Wash Up Buttercup DIY Bathroom Spa Tray

Of course you can cut whatever size works for your space but ours was 1/2" plywood cuts as follows:

2 sides long 28" x 4"

2 sides short 17" x 6.5"

1 bottom 28" x 17"

We love the Grr-Ripper pushblock when cutting wood- it saves fingers!

Following instructions on your cut fixture you will route your dovetails. It's actually a really cool detail to add to something like this tray.

You'll need to draw a pattern for your handles on the two ends and using a drill press and forstner bit, drill two holes to start the inside of the handles. See the next photo which shows the scroll saw connecting the two holes to make a slot.

Before assembling brush a little glue into each dovetail pocket. Then using a rubber or wood mallet carefully tap the pieces together and clamp till dry. At this point you can use a brad nailer to attach the bottom to the frame of the tray.

If you have any gaps or dings that need filled you can use stainable wood filler. Once it's dry it's a good time to sand it smooth and wipe it down. Then give it a coat of wood conditioner and once that is dry move on to the wood stain. I'm a huge fan of gel stains!

With the gel stain it's easy to wipe on with a soft rag and then wipe off again. I love the woodgrain and the dovetails look great stained too!

Using my handy Cricut machine I made a stencil with my wording. You can buy a premade stencil or hand paint if you want. There are so many choices! I chose to use a black paint pen to fill in my design.

I've considered painting in the flowers with a paint pen but so far I'm enjoying the simplicity of the look!

This one is a nice big size and I was able to fit all kinds of bathroom related things in it- towels, wash cloths, face wipes, back scrubber, mirror, bath poufs, and lotion.

It fits so nicely in the space I need it for yet can be taken out to put on the counter top.

It really adds to the bathroom vanity we made in our new farmhouse themed bathroom! If you want to check out the DIY on the vanity you can find it HERE!

Oh, and since everyone always wants to know where I got the cute swinging bird clock I'll add that to the materials and tools list below.