Vintage Serving Tray

As we cleaned out my Grandad‘s house, I came across lots of great vintage finds, most of which I shared with you last July. On later trips I found a few more pieces that I’d like to share today.

This awesome orange arm chair was tucked away in a corner my entire life and I never even noticed it! Although I do love the orange, an upholstery job is in store as well as some love and care for those beautiful tapered legs. They are the screw-in type and although they aren’t stripped, the fitting is VERY loose. Anyone have any experience fixing a similar problem?

This vintage tray was another hidden gem that I found, in all places, stuffed in the attic, covered in dirt. It was next to my giant piece of original art that was the source of great agony last fall when it took, not 1, not 2, but 3 attempts to hang it in my dining room! Today the tray is getting a makeover!
It cleaned up nicely but it definitely was showing it’s age.

One of the handles had broken off but my awesome wood-working father-in-law was able to make a new one over Thanksgiving.

The x-stand was also in rough shape and missing one of the fabric brackets.

After a few coats of paint, here’s the final product!

The tray was sanded and paint with Valspar’s Wet Pavement in Satin. I got the paint plus primer and it worked wonders!

The stand I left as natural wood and gave it a good rub down with Murphy’s Oil Soap. I made new braces out of some gray webbing that I picked up at Hancock’s which allowed me to make sure the stand sat completely level, it was a little wonky before.