DIY Striped Wooden Tray Makeover

During final week's trip to the thrift store, I came across a apparently woods tray for a dollar. It was inward lamentable shape together with inward demand of a lilliputian work, merely I knew it had potential. Here's what I did alongside it:

Since nosotros all know I'm obsessed alongside stripes, I decided to pigment the tray alongside classic dark together with white stripes.

Here's what it looked similar when I kickoff brought it home.

It's such a uncomplicated lilliputian projection that makes a large impact!

To create this tray, I sanded it alongside about fine grit sandpaper to smoothen it down. Then, I painted the entire tray white together with permit it dry. I began to mensurate together with grade alongside a pen where I wanted my stripes to be, together with and hence used masking record to record off the areas I wanted to proceed white.

I decided I wanted my stripes to endure ii inches each. Here's what the tray looked similar 1 time I had all of the stripes taped.

Next, it was fourth dimension to pigment my stripes. I used a classic dark paint.

Once all of my stripes were painted, together with earlier the pigment dried, I removed the tape. (Always take the record earlier the pigment dries or it volition rip upwardly the paint.)

That's all it took to create this chic lilliputian tray.

I sealed the tray alongside a clear coat together with permit that dry. Once the tray was completely dry, I had a lilliputian fun styling it.You could actually purpose this tray for anything....a serving tray, a vanity tray, journal holder, etc. The possibilities are endless.

Thanks hence much for stopping past times today!!

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