Modern Gold and Marble Tray Makeover

Don't you love paint makeovers? It's so gratifying changing something just by painting it a new color! If your project is something small, like this little tray that I happened to change a few days ago, well, it's even better... Instant gratification! :)

It's been a while since the last time I did a small paint project. I might need to change that, because I'm so very happy that after 30 minutes, (drying time included) I ended up with a tray that looks like I just bought it!

Ha, reality is far from it..
This is the tray I got a few years ago at a flea market. I got it because it's a wooden tray with a glass bottom. The color and the paper underneath the glass were hideous, but I could see past that.

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After I brought it home it went through a paint makeover and a piece of purple fabric was laid under the glass. The tray stayed in my daughter's room for many years until she didn't use it any longer and it ended up in the basement.

Well, I brought it up last week to use it around the main rooms, but the lilac needed to go.

And this iridescent gold color by Golden Artist Colors has been my favorite color lately. The pigment load is high, it has good intensity and it's a true gold.

I separated the tray frame from the wooden and glass bottom and gave it two coats of gold.

| Golden Artist Colors Iridescent gold |

The wooden base or bottom was covered with marble contact paper. It couldn't be any easier!

| Marble Contact Paper |

Once the paint dried the tray was assembled back together.

The glass gives the marble surface some extra sheen.

Black and gold sequin covered notebook on modern tray

I've been collecting so much stuff that every time I'm about to buy something new, I need to pause for a moment and think about what I can reuse and bring new life into something I already have!