This Under-$300 Rolling Cart Adds Counter Space to Your Kitchen—No Renovation Required

With home improvement material shortages and price increases over the past year, it can be difficult for homeowners to accomplish even simple renovation plans. In fact, the National Association of Home Builders reported that over 90% of builders reported shortages on essential items like appliances and plywood. Luckily, you don't have to invest in a total remodel to upgrade the look and functionality of your kitchen.

The Home Styles Rolling Kitchen Cart has a near-perfect rating from over 2,600 Amazon shoppers. Priced at just $289, the portable kitchen island provides extra cabinet and drawer space along with an added countertop area—no power tools required.

The 53 x 18 x 36-inch solid hardwood island has a stainless steel top for easy meal preparation and cleaning. The three-shelf cabinet provides a large storage area for things like small appliances, cookbooks, or pantry staples. It also comes with three drawers, a spice rack, and a towel bar. It's available in black and white to match most decor styles, though you can easily paint it for a customized look. Since it has lockable wheels, you can easily move it around for entertaining or even take it outside to use as a bar cart for outdoor parties.

To buy: Home Styles Rolling Kitchen Cart, $289 at amazon.com

Shoppers love the easy-to-assemble rolling cart for adding a significant amount of countertop and storage space for appliances, coffee essentials, food storage containers, and even trash cans. Many reviewers also said that the stainless steel top is sturdy and easy to clean.

"I bought this for more counter space and storage space and I'm shocked at how much it holds," one reviewer said. "I was able to fit all of my small kitchen appliances, paper plates, and bowls in the cabinets. This includes a Crockpot, coffee pot, hand mixer, toaster, chopper, can opener, and griddle! I love the added ends to hold paper towels and spices! The stainless steel counter makes it look very sleek and top quality. The wheels are perfect for moving it out of the way if we have people over, to give more space in our tiny kitchen."

Another shopper wrote, "This cart is amazing! It looks beautiful and is very well engineered. It took about 1.5 hours to assemble and the instructions are easy to follow. Love all of the drawers and cabinets on it for that extra storage space. I store my water bottles, supplements, and snacks in the drawers. My Keurig sits on top next to my microwave with a coffee pod tower. It looks very nice! Very good for a coffee bar set up as well!"

If you need a boost in storage and counter space without replacing your cabinets, grab this rolling kitchen cart for just $289 on Amazon.