Small Paint Roller Tray
I was painting my hallway. As its got lots of doors and narrow strips of wall I was using a brush not a roller,so when it came to using the small roller with a long handle to get behind the radiator I didn't already have a roller tray full of paint ready I had to make do.
Serendipity
I went bin diving in the recycling bin thinking there'd probably be a suitable plastic tray in there. which there was part of the packaging for a fresh chicken proved to be perfect for the job