I hope you had a blessed Thanksgiving weekend. We had a houseful of people, but it was a great time of catching up and spending time together!
Today I’m sharing another fun DIY that would be a perfect gift for a host/ hostess or anyone who loves to entertain or cook. This project is a rustic wood slab chalkboard tray with handles that stands on some cute little legs. It’s extremely versatile and can be used from the kitchen to the bedroom.
I use trays all over my house to corral items and create vignettes. They are good for keeping remotes, books, candles, stacking plates, holding plants or displaying drinks or appetizers for a meal.
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Rustic Chalkboard Tray
Supplies:
Paintbrush
Painters Tape
Drawer Pulls
Instructions:
1. Tape off the part of the tray that you want to paint and paint on your chalkboard paint.
2. Glue feet on the wood slab tray and let dry.
3. Mark holes and using a drill, drill holes for the handles.
4. Attach handles with screws.
We recently hosted our family for Thanksgiving and instead of cooking the night before, we ordered pizzas and made a salad and appetizer plate. I don’t know about you, but Wednesday night before Thanksgiving there will be no cooking in this house! This tray was the perfect thing to display a variety of cheeses and meats for serving!
To life feeling like home!
XO,
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November 28th, 2016 at 4:06 pm
FANTASTIC IDEA l’m going to do this.
Thanks
November 28th, 2016 at 9:19 pm
Thank you, Baba! 🙂
November 29th, 2016 at 9:29 am
SO cute! I love the chalkboard paint paired with the rustic wood slab. It’s perfect!
November 29th, 2016 at 9:54 am
This is so cute! I absolutely love it – what a great idea!
November 29th, 2016 at 11:15 pm
Your tray is so nice! I was reading the post and did it come with the tree elements on the side. or did you glue it on.
MAria
November 30th, 2016 at 7:58 am
Thanks Maria! Yes, you can buy the wood slab just like that!
November 30th, 2016 at 9:11 pm
I love this idea….the rustic wood slab and the chalkboard paint looks so nice.
December 1st, 2016 at 7:41 am
Thank you, BonBon!
December 3rd, 2016 at 11:53 am
What a great gift idea for the foodies on your list!
December 5th, 2016 at 12:43 pm
I love how it can be used for so many different things!
December 4th, 2016 at 5:48 pm
Super cute Amy! I love the raw bark edges!!
December 5th, 2016 at 12:37 pm
Thank you, Cat!
December 4th, 2016 at 8:46 pm
I really love this, pinning!
December 5th, 2016 at 12:36 pm
Thank you, Roxanne!
December 4th, 2016 at 8:48 pm
Love this, pinning!
December 5th, 2016 at 9:06 pm
Well now that is the cutest tray! I think I need one! Thanks for linking up to Merry Monday! Pinned & sharing on FB! Have a great week!
Kim
December 7th, 2016 at 7:24 am
Thanks for hosting such a great link party!
December 6th, 2016 at 11:22 am
Love this tray! Great gift idea!
December 8th, 2016 at 11:22 am
I love this tray. Unique, and it would make a great conversation piece at a gathering. I’ll be Pinning and sharing on Twitter. Thanks for linking up on Sunday’s Best.
December 9th, 2016 at 7:19 am
Thank you, Rhonda! It was fun to make!
December 8th, 2016 at 10:43 pm
I mean, could this get any easier or any cuter? I LOVE this and will definitely be pinning to do later. Thanks for sharing with us at the Share the Wealth Sunday link up!!
December 9th, 2016 at 7:21 am
Thank you, Krystal! It is a fun gift idea.
December 9th, 2016 at 12:13 pm
This is such a beautiful tray! I love easy DIY gifts, pinned!
December 10th, 2016 at 9:16 am
This is such a cool idea! I had no idea chalk board paint was non-toxic, now I’ll be painting it everywhere!
December 10th, 2016 at 9:52 am
I am seriously loving your tray! Thanks for sharing this with us at the DI & DI Link party. Hope you had fun, and have a great weekend!