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Before and After: KateDavis's Faux Bois Tray Makeover
Su Casa member KateDavis bought this white Melamine Serving Tray ($12.99) from Target, and decided it needed a bit of a modern makeover. She slapped on a piece of faux bois contact paper, instantly giving it depth and pattern. Want to see the finished product?
Roundup: Cocktail Trays
Every entertaining household should have a stocked bar with an ice bucket, glassware, cocktail shakers, mixers, and a few choices of poison. I recommend keeping these bar essentials out in the open on a console table of sorts, so guests feel they can serve themselves. Sometimes a closet or cabinet is the only option, though.
Nice and New: Jonathan Adler Acapulco Tray
It's finally Spring and aside from checking off your cleaning checklist, do you know what that means? Barbecues! Grilling up some burgers and tofu pups for friends and family is quite possibly my favorite way to entertain.
8 Alternative Uses For Serving Trays
At The Office's "Night in Morocco" Christmas party, Angela looked quite proper and ladylike serving up cocktails to her co-workers. But, such a festive occasion to put your serving tray to work only comes around a few times a year. On the days that you're not playing hostess, your serving tray can be hired for other duties in your home while you kick back and enjoy the sights.
Etsy Find: Pink Mirrored Jewelry Tray
Double your jewelry collection — or at least make it look like you did. Your pretty things will do a double take when you lay them down on this pretty-in-pink surface. The Pink Mirrored Jewelry Tray ($28) from Etsy sellers Moxie Sisters is Molly Ringwald-worthy and will give your boudoir a new girly touch just in time for Valentine's Day.
How-To: Make a Popcorn Tray From a Netflix Envelope
If you're a Netflix member like Yours Truly, you've probably got a smattering of red envelopes lying around your house. And not the romantic, love-professing kind from your sexy valentine. Although, who knows, maybe you have both!
This Just In: John Derian Coming to Target
On Sept. 14, home accessories dynamo John Derian will introduce a collection for Target based on the découpage pieces that made him rise to shelter world fame. The collection will feature antique print imagery like the fruit, flower, and animal prints that Derian typically layers and pieces together under his glass accessories, but instead they will be printed on melamine.
Nice and New: Garden Plan Tray
Formal gardens have gone out of vogue since Marie Antoinette's time, and most of us can't afford the upkeep anyhow. But, we can still appreciate their beauty. And, now we can do so in our very own homes, with the Garden Plan Tray ($135) from the New York Botanical Garden Shop.
Love It or Hate It? Illustrated Melamine Tray
This Lardy Oval Melamine Tray ($18.95) would look great as a serving tray at a party, or as a melancholy catch all for your landing strip. Do you like it, too, or is it a little too fanciful for you?
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Steal of the Day: Room Service Home Etc. Wire Trays
If you read my How-To on organizing your desk, you may remember that I wrote, "If everything has a place, you won't need to search for it. . .
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