Faux Marble Painted Cocktail Drink Tray

Marble Cocktail Drink Trays are an expensive luxury that will add a super rich look to your wet bar. If you love to entertain, then you have to try making this faux marble Cocktail Drink Tray.

This faux marble Cocktail Drink Tray also makes a fabulous hostess gift for anyone who loves to entertain.

With a little paint and some elbow grease you can easily paint your own faux marble Cocktail Drink Tray over the weekend. Just use any wood cocktail drink tray as the base.

This project will cost you about $35. You will have left over paint for anything else you want to give a faux marble paint treatment to. You should be able to complete your faux marble Cocktail Drink Tray in one weekend, but a lot some extra days to apply coats of polyurethane to protect your hard work.

To Faux Paint Your Marble Cocktail Drink Tray You Will Need:

Wood Cocktail Drink Tray

Paint tray
3 china bristle brushes
artists paint brushes
latex paint, eggshell sheen: (base coat: Antique White); three or four marble-like colors (Tatimi Tan, Jute Brown, Coyote Trail 1224, Leather bound) - These paint colors are form Sherwin Williams
sea sponge
water bottle
latex primer (Kilz)

Latex glaze
cheesecloth
plastic containers
fine sandpaper
paper towels, rags or old t-shirts
semi-gloss acrylic varnish
foam roller and handle

Painter's tape

Clean your Cocktail Drink Tray with an ammonia base cleaner. Make sure it is completely dry before moving on with this project.

Start by lightly sanding your wood Cocktail Drink Tray. Wipe again to clean your work surface,

Now, prime the Cocktail Drink Tray by rolling on a coat of high quality latex base primer. Use a smooth paint roller. This latex base primer will be smelly, so open your windows if at all possible.

Once this primer has dried look around to see if your Cocktail Drink Tray need another light sanding. If the surface is smooth, you can move on to the next step. If you find rough areas or dirt, then sand and paint again.

Now, take three different small painter's buckets and mix one part of each of the 3 marble-like colors with one part water and one part latex glaze. You want this to be a thick mixture, but not gooey.