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If you're looking for something a little different to accessorize your walls, using silver/metal trays is a nice idea.. Gives you a little shine, but not as reflective as a mirror. This could be a fairly inexpensive look to achieve, too.
- Find them at inexpensive sources such as Goodwill, flea markets and garage sales, and check with friends and relatives to see if they have trays in their stash that they no longer use or want.
- Use any trays that you already have, even if they're not silver/metal and spray them with one of those fabulous metallic spray paints that are out now.
Even though the trays below are clean and simple, I think they work well on their own in this room. If you felt you needed a little something more hanging them from ribbon would give more dimension.
I like the idea of using trays as a backdrop. There are many ways you could do that, but a simple one would be to attach a picture frame to each one.
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Here's another possibility: Picture the 3 trays above with the following changes:
- a square picture frame centered and attached to the top left tray. It could be empty or filled with a family photo or a graphic print paper, for example.
- a large painted letter attached to the large round tray on the right,
- a plain shelf (in scale with the tray) attached to the bottom left tray and accessorized with a little something(s).
In this reader project showcasec on Ohdeedoh, the trays were painted with chalkboard paint to create a cute nursery wall display...
Have you accessorized your walls with trays? If not, is it an idea you would use in the future?
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NEW GIVEAWAY WINNERS
I didn't hear back from Sunya or Heather, so I chose two new winners for the BHG magazine subscription and iPad app.
The new winners are:
New Every Morning : It's almost a tie between the decorating and the cooking {and eating}, but I think the decorating wins out. Thanks for hosting such a fabulous giveaway!
Peggy: I love everything about the holidays except shopping. Thank goodness for the internet and small, independently owned shops!
Congratulations! I have both of your e-mails so I'll contact you directly so that I can get your prizes to you.
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Update: I was determined to take a break from anything Christmas in this post today, but when I saw this cute and simple idea from Chris (which is really winter, not Christmas) I just had to post it on my facebook page. Check it out HERE...
