DIY upgrade a Serving Tray

I like to try to “refurbish” what I already have. Very rarely do I purchase new items (unless it is something FANTASTIC and there is no way I can create it)! I feel like I have a lot of things that I redo, refurbish and/or upgrade. Recently I have seen some posts about different ways to DIY upgrade a serving tray. I have a few of them and there is one in particular that I really was not to crazy about. It was the perfect one to experiment with and I must say, it turned out really cute!

How I made my DIY upgrade Serving Tray

1. Start with an old Serving Tray

2. Chose your serving tray color

painted serving tray — I have been decorating with red in one area of my house. I decided to spray paint my tray red to go with that decor.

3. Select legs to go under your tray

wooden legs — I bought these legs at Lowe’s Home Improvement. You can chose small wooden unfinished candle holders or any other decor item that can be used as a leg.

wooden legs Dremel cut — I was NOT going to screw the legs on to my serving tray so I used a Dremel to cut off the screws that were on these legs. It cuts SO close and flush.

4. Select your color for your legs

painted wood legs — I spray painted an “Otter” shade to coordinate with my red tray.

5. Add any other decor to your tray (optional)

decor paint — I wanted to incorporate some of the “Otter” paint in my tray.

6. Prepare your legs for install

wooden legs with gripper pads — I stuck some round spongy gripping pads on the bottom of the legs (so they would not scratch the surface).

7. Glue the legs to the tray

glue legs to serving tray — I love Gorilla glue!!! I put a generous portion of Gorilla glue on each leg and glued them in place on the bottom of my tray.

8. My NEW Serving Tray

This was a really easy project. My only investment included wooden legs and some spray paints. I challenge you to find something in your house you can redo.

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How I made my DIY upgrade Serving Tray

1. Start with an old Serving Tray

2. Chose your serving tray color

3. Select legs to go under your tray

4. Select your color for your legs

5. Add any other decor to your tray (optional)

6. Prepare your legs for install

7. Glue the legs to the tray

8. My NEW Serving Tray

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