PROBLEM
I wanted a beautiful mirrored tray for our coffee table but had trouble (a LOT of trouble) finding one that I liked.
SOLUTION
(In use for 4+ years at the time of this writing.)
I'm the first to admit that the "perfect" solution isn't usually the most budget-friendly.
I'm also the first to admit that while I like to roll up my sleeves and do things myself, I also know when to call in a professional. The biggest thing most preachers of the DIY gospel fail to mention is "that just because you can, doesn't mean you should."
So this might be the one and only true "look! I made this" post you'll EVER get from me.
You can thank me later.
Back in 2017 we got a new coffee table and I wanted some sort of tray to go in the middle.
I looked and looked. Everything was the wrong size or the wrong material or the wrong style. I must have tried a half dozen options and they all -- no matter the design -- felt like "too much". I wanted something sleek. Something mirrored. (I've touched on my love of mirror in the past.) Something minimal. And I did not want to pay a gazillion dollars for it.
It was then that I remembered seeing flat circular mirrors in craft stores. I have also seen them used by caterers and in another host of applications. I thought "what about one of those... but it would need to go ON something". And after a little googling around, I came up with this...
Behold!
A 14" round mirror on a 16" pizza pan!
Yup. It was that simple.
I stuck some felt furniture pads on the bottom after a couple months of use and realizing that it was slightly scratching our glass coffee table. But after those were put in place we've had zero issues. I've spilled stuff on it and been able to clean it up easily (even if the pan did discolor slightly when I didn't get *ALL* the moisture up evidently).
So that's it.
A simple, relatively inexpensive and dead easy solution.
And four years later it is still going strong!
What more could you ask for?
Until next time,
Jill
P.S. The champagne bucket? It holds remotes.
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