Personalized TV Tray Upcycle
6 Materials
$5
1 Day
Easy
Upcycle tv trays by personalizing them for each family member is easy, inexpensive, and fun to do. Great for bring the whole family together as they help personalize it, and work together on it. These also make great gift ideas!
I found these TV trays at a garage sale. My kids do their homework on school laptops. I wanted to personalize these trays for them to use for homework, as well as snacks, games, puzzles, etc. Plus they collapse and can be put away - which I love.
I started by spray painting the legs and TV tray edging with Rusoleum silver paint and let it dry completely.
I worked with each of my kids to pick out picture of things they love. These are my son's pictures. I printed them on regular paper. I used a scissors and cut them all out.
I arranged all the pictures on the TV tray so they fit and covered the whole tray.
Next move your pictures aside and you'll be using Mod Podge to adhere the pictures into place.
Paint on a layer of Mod Podge onto the TV tray.
Place your pictures onto the Mod Podge.
Continue doing this until all your pictures are glued to the tray.
Next you paint on more Mod Podge on top of the pictures, smoothing out all the bubbles along the way.
After you have painted the entire tray, let it dry completely. Apply a second coat of the Mod Podge and let it dry completely.
Here is the tray when it was completely dry.
Mod Podge is not water proof and I decided to add a stronger protective coating to the top of the TV tray to protect it. I used Miniwax Polycrylic Sealer and put the recommended 3 coats on it following the directions on the can. My kids love these trays and use them all the time.
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Cute idea!! Think of all the different themes you can do!
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You have such a creative mind Chas, those would make lovely gifts!
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I love this idea! And it turned out amazingly. Lucky kids... ;)
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Thank you Tikva ❤️
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