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Mar,2018 By Sujata Leave a Comment

Makeover of an antique tray

 A unique antique tray makeover

I bought this unique tray from an estate sale. It was not in a very good condition, but I really liked it’s unique sides and handles. I don’t have a proper before picture, but have one after I had taken it apart and cleaned, and sanded it. A unique antique tray makeoverI wanted to give it a two tone treatment. For that I stained the base with Minwax American Walnut stain. A unique antique tray makeoverI chose 2 colors for the sides and handles. A unique antique tray makeoverSides and handles were too bright for the stained base. To make them go nicely with the base, I gave them a light coat of the same stain as the base, Minwax American Walnut. A unique antique tray makeover I then let the stain dry for a couple of days. This tray had a dog engraving, which I wanted to highlight. I carefully filled the engraving grooves with acrylic  paint. Because the tray was stained with oil based paint, the acrylic paint did not adhere to the base. Whatever little it did, was easy to just wipe clean with a wet swab. First I filled the dog part white and let it dry. And then  taped the parts close to the grass and filled the grass grooves with green. A unique antique tray makeoverColor in both the pictures looks different because of the lighting difference. Actual color is close to the second picture. A unique antique tray makeoverI then put all the pieces together by screwing the sides and the handles from underside. A unique antique tray makeover

To cover the screw holes I simply glued a craft paper to the underside of the base with three coats of Modpodge, letting each layer dry in between. A unique antique tray makeoverAlthough the tray is somewhat water proof at this point, I still gave it three coats of minwax paste wax for an extra layer of protection.  A unique antique tray makeover

 A unique antique tray makeover

 A unique antique tray makeover

A unique tray makeover

This video below shows this whole transformation in about a minute.

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