Need cabinets? Recycle and Repurpose

Thanks to Ecofabulous for unearthing this splendid stainless steel bar cart from Fusion Furniture Gallery. As novel as it looks, it also comes with an interesting story to share over cocktails. According to Zem: "originally used in Virginia hospitals to store medical charts, these gems have remained untouched 150 feet underground in the Atchinson Caves (former limestone mines of Kansas), where they were stashed when the mines were converted into military storage during World War II."

If you love the look but gulp at the $1500 price tag, you can do what Kevin did when furninshing his closets, and take yourself on down to Home Depot, where you can pick up a stainless steel Husky 8 drawer tool cabinet for about the same as it would cost to ship the Fusion bar cart to your home.

Vintage office furniture can add some retro industrial chic to your home, and you can either find a retailer that specializes in refurbishment, or better yet, hunt down your own pieces in the wild, on craigslist or ebay, or better yet, at a thrift store that's owned and operated by a worthy charity.