Mirror Trays Reflect Your Elegant Style

Offering both form and function, mirror trays are a welcome addition to any home. Whether you're looking for a tray for delivering cocktails to your guests, a reflective display for decorative objects or a catchall for your foyer or bedside table, Williams Sonoma has something to suit your needs and personal aesthetic. Choose from an array of trays with gleaming reflective bases in a variety of shapes, sizes and metallic finishes including gold-plate, brass, copper and stainless steel. The decorative trays feature open-work sides while the serving trays have sturdy handles for ease of use.

How to Use Your Mirror Tray

Mirror trays are remarkably versatile. A round tray with low sides might be the perfect base for a centerpiece of candles or a collection of spirit bottles on your bar top, while a large rectangular mirror tray with handles is sure to become one of your most treasured entertaining pieces. Here are a few ideas for how and where to use your mirror tray:

• Catchall - A mirrored tray would be right at home on a nightstand or dresser, offering a touch of glamor and a place to drop accessories at the end of the day or a designated spot for housing and displaying perfume bottles. Amp up the old Hollywood vibe by selecting a tray with delicate gold accents or a subtly hammered finish.
• Serving Piece - The reflective surface and gleaming finish elevate these trays, making them perfect for serving guests or for occasions where you want to feel a bit more special. If you plan to use your tray for serving drinks or appetizers or even just for moving plates and napkins from one room to another, look for a tray with solid sides that come up high enough to prevent items from sliding off. You can choose from integral loop handles or more traditional handles that rise above the sides of the tray.
• Decorative Display - These trays offer the ideal foundation for displaying a collection of books, candles or objects d'art on a coffee or side table since the mirrored base of the tray will reflect light, further highlighting the items on display. Since it's form over function in this case, feel free to choose a tray with open work sides that expresses your personal style, whether that's an ornate Greek key design or something more sleek and minimalist.

How to Accessorize Your Decorative Tray

There's a reason that design magazines make frequent use of trays when they style living and bedrooms rooms for photoshoots. This simple accessory helps to ground a decorative display, providing clear boundaries for the items you want to show off. From traditional choices like vases, photo frames and candles to more unexpected items like crystals or even pieces of driftwood, just about anything can look elegant and intentional when artfully displayed on a mirror tray. Read on for a few tips to help you style yours.

• Size and shape matter. A massive coffee table is going to overwhelm a small tray full of delicate items, so think about the scale of the pieces you'll want to display when selecting your tray. Consider a round or oval tray if you want to soften a room that is heavy on hard edges, but opt for a rectangular or square tray if you want a more modern feel.
• Remember the rule of three. The human brain seems to be attracted to odd-numbered arrangements, so interior designers often call on the rule of three when designing a space. For example, you would be following the rule of three if your tray holds a stack of three coffee table books, a vase and a pillar candle.
• Keep it seasonal. Update the items on your tray to keep things fresh and to help reflect the season. Think a jar full of peonies in the spring, three miniature pumpkins for fall, and a handsome nutcracker during the winter holidays.