Great Find + Quick Fix #1 [Copper tray]

Today is one of those doom and gloom days here in Chicagoland. The snow is nearly all melted, but the temperature is hovering just at or above freezing. A little sunshine would definitely boost my spirits! I promise I have lots of nifty things in the works around here… more projects underway than I can count! So instead of being completely MIA while projects and spaces are “under construction” I am planning to share not only progress posts with you, but also little tid bits of other things – newly acquired finds from shopping trips, helpful hints and tips, etc. I don’t want to post for the sake of just posting, but want to do so if I find something really cool or have something to share that I think my readers might benefit from. Which brings me to today’s post. While this little DIY isn’t rocket science and won’t completely blow your mind, I still thought I would share. Lemme know if you’d rather I didn’t! 🙂

While out perusing the aisles of Homegoods, I stumbled upon this gorgeous copper tray [similar tray here]. I wasn’t sure where it was going to go in our house, but it didn’t matter. It was coming home with me either way. It was on clearance for $22 and for the material and quality, I thought it was a steal. It’s pretty heavy, maybe even copper coated cast iron?

Once I got it home, I realized I have slowly been bringing copper-hued things into the kitchen and decided the tray should go in there. I then looked over at a sad & lonely vase of flowers on my kitchen table. They looked nice and all, but the table was missing a little something and the copper tray was just what it needed.

When I bought the tray, I didn’t realize there weren’t any feet on the bottom or protective pads, so I went searching and found a pack of these ez bumpers in the junk drawer.

I will put some on myself!

I equally spaced out 8 mini clear bumper pads and flipped it over on the table. Now, the copper tray doesn’t slide around and if it needs to be pushed aside, it won’t scratch our table.
The copper is such a pretty contrast on the dark, black table. Instant update!

What quick fixes have you had to come up with to make purchases work better for you & your home? What cool copper things have you spotted around lately?!
I sort of love {slightly} switching things up from my go-to gold with copper + fresh flowers always make me smile!

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