Thrift Store Basket Makeover
Do you know what you're looking for when you go thrifting? Sometimes I do and sometimes I just browse. Yesterday I was browsing and came across an excellent find that just needed one small tweak!
When you go thrifting it's important to keep an open mind.
While you're reading please be sure to pay attention to the bold blue links for more Homeroad ideas and the products I used for this project.
One of the first things I look at when I get to the thrift store is the baskets.
They can be painted, bleached, and tweaked, like today's project.
When I found this wicker beauty in the basket aisle I was sure it was once the top of a hamper.
As a matter of fact there were 2 of them and you can bet I'm going back for the other one today!
I decided right then and there that it looked like a tray.
I just love wicker and wicker trays of all kinds are very popular right now.
So I grabbed it.
I brought the wicker tray home and gave it a good cleaning with dish soap and a scrub brush.
I let it dry overnight.
In the morning while I was deciding what to do to this beauty next, I ran across a couple of my favorite cabinet handles similar to these.
You see... we are renovating our first floor right now, which means that almost everything we own is in the basement.
Yes it is! 😵💫
I was sure to save these fish handles when they tore out the old kitchen and they just happened to be on my workbench now.
I held the handles up to the wicker tray and fell in love with them all over again!
I marked the spot where I needed to drill holes in the tray.
A quick buzz of the drill and I was pushing the screws through the holes.
The handles were absolutely perfect for this tray!
If the tray you find has a looser weave you may need to add small washers to the screws to be sure they don't break through the wicker.
For mine, the screws alone were perfect, if it loosens up you can always go back and add washers!
As soon as my life is back together and I can find all my items, I will be filling this tray with beads, hand made coasters, and more fun finds.
It will be perfect for nautical decor as well!
Or your cat...
Maybe it was the fish handles?!
Not exactly what I had in mind for this tray but this works too! 😂
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