I’m so excited to be sharing this fun trash to treasure project with you today!  This great DIY Wooden Serving Tray is my new favorite piece on the dining room table, but it didn’t always look this way!

I found this great piece of wood in my parents’ neighbor’s dumpster.  They’re cleaning the place out, and I’ve actually been able to pull a few treasures out of there.  Lucky me!

I knew this piece of wood had tons of potential and after going back and forth about it for awhile, I decided to turn it into a serving tray.  Below I’ll outline the steps I took to turn this old piece of wood into a gorgeous wooden tray:
DIY Wooden Serving Tray
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Supplies:

A piece of wood (mine is a 24″ x 20″) Varathane Weathered Wood Accelerator
Stencil, (I made mine on my Silhouette Cameo) find similar stencil here
Americana Decor Chalky Paint in Lace
Round Sponge Brush
Handles (mine were found in the hardware section of Menards)
Painter’s tape
Fine grit sandpaper

First I gave the wood two generous coats of Varathane’s Weathered Wood Accelerator.  It did a great job turning the orange wood a more weathered gray color.  It also really evened out the imperfections in the wood.

I made my stencils using my Silhouette Cameo.  I purchased a tile stencil in their Silhouette Store, and just had them cut on cardstock.  If you do not own a Silhouette, I found a similar stencil here.

In total, I had t...