Black Walnut Coffee Tray, Rectangular Wooden Serving Tray for Tea, Coffee Table and Kitchen Counter, Heat Resistant
Black Walnut Coffee Tray, Rectangular Wooden Serving Tray for Tea, Coffee Table and Kitchen Counter, Heat Resistant
A small black walnut tray for the mug and the pot you set down every morning
Details
This black walnut coffee tray is a small plain rectangle, 21.5 x 12.8 cm / 8.5 x 5 inches, with both ends curled under so it stands 2 cm / 0.8 inches off the table. It is sized for one setting: a mug and a biscuit, a small teapot, or a candle and your glasses. Walnut's grain is naturally tight and dark, so the tray is a deep brown rather than a stained pale wood, and a ring mark shows less than on light wood. It is heat resistant, so a hot mug or a small teapot goes straight onto it without a mat.
On the coffee table it gives the mug and the remote one place to sit, and on a desk it holds the morning coffee next to the keyboard. The dark tone anchors a pale sofa and looks right on an oak, glass or pale marble table. It also works on a kitchen counter under the sugar and the coffee scoop, where walnut warms white cabinets, or on a hallway console holding keys and a candle.
Black walnut, in a rectangle with curled ends. Wash it by hand in warm water with a little soap, dry it at once, and never soak it or put it in the dishwasher. Wipe spills promptly. An occasional coat of food-safe wood oil keeps the grain dark and stops the surface drying out, and storing it flat stops it warping. Marks blend in, so it looks better with use than new.
Specifications
Material: Black walnut
Size: 21.5 x 12.8 cm / 8.5 x 5 in, 2 cm / 0.8 in tall
Materials + Care
Materials and dimensions are listed under Details. Wipe clean with a soft, dry cloth and keep wood, rattan and wool felt away from standing water. For lighting, check the plug type and voltage in the variant name before ordering.
Shipping + Returns
We ship to the US, Europe, Australia and New Zealand by tracked post. Most orders arrive in 8 to 15 days. Shipping is $4.95 and free on orders over $100. You get a tracking number by email as soon as your order is on its way. If your order has not arrived within 30 days, we resend it or refund you in full. Returns are accepted within 30 days of delivery, unused and in the original packaging; contact us first for a return authorization.
Why it earns its place
Sized for one setting
21.5 x 12.8 cm, enough for a mug and a small teapot or a candle and your glasses, without taking over the table.
Dark grain
Black walnut is deep in colour, so it anchors a pale sofa and a light rug and hides a ring mark better than a light wood would.
Heat resistant
Hot mugs and a teapot can go straight on it without a mat; that is what a coffee tray is for.
In your home
On the coffee table it gives the mug, the remote and the small things that pile up one place to sit, and lifting it clears them in one go. The dark tone sits well on oak, glass and pale marble tables and against linen and cream upholstery.
It is just as useful on a hallway console for keys and a candle, on a desk under the morning coffee, or on a kitchen counter under the sugar and the coffee scoop, where the walnut warms up white cabinets.
Materials and quality
Black walnut has a naturally dark, tight grain, which is why the tray reads as deep brown rather than as stained pale wood. It is heat resistant, so a hot mug or a warm pot goes straight onto the wood. Wood in this colour also ages well; the marks a tray picks up blend in rather than show. What you get is a plain rectangle with curled ends, 21.5 x 12.8 cm, that looks better with use than it does new.
Care and everyday use
Hand wash with warm water and a little soap, dry straight away, and never leave it soaking or put it in the dishwasher. Re-oil it now and then with a food-safe wood oil to keep the grain dark and the surface from drying out. Wipe spills sooner rather than later, and store it flat rather than leaning where it can warp.
Good to know
Can I put a hot teapot on it?
Yes. It is heat resistant, so a hot mug or a small teapot goes straight on without a mat.
Is it real walnut or stained?
Black walnut. The depth of colour is the wood itself, and re-oiling keeps it that way.
How big is it?
21.5 x 12.8 cm (8.5 x 5 in) and 2 cm tall: room for a mug and a small teapot, not a full tea service.
