Thrift Store Tray

I was so lucky to find this tray in good shape at Goodwill.  It was a blank canvas just waiting for a new look.

Redesigned Thrift Store Tray with Placemat and Paint | Redesigned By M

This tray was $3.99!  Such a good deal.

Redesigned Thrift Store Tray with Placemat and Paint | Redesigned By M

It had great dentil details around the border.

Redesigned Thrift Store Tray with Placemat and Paint | Redesigned By M

Although the flaw in one corner desperately called for a paint over!

Redesigned Thrift Store Tray with Placemat and Paint | Redesigned By M

I saw this placemat at Superstore.  It had just the right blend of modern and classic I wanted to revive my tray.  You can see in this photo that the placemat was too big.  Not a big deal to fix at all.

Supplies needed:

Tray Placemat (preferably one that can easily wipe off spills) Spray paint Scissors and ruler Poster Putty

With two light coats of black spray paint and trim off the placemat with a pair of scissors, I had a new tray that looks like this:

Redesigned Thrift Store Tray with Placemat and Paint | Redesigned By M

I gotta admit that I like this one better than tray #1, primarily because there were no mistakes with using too much Mod Podge.  Ugh.

Redesigned Thrift Store Tray with Placemat and Paint | Redesigned By M

The dentil detail still looks good!  Just a bit more polished now.

Redesigned Thrift Store Tray with Placemat and Paint | Redesigned By M

I decided to use some Poster Putty here to hold the placemat in place; just in case I wanted a new look down the road.  I can easily switch out this placemat with something different and won't have to ruin the tray at all.

Redesigned Thrift Store Tray with Placemat and Paint | Redesigned By M

And now... let's bring in the Before and After action!  C'mon, we all love them!

Redesigned Thrift Store Tray with Placemat and Paint | Redesigned By M
Redesigned Thrift Store Tray with Placemat and Paint | Redesigned By M

What do you think?  Pretty fantastic, huh?

Total time: TEN minutes!!!!!!  Not including dry time of the paint, of course.  This hands-on time included two coats of paint, cutting the placemat to size, and affixing it to the tray with Poster Putty.  Could not be ANY easier and faster!

Total cost:  The tray was found at Goodwill for $3.99.  The placemat was picked up at Superstore also for $3.99.  I already had the paint and the Poster Putty, so that cost nothing extra.  After taxes, this tray cost me a total of $8.84.  Woohoo!  I also have leftover placemat material.  Wonder what I can make those into....?