DIY Nautical Tray (part 1)

I am not crafty. Sticking some washi tape on a box is about as crafty as I get. But I saw this on Pinterest and knew I wanted to attempt it. The original pin is from Apartment Therapy.

Here's a bigger photo of the after (I hate that you can't change the image size when you embed a pin!):

I actually have two tv trays that I use daily. One is red and one is plain wood. I think I am going to keep the red one red but I will spray paint the other one blue like the one shown above. I think I am only going to add the rope to one but maybe I'll do something with red one too. Not sure if it's too much to have them both decorated with the rope. A bit overboard maybe ;)

My trays