Metal Tray Glam Up

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This metal tray glam up just goes to show you can change up just about anything with paint and pretty transfers!

Hello beautiful friends!!

I hope your week has been wonderful so far! Feels like we are back in our heatwave after finally having some cooler temps, boo! But that’s okay, cooler weather will be here soon enough, right?
Today I’m sharing a little makeover I did a week or so ago. Just a simple little metal tray glam up!

Remember all of these smalls I found?

bunch of smalls before

I’ve done, let’s see, 6 of these so far!

In case you missed any, you can see them right here:

And today’s makes 6!

Metal Tray Glam Up

It started out looking like this…

dark metal tray before on white bench

dark metal tray on counter

Kind of boring! Sort of looks like it was painted a lighter color and sponged (or similar) with a darker color.

We are going to change ALL of that! lol

I began by cleaning it up, as usual. Then I used a primer spray to give it a good base and cover that dark.

white metal tray on counter

Next, I sanded a little because spray paint, especially some primers and leave a slightly bumpy finish.

sanding white metal tray

And I wanted it nice and smooth!

After that, I painted it with one coat of Victorian Lace.

painted white metal tray

Once dry, I added another one of the transfers that I used on this project too.

laying out transfer on tray

I decided to cut out the frame area since it didn’t fit well inside the flat area of the tray.

transfer cut out for tray

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And done! Isn’t that so pretty??

metal tray painted white with white and yellow flower transfer

Well, done with the transfer anyway. I then gave it a protective coat using our Matte Topcoat Tough Coat. (it’s out of stock at the moment, but we have more on the way!)

For the metal scrolled “feet”, I decided to make them a similar color as the leaves and words in the transfer above.

paper plate with mixed paint and small brush

I just mixed colors that I thought would work until I came up with something close.

painted small scrolled metal feet

That’s it, she’s all glammed up now!

top view of white transferred tray

side view of white tray with curved gray/purple feet

yellow and white rose floral transfer on white tray

A pretty addition just about anywhere.

And I just love this transfer set! With 4 minis, it is perfect for your smaller projects.

white tray with white and yellow rose transfer

Remember, I used this set before?? This particular transfer went onto this one…

white bucket with white and yellow rose transfer on front

New to transfers? This set is a great one to give it a try!

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This metal tray glam up just goes to show you can change up just about anything with paint and pretty transfers! artsychicksrule.com

Hope you have an amazing long holiday weekend, my US friends! Happy weekend all!

xoxo


12 Comments

  1. I can’t see anything redeemable about that tray in the before photo, Nancy, I would have walked past it 😂 But you saw what it could be and it’s beautiful now. I’m always amazed what paint and transfers can do!

    1. Hey Marcie! I know, right?! lol I love what they do too! I’m sharing a fun one for fall tomorrow…transfers make it so easy to make pretty things! xo

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