One of my skills is my ability to find the fabulous and the unique---- and then hoard it until I have the perfect location. I haven't decided if this is a good or bad skill to have. You see what has been happening with me for many, and I mean many years is that I have no will power and I purchase these wonderful pieces without having a plan or a place for them. Hence, I am the owner of the fabulous finds graveyard.
I'm happy to announce that I was able to retrieve this vintage copper-topped restaurant tray from the home decor graveyard and find the perfect spot for it in my kitchen. In preparation for the blog post about the tray, I added a vase with some clippings from my Nandina shrub. I love using "just green" clippings as Fall flower arrangements.
The next morning when I entered the kitchen I found that the Nandina decided to shed all its leaves. Look what happened!
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My first thought was that I had a big mess to clean up. Next though I realized that the way the Nandina scattered her leaves was very artist. I decided to write the blog post with the leaves just where they fell. The tray is huge. I'm going to use it as an extra serving/prep area in the kitchen. I love that the copper covers the sides too. Don't miss the nail head trim on the corners. It fit perfectly on top of a folding French bistro table I also had in the graveyard. Don't you love it when it all works out.
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| TRAY RESTING ON FOLDING FRENCH BISTRO TABLE |
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| CLOSE UP OF NAIL HEAD |
There are handles on each side.
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| LIFT HANDLES |
My bread boards fit perfectly on the table base.
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| BREAD BOARDS |
Of course I mostly cleaned it up. Here's the result in the afternoon sun.
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| AFTER CLEAN UP |
What do you have in your home decor queue?
