Christmas Tray Wall
Sometimes the most effective decorations can be incredibly simple. Take this wall of trays for example.
They are not particularly complex in design or color. And they are not particularly expensive especially since each tray was no more than a couple of dollars at our local thrift store plus the cost of the paint used to cover them in their Christmas finery.
But in mass with a very simple two color scheme and sitting behind a fun collection of Santa cups using the same color scheme, they are fun and effective.
Here’s the wall before:
Zhostovo Trays
And once again with our transformed Christmas trays.
After Christmas when life returns to some normalcy, we will resume our Tuesday Tutorials, and I’ll do a tutorial on this simple yet effective decoration. You can either start yours then and get a leg up on next year’s Christmas or complete a set for another time of the year. I could see this same color scheme for Valentine’s Day with words like Cupid, Love, Sweetheart or wouldn’t an orange and black or black and white scheme be fun for Halloween with words like Boo, Ghoul, Vampire, Creepy. Oh I’d better get started now – I want one set for each holiday!
Thanks for visiting. Please come back soon,
Cathy
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18 comments
Roxanne
I definitely like them better as Christmas decor. Great job
Patti
Super cute idea! I will definitely be doing this. Thanks so much for linking it.
Wishing you a happy and blessed new year.
Hugs,
Patti
Heather @ Beyond the Aisle
Thank you so much for sharing this great idea! I think I would like to do this with chalkboard paint and the different names of Christ next Christmas.
Katherines Corner
What a great idea. I just have to mention the Santa mugs. I broke mine years ago ( from my childhood) seeing all of yours makes me smile!. Thank you for sharing at the hop xo
Polly
very cute!!
Donna Heber
Hi Cathy,
Your Christmas wall of plates is so festive! You did a fantastic job creating them. I’m co-hosting with Katherine this week at Thursday Favorite Things and hope you will stop by for a visit. Wishing you all the best in 2013.
Joyce @ Quilted Nest
Beautiful!! I think I would make a mess if I tried to do these – but yours look amazing. Great idea!
Sandi ~ A Cottage Muse
So happy I stopped in from Debra’s…this is a wonderful idea!
Happy New Year!
Debra@CommonGround
these are wonderful, they make a real impact on your wall, Love the red/white color scheme!
Patricia Krank
I absolutely love this idea for Christmas. You really are one creative couple! So glad you posted at SavvySoutherStyle. Patti
Tammy
Love it! What a terrific Idea! Thank you for sharing this at Rustic Restorations weekend.
The Refeathered Roost
Love the painted trays and the simple color scheme. Great impact with this project!
Melinda
Jann olson
Such a cute idea. All of them grouped together makes for a very fun statement! Thanks for sharing with Share Your Cup.
Hugs,
Jann
Jann olson
Hi Cathy,
just hopping back to let you know that I will be featuring you at Share Your Cup today.
Hugs,
Jann
Cathy Farquhar
:Love the tray wall—-what a neat idea! Just dropped over from Sharing your Cup.
Cathy Farquhar
Fingers and brain are not working together====Should be Calamity!
Karen
This is one of my favorite Christmas projects I have seen in 2012! Love it!!! I think I’d like to do it using old junky trays. So so cute. I kind of have a thing for hand painted tole trays too
But, I love this so so much! Very creative!!
Karen
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