About Elfinglen

We hand paint and decoupage wooden trays to create beautifully personal gifts

Who we are:

Elfinglen was founded at the kitchen table 20 years ago by Sally Milverton, who saw a gap in the market for decoupaged drinks trays that were beautifully finished, practical and hard-wearing. After years of national trade fairs the business went online, and has an army of wonderfully loyal clients all over the world. Sally’s daughter Alice started hand painting trays and boxes (and furniture and interiors!) in lockdown, focussing on creating highly personal gifts for weddings, birthdays, christenings and more. Amalgamating the two businesses seemed like a natural progression - we can mount wedding invitations, paintings, photographs and more, hand paint any design of your choice, or combine the two. Or why not choose a sporting design from our personal collection of beautiful watercolours. Opt for a tray and one of our hand made stands together to create a stunning drinks table

Where it happens:

All of the trays are locally made by a small team of wonder carpenters, from sustainably-sourced beech ply. They are hand painted and decoupaged in our studio shed in Hornby, North Yorkshire, frequented by resident guinea fowl and their (very) loud opinions. We aim to use sustainable products throughout the whole process and hope you will reuse and recycle our packaging materials.