Repurposed Pink Lemon Tray
I LOVE summer decor and am always looking for fun ideas to add to my collection. When I found this old wooden tray at a thrift store I knew immediately what I could do with it!
This I a picture of the before and after. (You can’t see but the top of the tray had deep scratches in the top that were unfixable.)
The first thing I did was sand the tray. Then I painted one coat of white acrylic craft paint onto the entire tray.
After the first coat had dried completely I added another coat. I didn’t do more than two coats because I wanted more of a white washed look.
Then I painted the outer edge and the inside edge with a pretty pink acrylic paint. I painted inside the tray about one inch so that it appeared to be the lemon rind. I eyeballed this until it was the look I desired.
For the inside of the lemon I used painters tape and placed 4 strips across each other so that the triangles would be a little more even than if I just eyeballed it.
Then I painted the inside pink leaving about an inch of the white exposed around the edge. After the pink had dried completely I brushed on some lighter pink to give the triangles dimension.
After I removed the tape I realized I wanted the triangles closer together so I brushed on a little more darker pink around the edges of each triangle to make them feel closer. In the first picture above you can see which triangles I had added paint to and which triangles I hadn’t. The second picture shows all triangles completed.
After the paint was completely dry I sprayed a clear glossy coat onto the tray to give it a shine.
Here it is all complete!
You can use it as a decorative tray with other decor on top, or...
Stand it up like a plate behind your decor! I’m super happy with the outcome.
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HFredda on May 19, 2020
Crista:
Beautiful! A FUN project for any day, holiday or special occasion! 👏
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Crista | oliveushome on May 19, 2020
Thanks so much!
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Jody Price on May 19, 2020
I like it!!!!
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Crista | oliveushome on May 19, 2020
Thank you!
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I have an old wooden TV tray with the tray inside is white. Some is chipped off. The tray is in good shape except the tray, I thought about contact paper because if food is dropped on it it's still safe. Any ideas
Was the wooden tray made from myrtlewood?
It's a hardwood from Oregon that has absolutely beautiful woodgrain and is turned into many beautiful serving pieces. I've gotten several pieces while on vacations going through Coos Bay, OR. I've even found a few pieces in California thrift stores.
Although the final project is cute, I would never dream of painting such a beautifully grained wood, as shown in the "before" photo.
Just my opinion.