How to Build a Laundry Cart

Measure and cut eight pieces of 2-inch-wide, 1-inch-thick wooden boards to 18 inches long with a table saw. These will make up the top and bottom frames of the laundry cart. Measure and cut four more of the same type of wooden boards to 3 feet long. This will give you a laundry cart that is 3 feet tall with an opening of 18 inches wide.

Assemble the 18-inch-long boards into two separate squares by connecting the corners and drilling 2-inch-long self-tapping wood screws through the corners with a power drill.

Place each of the four 3-foot-long boards so the ends touch the corners of the two 18-inch squares. These four boards form the height of the frame and connect the top and bottom frames. Connect these boards with wood glue and wait 12 hours for it to dry.

Attach a 2 1/2-inch-wide caster wheel to the corners of the bottom frame of the laundry cart. Drill the self-tapping wood screws through the holes in the flat metal top pieces of the caster wheels to the wooden frame.

Measure and cut four pieces of thick cotton fabric to 19 inches wide and 37 inches long. These are the side panels of the laundry cart. Cut a 19-inch square of the same fabric for the bottom panel.

Use a staple gun to attach the edges of the fabric panels to the inside of the wooden frame. Line up the short ends of the fabric panels with the top and bottom pieces of the frame and place staples 3 inches apart all the way around the frame. Do the same to attach the square piece of fabric to the bottom of the laundry cart.