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Weathered Tray

I have had this boring looking tray and used a weathering technique to make it look old and used.

Weathered tray with items inside it.

I mentioned on Friday that I was off to my 20 year high school reunion. I survived!

It was a late night but tons of fun to catch up with old friends and classmates many of them I haven’t seen since high school.

You can check out some fun pics on Instagram.

I’m totally feeling ‘weathered’ from the weekend so what a great tutorial to share with you today, how to make a new tray look old by weathering it with a paint technique.

Weathered tray Graphic.

Weathered Tray

This is the little white tray before. I used it next to my computer and it held a little wire pen holder. Not the best idea since pen marks got everywhere on it!

A white tray before the DIY tutorial.

I used a bunch of brown and grey paints to make the aging effect.

Black acrylic paint, Martha Stewart Arrowhead and Gray Wolf, Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Country Grey)

Containers of paint laid out for weathering.

Using a chip brush, I layered on the different brown and greys not fully painting the entire surface.

Pink paper plates with the paint and brushes on it.

Here is how it started to look with the paint on it.

Brushing paint onto the tray.

For dimension, you want to make sure to add some black dabs of paint.

Once you brush it in, you won’t notice the black.

Have you ever painted something where you go over and over it until the paint almost dries and the brush becomes hard to pull through?

No?

Well, that’s how you’re going to paint it here. Just keep going back and forth with your paint brush almost pulling the paint off until you get your desired look.

Adding dots of black paint.

Then to add a beachy element to it, I wrapped some twine around the handles hot gluing it in spots to secure it.

The black paint mixed into the grey paint.

And there you have it. I think the tray looks great painted! Definitely a much needed improvement from the pen marks.

There is twine wrapped around the handles of the tray.
Close up picture of the weathered tray.

I looks perfect with some beachy glass buoys and my french glazed plant pot.

Glazed pots of greenery in the tray.

It’s also the perfect fit for holding my design magazines.

Magazines in the tray.
The weathered tray on the dining room table.

You gotta try this simple DIY project. I made it under an hour and I know you can too!

Be sure to come back tomorrow where I’ll share with you another tip from my Organized Blogger Series!

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