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Swap It Like It’s Hot: Wooden Carved Tiered Stand

October 8, 2015 Rachel 11 Comments

DIY Wooden Carved Tiered Tray

 

Are ya’ll ready to see one of my most favorite thrift store upcycles? Today I’m sharing my project as part of the #SwapItLikeItsHot blog hop put together by my awesome from Charlotte from Ciburbanity and I couldn’t be more pumped about it! If you are visiting from Something To Be Found, welcome! Katie sent me a box full of items that were deserving of a makeover. But one of them really caught my eye….

This wooden coin tray.

Coin Tray

I’ve been eyeing those awesome carved wooden tiered stands from Pottery Barn and other sites for awhile, but gosh dang they can get spendy! When I realized I could take this coin tray apart, the wheels started turning. I grabbed a couple more items to make this transformation complete, but here is the end result:

DIY Wooden Carved Tiered Tray

 And you would not believe how easy it was! Wanna see?

You will need:

Wooden coin tray

Wooden bowl larger than the bottom tray

Wooden turned table leg about 2′ long

2 hanger bolts,(1-  1/4 x 1 1/2″, and 1- 1/4x 2″)

Cordless drill

Circular saw

Wood glue

1/16″ drill bit

Step 1: Remove the screw holding the tray together.

Step 2: Drill a 3/16″ hole in the center of the bottom of the wooden bowl.

Step 3: Cut the table leg into 2 shorter pieces and drill holes about 1 inch in, on either end.

Step 4: Screw in hanger bolts into either end of the pieces of the table leg.

DIY Wooden Carved Tiered Tray

Step 5: Fit everything together to check for desired height difference between bowls.

DIY Wooden Carved Tiered Tray

Step 6: Take apart stand and sand bowls to remove shiny finish, then stain so all have the same tone. I used a dark walnut stain for the lighter pine bowl and a transparent oil for the darker wood walnut bowls from the coin tray. I then used a white wash to give them a weathered-look finish and to hide imperfections in the wood/my sanding job ;).

DIY Wooden Carved Tiered Tray

Step 7: Put it all back together, but use wood glue between the cut pieces of table leg and the bowls. Let dry for 24 hours.

DIY Wooden Carved Tiered Tray

This tiered stand is about 2 feet in total height and it is perfect to display various fruits and seasonal items.

DIY Wooden Carved Tiered Tray

I filled mine with teacups, cinnamon sticks, and these funny little pumpkins from what they call a “pumpkin tree” at Trader Joe’s.

Cinnamon Sticks in Blue and White Teacup

Croissants

Fall Fruits - DIY Wooden Carved Tiered Tray

DIY Wooden Carved Tiered Tray

DIY Wooden Carved Tiered Tray

So, what do you think? Pretty good transformation, no?

You might also like these previous #SwapItLikeItsHot thrift store transformations I did:

Harvest Art

Before and After Thrift Store Art

Wood Planked Frame 

  Wood Planked Picture Frame

I sent a pulley and a couple other things to Ashley from Simply Designing… Go check out what she did HERE.

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Comments

  1. Katie says

    October 8, 2015 at 7:25 am

    Rachel!!!! This is amazing!! As soon as I saw that bowl I knew it would fit your decor perfectly!! You did an incredible job remaking it! Hopefully your daughter liked that pink sling chair for her dolls 🙂

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  2. Gilly @ Colour Saturated Life says

    October 8, 2015 at 8:23 am

    This is amazing! Seriously looks high end, you wouldn’t even know what it use to be. Love your brain!

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  3. Charlotte @ Ciburbanity says

    October 8, 2015 at 4:22 pm

    You, my beauty, are a marvel! I can’t handle how amazing and legit these look! The white washed finish is gorgeous… Looks like they were made for your able. Mwah! Thanks for joining the #swap fun! xx

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  4. Jaime Costiglio says

    October 9, 2015 at 8:09 am

    Very pretty Rachel and such a versatile decor piece.

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  5. Brynne@TheGatheredHome says

    October 9, 2015 at 9:09 am

    Wow! It turned out AMAZING! What a creative and beautiful transformation!

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  6. Christy says

    October 9, 2015 at 9:40 am

    This is gorgeous! Looks so high-end! XO

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  7. Nancy @ Artsy Chicks Rule says

    October 9, 2015 at 10:22 am

    LOVE, love , love this! What a great job you did and I just adore how you have it filled and styled!
    xo
    Nancy

    Reply
  8. Jillian says

    October 11, 2015 at 10:21 am

    Just stop!!! This is gorgeous! It looks so high end, I can’t believe it all started with a thrifted swap!

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  9. Bee says

    October 11, 2015 at 4:43 pm

    I love it so much! And those little tea cups in it are so cute!

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  10. Emily @ Two Purple Couches says

    October 12, 2015 at 10:41 pm

    Beautiful!!! The table leg is so clever – I love the design details it adds to the whole look!

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  11. Jessica @ Decor Adventures says

    October 28, 2015 at 10:04 am

    That tray is perfect! It’s so functional too. We have one for fruit and I’ve realized I need more tiered trays in my life. Looks perfect for fall. Glad you had fun on the Swap!

    Reply

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