DIY Rustic Wooden Serving Tray

I absolutely love trays, don’t you?  I just made a super cute DIY rustic wooden serving tray that I think you might like.  

This cute little number would look great with any style of décor to make fabulous looking vignettes.  

It also makes an awesome serving tray to display and present your food at parties and gatherings.   Don’t you agree this adorable tray makes everything look just a little bit more spectacular?  

Did I mention it is super fast and easy to make?

I love the rustic color with the black handles on this tray.  You could paint it white or even stain it for a completely different color and style.

If you would like to make one just like this, scroll down and you will find my complete tutorial below. 

DIY Rustic Wooden Serving Tray – Tutorial

Supplies:

• Belt Sander
• Nail gun with 1 1/4in nails (you can use 1 1/4in screws and a hand drill if you don’t have a nail gun)

1. Two 1x4s & two 1x5s at 24in in length
2. Two 1x3s at 16in in length’
3. Weathered wood stain (I used a grey old wood stain for this project)
4. Two old-looking handles (I bought mine at Hobby Lobby HERE)
5. Four 1 1/4in wood screws (to screw handles to tray)  I get black screws to match the handles
6. Matte or satin clear coat

Pictures of Supplies Corresponding to Numbers above:

Assembly:

Place the 1x4s & 1x5s together

Nail the 1x3s onto the sides

I made sure to add 2 nails per board so that the boards won’t shift

Finishing:

To give a more worn look, I rounded off the edges with a belt sander.

Add one or two coats of stain to the wood to give an old look. You could even paint it white or the color of your choice, then sand the edges to weather it.

Spray on a couple coats of clear coat to protect the wood

Adding Hardware:

Screw on the handles of your choice.  I wanted a rustic look so I chose these black handles from Hobby Lobby.

Finished!  Now it’s time to add some pretty things!  Doesn’t it look fabulous?!!

If you like this, I would love to hear from you in the comments below!  

DIY Rustic Wooden Serving Tray

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