Distressed Serving Tray embellished with Buttons

So, you’ve been eyeballing a distressed serving tray in a home decor store that you’re  totally in love with but can’t seem to justify spending the money.

Well, no worries ’cause here is a simple tutorial on how to make your own distressed  serving tray by using a  Walnut Hollow Serving Tray  and Buttons Galore buttons that will make the perfect {inexpensive} addition to your home decor.

 Distressed Walnut Hollow Serving Tray

Supplies Used to Make Serving Tray:

• Walnut Hollow Serving Tray
• Buttons Galore Buttons 
• White Paint
• Wood Stain
• Hand Sander or Sandpaper
• My Mind’s Eye Patterned Paper
• Hemptique Natural Cord
• Colorbox Ink
• Mod Podge

1. Paint  2. Sand 3. Stain

 How to create a distressed look

 To give this tray a distressed look,  I painted it white,  used an electric sander to randomly distress areas and then applied a light coat of stain. ** Tip…A little stain goes a long way**

I applied the stain with a sponge brush then used a paper towel to quickly wipe off the excess.  As you apply and wipe off the stain, you’ll begin to see the distressed areas become darker in appearance developing into your aged look.   Just like magic!

Use Mod Podge to adhere patterned paper on tray

While I was waiting for the stain to dry,  I tore the edges off a piece of patterned paper and inked them with Colorbox ink  to create a distressed look.   When the stain was dry, I adhered the paper onto the tray using Mod Podge Matte.

Add buttons to wood projects

To complete my serving tray,  I added some buttons from Buttons Galore  Vacation &  Zesty Lemon  packs on to the four corners and tied the handles up with Hemptique Natural Cord.   Adding simple buttons on  to your projects can be an inexpensive way make them  beautiful.

Use buttons as Home Decor accents

I’m totally in love with this tray.  I even like how it’s displayed with a vase full of buttons.  Buttons just make everything look better!

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Holly Gagnon

I love the smell of pretty paper, drinking Chai Tea and making unique things out of whatever I can find. I'm a dollar store junkie who loves to design with Kraft paper, textures, burlap, inks, ribbons, buttons, glitter and anything that can be up-cycled. I'm excited to be a part of this Buttons Galore & More Design team. I hope my ideas inspire you.

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