Are you ready to see how easy it is to make this awesome DIY Chalboard serving tray?
Here we go!
DIY Chalkboard Serving Tray
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Materials
- 2×12 piece of wood cut to desired length. Mine is 3 feet long.
- Minwax Early American Wood Stain
- Green FrogTape
- Foam Roller
- Chalkboard Paint
- (2) Cabinet Door pull handles and screws to attach
- Drill
to attach the handles
- Felt Pads
DIY Chalkboard Serving Tray
Tutorial
- Pick your wood, cut to desired length, and sand. I bought an 8 foot long 2 X 12 plank and had it cut in three sections. Two were 3 feet long and one was 2 feet long. I used one of the 3 feet long pieces. This wood is about 2 inches thick. I wanted it thick and chunky to make it sturdy.
2. Apply stain using a rag. I chose Minwax Early American Wood Stain It is light and classy!
Here is my pretty wood all stained and ready to go:
3. Tape around the edges using your Green Frog Tape . I used the same width of the tape and placed it up to the edge of the wood all the way around as shown:
4. Use a Foam Roller
5. Remove tape carefully. Isn’t she pretty?
6. Drilling time. Take your cabinet door pulls (you need two of them), place them on desired location, and mark where you need to drill. My pulls were big – the screws were 5 inches apart – but you may use smaller ones. Just look for something that can comfortably fit your hand when holding up the tray.
7. Place the Felt Pads
8. Season the tray. Take a piece of chalk and cover the whole thing with it. This is going to prepare the new chalkpaint to be erasable. If you don’t season it, you will be able to see writing marks after erasing.
9. Erase with an erase board to get excess chalk off, and then use a damp cloth and wipe the surface clean.
10. Guess what? You are done!
The possibilites are endless! You could mix and match different bowls and plates depending on what you are serving. I am already thinking I want to make a couple of these for a few weddings I have coming up. Who would not want to receive this beauty as a gift?
The easiest tutorial ever, right? Let me know if you have any questions! And thank you, Shanty-2-Chic for the inspiration!
Nice idea
We loved the idea too, thanks!
Very cute!
Thanks Denise!
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Im wondering about sealing it? Would the chalkboard still work if the entire tray were covered in polyacrylic?
Hi Austin, I’ve never tried it so I can’t say. My guess is it wouldn’t work. The only way to find out is to test a scrap piece 🙂