The Wicker House

Nautical Tray Makeover

Before and Afters

Hello Friends!

I am so excited to share my little tray makeover with you all today.

I’m kinda in love with it.

I first sanded this black tray and them painted it in a white chalk paint. 

I think I bought the tray from Pottery Barn, but that was forever ago.

I then decided a simple anchor stenciled in the center would look great on the tray.

These are the steps I use to stencil an image:

Step 1. find an image online and print it out to the size you want your image to be.

Step 2. using a pencil, scribble on the back side of the image, making sure to cover the whole image.

 (this works like carbon paper)

Step 3. tape the image into place where you want your image to be, then using a sharp pencil trace out the image.

Step 4. remove the paper and you should now have a traced image. Now using a small paintbrush, fill in the image with paint.

Once I was finished I sprayed the whole thing with a clear sealer.

  Continuing with the nautical theme, I decided to wrap rope around the handles.

 I used hot glue to secure the rope to the tray.

 I’m pleased with the added touch. 

The finished tray fits in perfectly in my living room.

I’ve been really busy working on so many projects lately. So stay tuned, I have plenty more to share.

Thanks for stopping by,

Emily

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11 Comments

  1. Lisa @ Fern Creek Cottage
    May 4, 2014 / 9:33 pm

    Looks awesome!

  2. Unknown
    May 4, 2014 / 9:45 pm

    Wow Emily, I'm more than kinda in love with your tray! Great work, J

  3. White Lace and Promises
    May 5, 2014 / 7:23 am

    This is a great idea and one I'll have to try. Simply beautiful with just the right touch.

  4. brockey
    May 5, 2014 / 2:19 pm

    Love this…where did you get the pillows?

  5. Emily@TheWickerHouse
    May 5, 2014 / 4:14 pm

    The pillows are all from Ikea, except for the blue flowered one, that one I made, you can find the tutorial here: thewickerhouse.blogspot.com/2014/02/easy-6-pocket-pillows.html

  6. Art and Sand
    May 5, 2014 / 4:17 pm

    I love your tray and the pillows on your sofa behind the table.

    I made a tray for my daughter (now I wish I had kept it) from a wooden wine box and just drilled holes to add the rope handles.

  7. Passionate for White
    May 6, 2014 / 6:26 pm

    So crisp and clean….great job!

  8. Anonymous
    May 7, 2014 / 6:21 pm

    LOVE it! You have great style. Your house is a dream. 🙂 🙂

  9. Unknown
    May 12, 2014 / 6:16 am

    Looks awesome! You have great style. Your house is looking like my dream house i really like that & i use this blogger daily…..

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  10. Interior Design hyderabad
    August 9, 2017 / 10:16 am

    Can you please information about pillow where i can purchase through Online

    • Emily@TheWickerHouse
      August 9, 2017 / 3:56 pm

      I made one and the nautical one is from Ikea years ago. No longer available.