Antiquated Abby: The final reveal!

So, Eleni and I decided that we needed a kitchen island. After scouring the internet, we realized that the size we wanted was going to be way too expensive. So! We put some roof racks on my 1990 Toyota Camry, (yah, that's right!) we picked up 4 free pallets from a craigslist ad, and we began on a journey. Over the past 2 weekends, we built and built, sanded and grouted, painted and cut, drilled and planed, and finally, we ended up with an AWESOME product. (Sorry, not the best pictures.)

First, the frame. We made 8 of these simple frames, made with 2x3s and 2x4s. After we put them together we realized we could have easily just used 2x3s. 2x4s were overkill. We got a sheet of cabinet grade plywood and cut it to size and screwed it all together as shown in the second picture.

Then, taking the pieces of the pallets and a sheet of thin mdf covered in chalkboard paint, we put the two sides on.

The top is whole planks of pallet wood, with tile inlays! check out these dope pics!

We also put on some wheels. $3.50 each at Harbor Freight. They have that industrial look we wanted and they have brakes. They are blue, so when we went to Home Depot, we got blue screws for the hinges for the doors. Here's what that looks like.

The worst part of the construction: the doors. We tried using the extra pallet wood we had, but it just wouldn't do--the look was too monotonous. As per my previous post, my parents got some wine boxes for me. I sent my wonderfully complying mother back to the flea market (the only day the guy comes is on Thursday and I have work) and she bought him out of the same ones I made the shelves with. We broke them down and, after spending FOREVER trying to make an arrangement that would work, we settled on the one pictured below.