The Trays

I found these trays at the Antique sale at the St. Lawrence Market. I've already written about

how heavenly it was. I love rifling through second hand goods...digging or scavenging for treasure, or kitsch. I'm not so good at bartering. When a price is announced I'll pretty much agree to it right away, or I'll suggest something so ridiculously low the answer is an unequivocable, "no way."

I managed to find these three Florentine trays outside....the guy who was selling them seemed pretty happy to get rid of them. I was taken in by how light they were and the gold. I think my favourite one is the gold and blue tray because the design looks Arabic in some way, but wouldn't you know, it's got a big ring mark on it. It doesn't really bother me....and in fact I hadn't noticed until I took a photograph of it.

I've got so many little things to do to decorate this place still...it's hard to decide what to do first, but on Saturday I thought I would try and find a way to hang my trays on the wall. I thought I'd try Home Hardware first because the last time I went in all the staff was so friendly...honestly it felt like a conspiracy. It seemed every two steps I took, there was an eager face looming in the aisles asking, "Can I help you with anything?" "Do you need help finding anything?"

I had just finished talking to Zood, relaying the very same information, chuckling and anticipating to be showered with attention once I crossed the threshold.

Well, on this particularly sticky Saturday....I got the opposite. I had to beg for help and when I got help...it was "We don't have plate hangers big enough and I doubt you're going to find any big enough for that tray" and then the suggestion to drill holes through the tray to hang them on the wall. Unhelpful, and I had to beg for the advice. I was so dejected. I just bought some glue and then I was going to take the tabs off two cans of coke and glue them to the back of the trays and hang them up that way. I didn't really understand exactly how I was going to do it, I'd just read it somewhere when I googled "hanging Florentine trays"

I left Home Hardware feeling hateful, and I was about to go home and then I thought I'd go in the rather pricey Main Course right on the corner of Brooke and Avenue Road. And wouldn't you know, just five minutes away they had large plate hangers...and I was very cheerfully shown where they were.

I could hardly wait to get them on the wall....and I'd like to get more of them, but for now, it's a start.

And will I go back to Home Hardware?
NBL

That's my way of saying, Not Bloody Likely