Textured, Metallic Tray
Posted by DecoArt on Apr 28th 2020
Dress up a wooden tray into a show-stopping accent with Americana Decor®Texture™ and Matte Metallics™.
SUPPLIES
- water container
- paper towels
- paintbrush
- wooden tray
- palette knife
- texture tool
INSTRUCTIONS
- For a smooth surface, basecoat the wooden tray with Aged Bronze.
- Paint the tray edges with Pewter.
- While the paint is still wet, load a palette knife with Deep Bronze (Metallic) and scrape it across the wet Pewter paint.
- Allow to dry before continuing to paint the other sides with the same method.
- Paint the top edge with Pewter. Allow to dry.
- Paint the inside of the tray with Deep Bronze (Metallic) on a palette knife.
- Cover the inside, but leave the inner sides smooth. (See photo.)
- While the paint is still wet, use a notched texture tool to scrape semi-circles on the inside of tray. (See photo.)
- Clean off the tool with each swipe.
- The multiple textures achieved give much visual interest to the tray.