From grandma's kitchen to my bar...

i was thrifting at one of my favorite local shops when i came across this GREAT tray table set. it immediately reminded me of my grandma and a tray she used to have in her kitchen! i couldn't let it just sit there, it had so much potential. here's what it looked like when i found it:

the black with all those hideous gorgeous gold accents and flowers, dang. i knew i wanted it in the living room next to the bar, to hold napkins and the cocktail shaker, etc etc..so i decided to go with white as the background and figure out the design to to on the trays later.


i got a can of glossy white spray paint and also a can of primer, i wanted everything to come out evenly and i was afraid with the designs already on it, it would be too hard to get the white to cover evenly.

started by sanding down everything and you can see where some of the paint came all the way off, which is fine, my main goal was to just rough up the surface though.

taped up the wheels, i was planning to take them off and clean them up a bit, but when i realized that i had no idea how to do that or even what tool to use, i decided they were ok the way they were ;)

close up of paint before sanding

close up of paint after sanding, much smootha!

whole thing is sanded, sanding something with paint leaves a great mess

don't forget if you're sanding anything with paint or chemical additives (like varnish, etc) and/or spray painting all day, a mask is a good idea!! and i thought i'd give you people somethin to laugh at ;)

after the primer is sprayed on, i'd never used spray primer, i was surprised at how uneven the coverage was, but when i used the white over it, it was fine

ta-da! all-white with an olives design. i'm  a fan.

in place right next to the bar

top shelf

bottom shelf

storing things! i'll probably get some cute appetizer plates and napkins, stuff like that to put on there. for now it holds the cocktail shaker, my trusty wine chiller, some beer glasses, and drink stirrers. check!