and also the "sign".  Scott even figured out how to notch the sides of the sign into the counter so it would all be flush. Because of all the wood on it, it is heavy.  I want to add locking casters to help maneuver it better.  Someday those will be put on. ;) 

Finished Front View

Back View

I love that my Lemonade Stand is made out of a cabinet because it has a drawer and a closing cupboard with a shelf to store things on/in. The right side is big enough to hold my cooler for ice! 


 P.S I have the drawer front and a burlap curtain for the right side.  Hopefully I'll be able to add those pics soon!