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DIY Tray Tutorial Using Tile and Cabinet Handles

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Learn how to make this beautiful tray with this easy DIY tray tutorial using tile and cabinet handles – what a great way to use leftover tile from a kitchen or bath renovation – or create a tray using pretty Carrara marble tile! This is a quick and easy, inexpensive tray to make that’s perfect to organize your perfume and jewelry in your bedroom/bathroom, display books and decor on a coffee table, centerpiece idea for your dining table or as a food and drink serving tray when you’re entertaining. Such a gorgeous wedding, anniversary, hostess or holiday gift idea too!

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This is a throwback Monday post – a great DIY tray to make for the upcoming holidays as handmade gifts! Of course make one or two up for yourself as well!

Learn how to make this beautiful tray with this easy DIY tray tutorial using tile and cabinet handles - what a great way to use leftover tile from a kitchen or bath renovation. Great gift idea!

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DIY Tray Tutorial Using Tile and Cabinet Handles

Decorating my home on a budget, repurposing items and creating my own home decor are some of my big passions… I love to create one of a kind items for my home; the kinds of things that give my home personality and unique style.  

 Most of all I love sharing my DIY adventures with all of you! Today I’m sharing my step-by-step DIY tutorial for this gorgeous marbled gray tray so you can make one too.

Here are 5 creative ways you can use this DIY tray:

  • You can use this DIY tray to store and display your jewelry, nai lpolish and perfume on your bathroom vanity or on your bedroom dresser: 

A stylish DIY tray made from repurposed cabinet hardware and gorgeous gray marbled floor tile!

  • In your foyer as a place to stash your cellphone, keys and sunglasses

This is such a clever OUT OF THE BOX diy decor idea! See this easy DIY Tray tutorial to learn how to make a beautiful tray using gorgeous cabinet hardware and floor tile. Use for storage and display!

This is such a clever OUT OF THE BOX diy decor idea! Easy, inexpensive and stylish Gray Marbled DIY Tray made from gorgeous cabinet hardware and floor tile. Use for storage and display! www.settingforfour.com

 

  • Use it to display books, candles and decor on a coffee table
  • Centerpiece idea for your dining table – add a vase of flowers to it, a bowl of fruit, or a few candlesticks….you name it!
  • As a food and drink serving tray when you’re entertaining.

Make a few of these trays up for these 7 thoughtful DIY gift ideas:

  • Wedding gift
  • Anniversary gift
  • Hostess gift
  • Teacher gift
  • Housewarming gift
  • Christmas or Birthday gift
  • Us it in a DIY gift basket – place it under a wicker basket filled with goodies and wrap it all in cellophane gift wrap, ribbon and a tag!

DIY Tray Tutorial Using Tile and Cabinet Handles

Supplies:

This is such a clever OUT OF THE BOX diy decor idea! Easy, inexpensive and stylish Gray Marbled DIY Tray made from gorgeous cabinet hardware and floor tile. Use for storage and display! www.settingforfour.com

  • 1 tile 12″ x 12 ” like this gray marbled style or this Carrara marble style  – your choice of color and pattern. You can even use a rectangular sized tile. 
  • 2 of these 3 inch satin nickel cabinet handles
  • Industrial Strength Adhesive – this is the BEST stuff I love it!
  • Painter’s tape
  • 4 felt pads
  • Paint designed for tile

Total cost = $20.00! So inexpensive!

This is how I made my DIY tray – it’s super quick and easy!

1.First use the painter’s tape to mark where you’d like the cabinet handles to sit on the tile in a centered position. These tape lines will act as a guide.

This is such a clever OUT OF THE BOX diy decor idea! Easy, inexpensive and stylish Gray Marbled DIY Tray made from gorgeous cabinet hardware and floor tile. Use for storage and display! www.settingforfour.com

2. Attach each cabinet handle to the tile with E6000 adhesive following the adhesive instructions. Let adhesive dry.

3. Attach a felt pad to each bottom corner of the tile.

4. Paint the edge of the tile with a coat of gray paint to cover up the bare edge. 

Note: Make sure you test that the handles are attached strongly because you won’t want them to pull off your tray and damage your floor or hurt your feet,  if you will be carrying it around!

That’s it! Now enjoy your gorgeous new tray!

This is such a clever OUT OF THE BOX diy decor idea! Easy, inexpensive and stylish Gray Marbled DIY Tray made from gorgeous cabinet hardware and floor tile. Use for storage and display! www.settingforfour.com

This is such a clever OUT OF THE BOX diy decor idea! Easy, inexpensive and stylish Gray Marbled DIY Tray made from gorgeous cabinet hardware and floor tile. Use for storage and display! www.settingforfour.com 

 This is such a clever OUT OF THE BOX diy decor idea! Easy, inexpensive and stylish Gray Marbled DIY Tray made from gorgeous cabinet hardware and floor tile. Use for storage and display! www.settingforfour.com

  This is such a clever OUT OF THE BOX diy decor idea! Easy, inexpensive and stylish Gray Marbled DIY Tray made from gorgeous cabinet hardware and floor tile. Use for storage and display! #outofthebox www.settingforfour.com

 This is such a clever OUT OF THE BOX diy decor idea! Easy, inexpensive and stylish Gray Marbled DIY Tray made from gorgeous cabinet hardware and floor tile. Use for storage and display! #outofthebox www.settingforfour.com

I love the gray and beige swirls and the marbled style of this tile. It looks and feels like real crosscut limestone! I’m a big gray lover so this really fits into my decor.

