DIY Rustic Farmhouse Two-Tiered Tray for $3!

Multi-tiered servers are all the rage ... they're everywhere! And some of them are quite expensive. But never fear ... I'm sharing how I made my own with thrifted finds.
I found two circle, rustic trays at a garage sale for $3. (In person the wood actually looked cheap. But I knew a little paint would fix that.) The metal rims, on the otherhand, were awesome. In order to keep the paint from adhering to them, I gave them a quick wipe of petroleum jelly before painting.
I watered down some left over white paint and gave the trays a whitewashed effect. Because I was going for a rustic look, I basically just slapped it on--no need for perfection! Once paint was dry, I heavily distressed them with sand paper -- any paint on metal rims wiped right off.
I decided to line my trays with marble contact paper. [FYI: for ease of construction, only initially line the BOTTOM tray.] Then it was out to the yard to find a stick to balance the top tray on.
After cutting my stick down to the proper length, it was screwed together from bottom of large tray and the top of smaller tray. [FYI: I predrilled the ends of the stick to ensure it didn't split.] You can now add the contact paper to the top tray.
Cute right?! It's perfect for holding crafting supplies ....
It's not only functional, but very pretty to look at. It's great for the back deck, and it's currently holding fruit on my kitchen table. Not bad for $3!!
I go into more detail on my site. If you like this thrifted upcycle, I invite you to stop by and check out some of my other projects.
Cynthia - Clockworkinteriors
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  • Linda Smith Linda Smith on May 11, 2020

    how did you get the stick so it won't flop i tried to make a two tray using a pizza pan and a cake pan with wood to divide them and its so wabbly that it looked awful

  • Tessa Tessa on Dec 19, 2020

    What size screws did you use?

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