Glossy DIY: Chanel Tray

The CHANEL logo is so iconic.  Graphic in classic black and white, I'm pretty sure those Cs would look good anywhere.  When I saw this fabulous tray at an antique dealer's open house right before Christmas, I wanted it.  At $250+, I also thought it looked pretty easy to DIY.  And you know what, I sure am glad I gave it a shot because I'm loving all the possibilities this little DIY process opens up.  2011 is all about possibility!  So in honor of the new year, here are the steps-

So I picked up a black lacquer tray for $10 at Target.  Then I Google imaged the Chanel logo and traced it directly from my mom's monitor.  I work from a 12" laptop which is a little smaller than I wanted the image. If you do too, just blow the image up after you trace it.

Using an Exacto knife, I cut out the logo.  Because I was at my parents' house, NYTimes magazine stood in for my cutting mat. 

Using the cut out as a stencil, I traced the image onto Frisket Film, a low tack contact paper.  The Frisket Film prevents any paint bleed out and gave my letters a pretty clean edge.

Last, I smoothed my Frisket Film over my Target tray making sure to get out any wrinkles where paint might seep out.  I taped newsprint print around the logo to cover up any exposed surface area and gave the tray a few quick coats of white spray paint.  I used Krylon Fusion for Plastic in a satin finish and let each coat dry for about 10 minutes each.

After letting the paint dry for about 2 hours (long enough for it to firm up, but short enough so it doesn't fully cure and stick to the Frisket Film), I pulled back the film and VOILA!