Striped Farmhouse Tray

Some of my favorite projects come out of my basement. My basement full of the most random things that I think I’ll for sure need one day. Which I most likely will. Or maybe not. You just never know, so might as well just hold on to them for the right timing!  I do the same thing with wood. Scrap wood, barn wood, archetectual pieces, so on and so on. There was this round wood piece that I picked up from our local hardware store once that I know I could turn into a project, and I finally did with this DIY Striped Farmhouse Tray!

Today I’m joining a crazy talented group of ladies to bring you some pretty awesome DIY projects that you can do yourself this summer! If you are coming from House by Hoff, welcome to my little creative spot! I’m thrilled you’re here, and I hope you take a look around! In the meantime, let me share how I made this cute little tray so you can make one too!

 

DIY Striped Farmhouse Tray.

 

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

  • Round Piece of Wood
  • Wood Stain
  • Painters Tape
  • Paint/Paint Brush
  • Paint Sealer
  • Sander or sand block
  • Handles
  • Screwdriver

 

DIY Striped Farmhouse Tray.

 

DIRECTIONS:

  • I started by staining the piece of raw round wood.

 

DIY Striped Farmhouse Tray.

 

DIY Striped Farmhouse Tray.

 

  • Once the wood was completely dry, I taped off the stripes with painters tape, then painted the wood that was still visible.

 

DIY Striped Farmhouse Tray.

 

DIY Striped Farmhouse Tray.

 

  • After the paint was dry, I peeled off the tape to expose the painted stripes on the wood, then sanded the whole piece down to give it a more weathered look.

 

DIY Striped Farmhouse Tray.

 

DIY Striped Farmhouse Tray.

 

  • Next I sealed the paint with a wax, and then attached the black handles to each side of the wood.

 

DIY Striped Farmhouse Tray.

 

And voila! You have a super simple farmhouse style tray to use this summer for drinks and food whenever needed!

 

DIY Striped Farmhouse Tray.

 

DIY Striped Farmhouse Tray.

 

DIY Striped Farmhouse Tray.

 

DIY Striped Farmhouse Tray.

 

DIY Striped Farmhouse Tray.

 

The summer fun isn’t over, head over to my sweet friend Amandas house at Sincerely Marie Designs for some more DIY fun! Her home is just beautiful so you don’t want to miss out!

 

 

And here’s a little peak at the other awesome projects you can find if you just follow the blog hop loop!

 

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17 Comments

  1. Love this! Thanks so much for sharing!

    I am having trouble finding handles that you can attach by drilling in the front. May I ask where you purchased your handles?

  2. My wife saw your tray and went nuts. I’m a wood worker so her first question was “ can you make one of these” anyone that’s worked with wood knows it hard to cut a circle.
    Well, I figured out how to do this and I happened to have some wide rough sawed white oak. I spent all weekend in the shop making these ( 15 in three different sizes ) for the entire family. Thanks for the great idea

    1. Well Paul, you just made my whole day! Thank you so much for sharing! I love love love that you made these for your family, what a special gift!

  3. Ashley, I love how this tray came out. When I first glanced at it, (on Bloglovin), I didn’t even realize it was painted because it looks like slabs of wood pieced together. What a great job you did!

  4. I know that depending on the wood, that color won’t always be the same but what color of stain did you use? I am wanting to go lighter on my bedroom furniture.

  5. Love how the tray turned out…..so cute!! Would love to make one for myself…. 🙂 Thanks for sharing!

  6. Where did you get the round wood? I’ve checked Lowes and Home Depot and neither have a smaller piece of round wood.

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