A Backgammon Tray – Ένας Δίσκος Τάβλι

Don’t we all have some old drawers lying around?  I had found a few of…

Don’t we all have some old drawers lying around?  I had found a few of them in my basement. You must be tired of hearing that from me, but it really is an endless treasure cave down there. The first one was used to make a table.  The second was used as under the bed storage.  And now we come to the third one. 

Δεν έχουμε όλοι κάποια παλιά συρτάρια που βρίσκονται τριγύρω; Είχα βρει μερικά στο υπόγειό μου. Το πρώτο χρησιμοποιήθηκε για την κατασκευή ενός τραπεζιού. Το δεύτερο χρησιμοποιήθηκε ως κάτω από το κρεβάτι αποθήκευσης. Και τώρα ερχόμαστε στο τρίτο.
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I decided to paint the inside using Chalk Paint and take it from there. 

Αποφάσισα να βάψω το εσωτερικό με μπογιά Κιμωλίας και μετά  θα έβλεπα.
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Painting the inside, A Backgammon Tray www.theboondocksblog.com
Now I had done this before when making the table that consisted of a www.theboondocksblog.com/home/pieces-of-a-tabledrawer paired with a stool.  Originally the hubby had wanted me to use a backgammon design, but I nixed it as too complicated.  This time around I decided to make him happy and so I tried a simplified version of a backgammon design.  I cut out some triangles and went for it. 

Το είχα ξανακάνει όταν έφτιαξα ένα τραπεζάκι από ένα συρτάρι σε συνδυασμό  με  ένα σκαμνί. Αρχικά, ο σύζυγος μου ήθελε να το κάνω με ένα σχέδιο τάβλι, αλλά το απέρριψα ως υπερβολικά πολύπλοκο. Αυτή τη φορά αποφάσισα να τον  κάνω  χαρούμενο και έτσι δοκίμασα μια απλοποιημένη εκδοχή ενός σχεδίου τάβλι. 
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Painting the backgammon design, A Backgammon Tray www.theboondocksblog.com
After I finished the design I added some of my homemade beeswax. The wood was very thirsty. 

Αφού τελείωσα το σχεδιασμό πρόσθεσα λίγο από το σπιτικό μου κερί μέλισσας. Το ξύλο ήταν πολύ διψασμένο.
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Here is  the finished design.

Εδώ είναι το τελικό σχέδιο.
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The finished design, The Backgammon tray, www.theboondocksblog.com
Originally, I had wanted to attach it to the base of a Director’s chair that was being repurposed but it was not a good fit (please excuse the horrible photo.)  Anyway, I found a better solution for that base when I repurposed it into the showcase table. 

Αρχικά, ήθελα να το συνδέσω στη βάση μιας καρέκλας, αλλά δεν ήταν μια καλή εφαρμογή (συγχωρέστε μου την εφιαλτική φωτογραφία.) Τέλος πάντων βρήκα μια καλύτερη λύση για τη συγκεκριμένη βάση όταν τη χρησιμοποιησα στο τραπέζι βιτρίνα.
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Ready for use, The Backgammon tray, www.theboondocksblog.com
For now I am using it as a tray.  

Προς το παρόν το χρησιμοποιώ ως ένα δίσκο.
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A Drawer repurposed into a backgammon tray, , The Backgammon tray, www.theboondocksblog.com
Well, I do believe I am getting quite good at all this drawer repurposing, I really like this backgammon tray. I wonder if I have any more drawers?  Visit me next time to see how I’m using this tray for Fall decorating.  

Λοιπόν, πιστεύω πως έχω γίνει αρκετά καλή στη  ανανέωση συρταριών.   Αναρωτιέμαι  αν έχω κι άλλα συρτάρια; Επισκεφθείτε με την επόμενη φορά για να δείτε πώς  χρησιμοποιώ αυτόν το δίσκο για Φθινοπωρινή διακόσμηση.
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71 Comments

  2. Hello Mary,
    Wow you made this tray look so nice now. What a talent.
    Thanks for sharing with us at Cooking and Crafting with J & J.
    We can’t wait to see what you share with us next time. Julie xo

    1. Julie, thanks so much for your sweet words. I will see you again next week, with a new surprise. I don’t even know what that is.

  3. Mary, this just looks fabulous! Actually must tell you, I had your clever giftmaking daughter in mind when my own daughter made a terrarium for a friend a fortnight ago. I love that our girls are as clever as we are 😉 Thanks for sharing this at Five Star Frou-Frou. Love, Mimi xxx

    1. Mimi, it must run in the genes. Have you uploaded a picture of your daughter’s creation? I would love to see it.

    1. Thanks so much Holly, I would like to think it is new, but the old wood in all it’s beauty tells me otherwise. Thanks for stopping by.

  6. I simply love your creativity, Mary.
    This tray looks really nice. Awesome job.
    Thanks for adding this suggestion to #tiptuesday.

  7. You turned an old, worn drawer into a work of art! Can see what you do next! Thanks for sharing at Best of the Weekend!

    1. Aww thanks so much Amy. I think I have a way to go before I think of it as art, but I sure can work towards it.

  8. I need some drawers to repurpose! I love how this one turned out. Great colors and a nice contrast to the wood tone. Thanks for sharing at The Creative Circle. Hope to see you this weekend!

    1. Kathy I’m there already. Drawers are an easy repurpose, so many uses. Thanks for the compliment and have a great weekend.

  9. I love what you’ve done with all the drawers. You know I covet that shadowbox table that you made with the CD holder. I’m sure your husband was happy with the Backgammon pattern, I am too, it looks really great. I think it would be really great for outside too, you could carry a pitcher of drinks and glasses and not worry about them falling over. Great job, as always!

    1. Nikki, he loves this one so much more than the smaller one with the chess pattern. It’s nice and big and it holds a lot. Thanks for your encouraging words.

    1. I’ll tell you Kelsie, I was a bit daunted when I saw the backgammon board, because it is so complicated. But I decided to go ahead and throw caution to the wind and try it out. It’s nice to hear that so many people like it.

    1. Ilka, you should definitely try this. There are so many easy things we can do with drawers. I had originally wanted to make shelves with them and mount them on the wall, but I live in a country which has many earthquakes, so that was out of the question. I also have other projects that I’ve completed with drawers if you look above the comments. It is always a pleasure to have you drop by.

  12. Guess what! I loved this post so much that I chose it to be featured for this week’s The Beautifully Creative Inspired Link Party. 🙂 Go grab a button you deserve it!

    1. Aww thanks so much Shanice. I am honored to be featured because there are so many great bloggers out there with amazing projects. Thanks again and I’ll see you next week.

    1. Enzie thanks so much for your kind words. And coming from an artist of your talents, it means a lot. If you only knew the amount of procrastination that went into this piece, you would laugh at me, And it is a relatively simple piece. Thanks again for visiting.

    1. Tracy I wanted to make it into a table but unfortunately the base went elsewhere, where it was a better fit. For now this will be a tray until I decide to repurpose it again.

  15. Such a clever way to repurpose a drawer! You are getting good at this 🙂 Thanks for sharing with #frifree4all. Don’t forget to tweet out a link to this post & tag me in it & i’ll RT

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