Style Secrets: Transform a picture frame into a tea tray
We show you how to upcycle and old picture frame and turn it into a tea tray. Follow our step-by-step guide to re-create this simple make.
Style at Home's Becky shows us how to upcycle a picture frame into a vintage-style tea tray.
Create the perfect tea tray to accompany your cuppa. With just a couple of handles and a simple design you will be the envy of your tea party soiree.
Step 1: Separate the frame
Step 2: Mark screw holes for a handle in the middle of the shorter edge
Step 3: Repeat this for the other side
Step 4: Use a bradawl to make holes over your pencil markings for the screws
Step 5: Screw both handles in place
Step 6: Cover each screw head with a dot of white paint
Step 7: On colourful paper, draw round the backboard and cut out
Step 8: lay the paper over the hardboard and add some decoration, maybe in the form of some vintage linen
Step 9: Cover the design with the photo frame glass
Step 10: Reassemble the frame to finish the tray Top tip: Paint the frame beforehand to create a brighter tray
Get the Ideal Home Newsletter
Sign up to our newsletter for style and decor inspiration, house makeovers, project advice and more.
-
‘Städdag’ is the Swedish cleaning method I’ve been using to clean my home for months — this is why I’ll never clean any other way
The Scandinavians (and now me) swear by it
By Lauren Bradbury
-
Dunelm has just launched a heatwave-busting bed sheet that's only £9 – it will help eliminate hot and sweaty nights during the heatwave
Too hot and sweaty at night? Your bed sheets could be the problem, and Dunelm has a solution
By Amy Lockwood
-
The one-year decluttering method is the key to clearing garden clutter this bank holiday – experts say it’s one of the simplest approaches
Banish garden clutter with this simple and effective method
By Kezia Reynolds