Waitress trolleys are usually one of the most beautiful and decorative pieces of furniture, but at the same time elements that are removed little party, especially considering that they are not exactly cheap furniture. Beyond family meals or cocktails with friends, the waitress is usually relegated to a corner of the kitchen the rest of the time, and even in many cases ends up living in the attic or storage room.
We propose here different functional ways of re-use these trolleys, taking advantage of their ease of movement and lightness, their capacity as an organizer in various heights or the elegance of their clean and refined shapes. In the image above they have taken out of context the Tea Trolley by Finnish designer Alvar Aalto to turn it into a coffee table and the central protagonist of the room.
It can also be useful as a small mobile bookcase, portable furniture for a television, or as a side table next to the sofa where to place decorative objects, magazines or a reading lamp. Any antique or vintage style model will add a unique touch to the room; the metal trolleys with glass shelves will give a French deco style to the living room.
With small waitresses you can set up a bedside table where to have everything at hand in the bedroom, ideal for those who enjoy reading several books at the same time or taking their work to bed. A simple clamp lamp attached to one side will serve as a bedside lamp adaptable to any height.
El hall is a great place where to place a waitress; It does not take up much space, it serves as a tidying element, and it will be very convenient to put down your shoes, empty your pockets or support your bag. A folding model can be reinvented as a planter or flowerpot holder where to have the plants, as they raise in the blog The Lole.
If our waitress is narrow and neutral tones, it will fit perfectly in the toilet as a shelf for bathroom accessories or as a console for perfumes and makeup. The one on the left is the Happy Time model that Alfredo Häberli designed a few years ago for BD Barcelona, a piece initially designed as a trolley for shops and restaurants that, however, has found different uses over time thanks to its minimalist and versatile style.
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Sources - Design Happens, Home Jelly, Houzz, the lol blog, three studio blog
beautiful, the one I like the most is the one in the first photo