We first saw this project in Todd Oldham's ultimate DIY guide, Handmade Modern. Add a little luxury to a silverware or utensil tray by lining the inset areas with felt. The dressed-up tray can be used on a vanity, in a home office, or on a coffee table. Click below for the step-by-step.
Materials:
• Tray
• Felt
• Scissors
• Glue
• Ruler and Pencil
• Paint Brush or Foam Brush
Step-By-Step:
• Measure the tray's open spaces.
• Trace your measurements onto the felt with a ruler and pencil.
• Cut the felt along the straight line with scissors.
• Use the brush to paint the inside of the tray with glue.
• Place felt into the tray and smooth out any wrinkles.
• If you want to be able to take out the felt later, skip the glue and use double-stick carpet tape to secure it to the inside of the tray.
The tray shown above is the Bamboo Gadget Tray (on sale at Crate and Barrel for $14.95) and the fabric is Mary Flanagan Hand-Dyed Felt ($12.50 a sheet at Purl). Felt is one of the easiest materials to work with since the edges don't unwravel.
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Comments (4)
Ridiculous to me that Mister Oldham continues to make money off "breakthrough style ideas" such as this... something old ladies have been doing FOREVER.
Ugh. Sooo frustrating.
P(too), agreed!
Also, If I was going to try this I don't think I would use hand-dyed felt for $13 a pop. I'd rather go with someone more like this: http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog.jsp?CATID=cat3114&PRODID=prd39465&source=search , but perhaps thats because I don't have nice silverware :)
i can't believe anyone would ever think to step-by-step these instructions. i read them expecting something besides the obvious. i've done this to ceramic jewlery boxes, cigar boxes, and probably a few dozen other things--using off-the-shelf dollar store felt.
and yeah, snot, people have the time to line their silverware drawers with felt because it *really* doesn't take that long. if you've got a 7-year-old neice or nephew they could probably do it fairly easily for you.
Who said it was a "breakthrough style idea"? I missed that part.
And what's with the Todd Oldham hate? Not everyone has a stylish old lady in their life to show them the way.