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Two Tray Makeovers

July 21, 2014 By: Lesliecomment

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I had these two trays and they both desperately needed a makeover.  The white tray was an old  yard sale find that I had previously spray painted white, but that was back when we had a wooden coffee table in the living room.  With the new living room furniture the white tray didn’t really look pretty on the new end table, so I decided it needed a new look.  My first thought was spray paint because that worked for me before.

Tray makeoveres - white tray before spray paint

I gave it a few coats of this Rustoleum spray paint and it was quite bright.

Tray Makeovers - white tray after spray paint

So, then I decided it needed to be lightened up a bit.  I had a sample size of Valspar’s Spring Green paint.  I brushed on a few coats of that.

Tray makeover -  tray after valspar spring green paint

Still wasn’t a look that I wanted, so then I decided to add another layer.  This time, I used Annie Sloan Chalk paint in Aubusson blue.  I was definitely using all the various paint types and brands that I had in the house! For my first coat of blue, I tried to just lightly apply it to see what look I got….not a look I wanted.

Tray Makeovers - tray after aubusson blue chalk paint

So, I went ahead and added a second coat of blue.

Tray makeovers - tray after two coats aubusson blue chalk paint

I liked the blue, but I wanted to see part of spring green too, so I took the tray outside and used a bit of sand paper to distress it by hand.

Tray makeovers - tray after distressing

Now, that was more the look I was going for.  I finished this tray with a coat of Annie Sloan Dark Wax.

Tray Makeovers - tray after dark wax close up

The tray definitely doesn’t blend into the end table anymore!  Plus, I think the hints of spring green look good with the lamp.

Tray Makeovers - tray on end table

It still just holds the remotes and coasters, but it looks a little prettier. 🙂

Tray makeovers - tray after on end table close up

The second tray was a much simpler process.  I started with the plain tray that I got quite a while ago, either at a yard sale or thrift shop.

Tray makeovers - dark tray before

Sorry for the bad before picture….it was in my basement work area, which does not have the best lighting.  I removed the glass and took the screws out of the sends to that I could work on all the sections at once.  For this tray, I chose Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Graphite and then followed it up with a coat of Dark Wax.  Then, came the fun part.  I wanted to put pretty scrapbook paper inside the oval frame.  I pulled out several pieces and tried different ones to see what I liked best.

Tray makeovers - second scrapbook paper option

I liked a few of them, but ultimately decided on the one in the tray below.

Tray makeovers - after paint and wax choosing scrapbook paper

Once I put the glass back in the tray, it became challenging for pictures again.  But, I still really like the updated look.

Tray makeovers - dark tray after - chalk paint-dark wax - scrapbook paper

Do you have a plain tray around your house that could use a new look?

 

 

 

 

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Leslie

Leslie

Hello! I'm Leslie Wireback and the owner and creator of Puddy's House. Puddy is our cute little dog. I love to yard sale and thrift shop, paint just about anything, use my creative energy on projects, all while trying to enjoy life.

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