Blissfully Chic DIY: Serving Tray's...Not Just For Serving

Saturday, May 24, 2014

Serving Tray's...Not Just For Serving

At least 3 days out of each week I run into Goodwill just to see if there is anything I must have. Mark loves that my favorite place to shop is Goodwill, it's great for our budget. :) There is one thing that I have such a hard time walking away from and they always have them...Serving Trays! Most of the time they are brown wood that has a few scratches, not a problem for me because I'm going to paint them anyway! Gosh I love them. I use them everywhere in my house and the best part is they are usually only $.99 or $1.99!

Here is one that I keep on my Kitchen counter. I think it just makes everything look a little more clean and put together. Yes, I know I have a crazy amount of Kitchen gadgets...I like them too. ;) This one was just a brown wood piece when I purchased it and of course I didn't take any before pictures...ugh. Just a little white spray paint and it looks as good as new! Please ignore the beautiful gold countertops (sigh) a Kitchen makeover will be here by the end of Summer. I just have to have patience until then.

This one I keep on my desk in the ~~Office~~ I mean Parlor. ;) It was a gold color before but I thought that white went really well with the gray top of my desk. Just a little something to hold paperwork and such.

This beauty is actually metal that of course I painted. It is also in the Parlor, it sits on top of a small little ottoman (that was also a Goodwill find for $7 brand new with tags from Target) in between the painted chairs.

So the next time you are browsing your local Goodwill or Thrift Shop and you see a ugly serving tray, pick it up! There are a million different ways to use them.

Have a good idea for using a serving tray? Please share, I would love to find a way justify buying more! ;)

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Proverbs 31:10-31

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