Trays are such a simple, easy & Frug-Elegant way to decorate your home & they can help keep things less cluttered & more organized. Come see what we mean…
Online & retail stores, trays come in different shapes, styles, sizes & price ranges. We even like to create our own trays! Our picture above of the different trays was taken at our local TJMaxx store. They always have such a great collection plus clearance options.
Living Room & Family Rooms are an easy place for clutter. We use a tray for our seasonal & holiday decor. So easy to change things up & you never have to change the tray if you don’t want to. A tray can be a designated spot for useful items like remote, eyeglasses, keys, tissues, etc etc. The spot family knows to always put these items.
Bedroom Trays: Trays in a bed are inviting & full or warmth! Not practical to put a tray in on a bed, we placed a tray on a super small bedside table. It makes the side table seem larger & the items look less likely to fall off. If the tray wasn’t there, the look would be so different.
Trays for the kitchen & bathroom can hold just about anything. Placed near shower, bathtub, on top of the toilet tank & next to sink. Great to hold soaps, bath products, candles & air fresheners, the list goes on & on…
Bring a tray outdoors too! Like our easy Fall Wine Box Tray to hold some of our Fall plants & pumpkins for our Fall Decor.
DIY trays can be such an easy project. From frames turned into trays or our wine crate turned into Fall Decor, & that actually required nothing except filling it- easy as could be. We also turned a vibrant tray we found on clearance to a beautiful bedside tray when we did our teen room makeover. We LOVE to find decor items on super clearance like 80-90% off. Those items are great opportunities for us to create something we love. Especially when all it needs is a little spray paint!
We don’t want to forget our trays for wine, a-hem, we mean beverages! Our Hot Chocolate Tray for our Christmas Kitchen or our Wine Trays.
This is a post that can truly be endless because we love trays so much. We use trays in our own home decor & in our FrugElegance by Design home staging. What better way to add texture, shape, and mix of materials (wood, metal, glass). Do you use trays in your home decor? Share with us some of your favorite pictures.
I need help using trays and this post and your wonderful photos will surely help to get me going in the right direction. I have that same round metal one with the glass insert (think it was from southern living way back), but I’ve never known how to ‘style’ it. Thanks!
These are so cute! I can’t wait until I can put things on my coffee table again without toddlers throwing it everywhere. I am jealous of how elegant your house looks.
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A few years back I was on a tray buying spree. Most of them are stored in a closet but after seeing these beautiful examples I’m inspired to bring them out of hiding. Thank you!
Yeah! We are so happy we have inspired you to use your trays. Have a lot of fun decorating 😉
Thanks for coming by after all and linking up at the #bloggerspotlight! Pinned to our group board.
My mother in law would adore all your photos – this is right up her street! While it’s less my thing I do love the look of some of them so it has me thinking!
I want all these trays!! I love using a bright tray on my living room ottoman to hold drinks and remotes and add a splash of color.
So true. It can add so much to ones decor & be so functional too. Thanx for writing Kristen!
Such good ideas! I especially like the bedside table tray. That looks so inviting …the cup of tea and a book….love it!
Thank you Denise 😉
I have a few old trays and you have inspired me! Thanks!
Yeah! Such an easy decor trick & you can get so much bang for the buck so to speak 😉 Happy decorating!
I love using trays, so many great ideas here to try, I really need to use them in my bathrooms!
I love all of these ideas! I agree that trays are such a cute and convenient way to arrange a group of items. We have one on our bedroom dresser with some silk flowers, a few candles, and a jar of cool looking potpourri from World Market.
Love decorating with trays! Thanks for sharing! You are one of the fan favorites at the Sunday Showcase from the Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. Here is the link so you can check out your feature. http://www.thededicatedhouse.com/2016/02/the-sunday-showcase-from-make-it-pretty-monday-3.html Hope to see you tomorrow night at Make it Pretty Monday. Have a great Monday! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
Whoahoo- That is awesome Kathryn.. thanx so much! We LOVE Make It Pretty!!
You have so many great examples.. for all styles and looks! What a great post! Thanks for sharing at You’re Gonna Love It
Thanx Kim!! We love coming over to You’re Gonna Love It! 😉