Printers Press Tray is ideal storage for cotton reels – easily accessible and beautiful to the eye.
The other day my husband delighted me with the words “I have a present for you” for a brief moment I wondered what it would be, after all the last gift I gave him was a pizza cutter!! Imagine my delight to discover it was a printers press tray:) He had no idea I had been keeping my eyes out for one for a couple of years.
Admittedly it is not the best quality, but that doesn’t matter!
My original plan was to remove the back, paint it and then reattach. However it just didn’t look like it would cope. Instead I carefully painted each section – find out more over at Gumtree’s upcycling hub where I am delighted to be a guest writer.
My painting wasn’t quite as neat as I hoped but it really doesn’t show as your eye is naturally drawn to the cotton reels:)
I love it:) Have you tried chalk paint? Its a great product for painting any wood – no primer needed!
saki komai
Monday 27th of May 2019
Thanks vicky, this will be a great present for my wife. She is so good in design and artwork. She will love this idea.
Lesley
Thursday 21st of January 2016
I have a tray like that and I put in Wade figurines from Red Rose tea.
migdalia
Wednesday 20th of January 2016
fantastica idea. gracias
Elizabeth Eales
Wednesday 20th of January 2016
Well done Mr. M! :) Looks great Vicky. x