Trays

A tray is one of the most versatile pieces of homeware in a considered home – serves drinks, anchors a styled coffee-table grouping, organises a dressing table, carries breakfast in bed. Our collection covers serving trays, drinks trays and decorative trays in marble, brass, lacquered timber and rattan, in scales from compact bedside pieces to substantial sideboard-anchoring formats.
  • Busboy Round Bistro Tray Busboy Round Bistro Tray Oak / Small
    2 Colour options
  • Bellhop Rectangular Tray Bellhop Rectangular Tray 402 / Oak
    2 Finish options
  • Swimmers Tray Swimmers Tray
  • Heal's + Clare Dudeney Tray Large Heal's + Clare Dudeney Tray Large
    By Heal's + Clare Dudeney
    Heal's + Clare Dudeney Tray Large
    £89
  • Eye Trinket Tray Eye Trinket Tray
    By Jonathan Adler
    Eye Trinket Tray
    £65
  • Tray Stand Tray Stand
    By Heal's + Clare Dudeney
    Tray Stand
    £149
  • Dealer's Choice Valet Tray Dealer's Choice Valet Tray
    By Jonathan Adler
    Dealer's Choice Valet Tray
    £75

    A 35-45cm tray holds drinks for two and anchors a styled grouping (a candle, a small vase, a stack of books) without dominating the table. Larger trays (50cm+) work on bigger coffee tables and let you organise more pieces. Round trays soften busy rooms; rectangular trays read more architectural and sit cleanly against straight-edged furniture.

    Marble and brass are heavier (good for stability when carrying multiple drinks) and easier to wipe clean. Lacquered timber is lighter and warmer but can mark with hot drinks if used unprotected. Rattan and woven trays are the lightest and look characterful but are harder to clean. Most households benefit from one of each – serving (heavy, wipeable), styling (decorative).

    Tonally yes; identically not necessarily. A brass tray with brass-rimmed glassware and a brass-frame bar cart reads as deliberate. A varied tray (a marble piece, for instance) on a brass cart can also work as a deliberate textural contrast. The cohesion comes from the broader styling rather than literal matching.

    Quality trays last decades – marble doesn't crack, brass develops patina, lacquered timber holds its finish for years rather than months. Cheap trays in printed laminate or thin pressed metal typically dent, chip and fade within a season. As a piece of homeware that's used daily, the cost per use is small even on premium trays.