This week for our CC DIY, we struck gold! While digging through booths and different items, we scored a Pottery Barn Serving Tray (originally $99 from their site).
We purchased it for $3 – no haggling necessary!
It’s a little worn from general use, but no major issues, and perfect for this project!
Our goal was to turn this into a more stylish & functional tray. Something we could use to serve coffee and breakfast with a cute note, or a catch-all tray for your entry way.
Supplies + Costs:
- Chalkboard Paint – $20 from Walmart, but we will use this for TONS of projects. We probably only used about $2 worth of the paint.
- Paint Brushes – we already had brushes from previous projects
- Chalk – $1
And that’s it! All in all, we only spent about $5 for this project.
First, we cleaned the tray. There was some sticky residue from the price stickers and a few scuffs. We wanted to get rid of anything we could to make painting easier.
Then we got to start painting! Because of the tray being metal, the paint had a hard time sticking. It took us 4 coats of paint to get a solid color. Each coat took 20-30 minutes to dry completely.
Once it’s painted, you just have to style it to fit your needs! We created a coffee serving tray & a catch-all tray.
Show us what you did with your flea market flip! What should we flip next?