The satin nickel finish and shape of these cabinet handles are stunning too! 

I’m using my tray on my vanity for storage and display – to hold my jewelry, perfume and a small crystal votive of flowers.

I think I’ll make one up using Carrara tile too!

I love this tray so much I’m going to make a bigger version for our outdoor DIY Restoration Hardware Knock Off Farmhouse table… for summer dining and entertaining!

I hope you like my DIY Tray Tutorial Using Tile and Cabinet Handles and make one or two up for yourself and your friends!

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heatherHeather is a Designer, True Color Expert® and proud military wife at Setting For Four Interiors. Heather offers online Interior Design and Paint Color Services. See all of our design tips & tricks on the blog and follow us on Instagram for more design and decor inspiration!

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  1. Starr says

    October 24, 2016 at 7:54 am

    Great idea, Heather!

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    • heather says

      October 24, 2016 at 9:05 am

      Thanks so much Starr – have a wonderful day! xo Heather

      Reply
    • Suzanne says

      October 24, 2016 at 11:26 am

      I am going to try to do this as gifts for Christmas. Great instructions!

      Reply
  2. kae crist says

    October 24, 2016 at 8:16 am

    This is a great idea. It is going on my “to do” list. Thank you for sharing it.

    Reply
    • heather says

      October 24, 2016 at 9:04 am

      You’re welcome Kae – have fun making this tray! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Barbara says

    October 24, 2016 at 9:31 am

    This is the best idea ever! I see beautiful tiles in Habitat Restore all the time- and now I know what to do with them. What nice gifts my family will receive this Christmas and lots of love put into them without a lot of cost and time. I’m so inspired!

    Reply
    • heather says

      November 4, 2016 at 12:30 pm

      Great Barbara – yes they would be perfect for this project!! You’re family will love getting a DIY tray for the holidays – so thoughtful!! xo Heather

      Reply
  4. Linda says

    October 24, 2016 at 10:51 am

    Making one of these to corral my stuff! Beautiful.

    Reply
  5. Joan Beiting says

    October 24, 2016 at 11:51 am

    I found you in Better Homes and Garden, while sitting in fed office! I like your ideas DYI what is the best gray paint you talk about? I like this color!

    Reply
    • heather says

      November 4, 2016 at 12:29 pm

      Hi Joan – I’m so glad you found my website! That gorgeous gray paint color and all of my home paint colors are here: https://www.settingforfour.com/paint-colors-home/ Hope that helps and thanks again for visiting my blog! xo Heather

      Reply
  6. Sherry says

    October 24, 2016 at 12:59 pm

    First time blog follower at age 65 (never too old) but what really caught me was your passion for making all things gray come alive and your common sense when putting ideas to paper and then to the real thing, I first read about you in this months BHG and followed the Yellow Brick Road, I watched your video at the Laz-E Boy Showroom, what a kick! I fell in love with the rug selection and the gray recliner was actually something I could live with (my husband was so happy when I showed him the pictures, as I had been pretty firm on no recliners ever in the past). And the really funny thing is I had just been to Sherman Williams and was sure I had every gray selection possible….so back I head to get ‘Mindful Gray’…….

    Reply
    • heather says

      October 25, 2016 at 8:11 am

      Hello Sherry and welcome to my blog! I’m so glad you found me from my BHG feature! Thank you for all of your beautiful compliments – they really made my day. Those gray recliners I used in the Design Dash video really are gorgeous – and they certainly don’t look like recliners – I think you and your husband will love them….and La-Z-Boy has so many fabrics and trim to choose from too. Mindful Gray is my go-to gray – it’s a warm, liveable gray – we just love it! In fact we just painted our downstairs bathroom with it! Thank you for following along with me and have a gorgeous week Sherry!

      Reply
  7. Denise Barkel says

    October 24, 2016 at 2:04 pm

    What a clever idea this is! I now am going to garage to get a left over tile to do this today!!

    Reply
    • heather says

      October 25, 2016 at 8:05 am

      Oh great Denise! So glad to hear that you’ll be making this tray! I’m glad you have leftover tile to use for it – have fun making and using it! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Chris says

    October 24, 2016 at 8:02 pm

    Great idea!

    Reply
    • heather says

      October 25, 2016 at 8:02 am

      THank you Chris! xo Heather

      Reply
  9. Babette Thurston says

    October 24, 2016 at 11:52 pm

    Wow, beautiful Heather! So easy! I love the styling of your tray with the jewelry and perfume! So stylish! Thanks for this tutorial!!

    Reply
    • heather says

      October 25, 2016 at 8:01 am

      You’re welcome Babette! Glad you like this DIY tray project!

      Reply
  10. Carolsue says

    October 30, 2016 at 3:48 am

    This is so pretty! You are so talented — I’m afraid I’m not, but this looks pretty easy to make! Even for me.
    Digicats {at} Sbcglobal {dot} Net

    Reply
  11. Suzanne says

    November 13, 2016 at 10:32 am

    I love this project. My bathroom counter is always a mess!

    Reply
  12. Kathleen Kutz says

    December 26, 2016 at 5:19 pm

    I love these trays. Nice to know you don’t have to drill holes for the handles but you have to find the handles that go flush with the tiles.

    Reply
  13. Barbara says

    May 1, 2017 at 2:34 pm

    This I am going to try!

    Reply
    • heather says

      May 8, 2017 at 12:35 pm

      Yay! Have fun making this tray Barbara!

      Reply

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