Let’s Refresh a Cottage Style Tray

Have an out of season tray? Let me show you how to refresh a cottage style tray in less than 45 minutes! Simply follow these easy steps!

Shortly after the Christmas holidays, I found this tray in the clearance section of a local department store.  It was marked down to less than $10.00!  The cottage style look was perfect for my decor but the design on the bottom limited the tray to the winter season.  Since I loved the overall look of the item, I decided to use a few things I already had to refresh this cottage style tray. 

Since I am bit challenged on storage space, I am trying to limit the amount of things I can only use for part of the year.  It didn’t take me too long to realize that yes,  I could cover that up without too much difficulty! I quickly purchased the tray before some other crafty person could grab it!

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Let’s Refresh a Cottage Style Tray

Let me share my simple steps for makeovering a cottage style tray!

I didn’t want to completely remove the Holiday message so I decided to make an insert that would cover the bottom of the tray.  I happened to have some leftover foam board from another project that I thought would work perfectly. You can find that project here: How To Display A Child’s Vintage Garment

 

After gathering the piece of foam board,  a box cutter and some tape, I was ready to go to work.  Flipping the tray over,  I measured the back of the tray in order to cut a piece of foam board to fit the area.

I cut the foam board a little smaller than the actual inside so that I would have a little wiggle room in case I wanted to cover the foam board insert.

Once I was sure the foam board insert would fit nicely inside the tray, I was ready for the next step.

I just happened to have a piece of yellow fabric wrap that was left over from some flowers we had purchased for my Great Aunt. My husband had thrown the wrap away but I quickly rescued it from the trash can!  I knew it would come in handy one day!

I simply folded the yellow fabric and wrapped it around the insert.  Then I placed the insert back into the tray!  It will be easy to change the color of the fabric to coordinate with the items I display in the tray!

The Finished Tray

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I  am pleased with how my project turned out.  The whole project including decorating the tray took less than 45 minutes.  I did have the elements for the tray display already gathered together.  If you need to gather your elements, it may take a little longer than 45 minutes.

The cottage style of the tray and the white color make it a very versatile piece!  I am already planning a display for Easter! 

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