I eyed up this mirror over the summer at a thrift store and snagged it immediately. I thought it was so cool and I knew that a simple coat of spray paint would instantly revive this baby.
Let me explain the red paint on the top part of the mirror -- for a moment, I wanted to decorate our office with red accents. I saw a picture of a room somewhere that had green walls, very similar my office color (Behr Garden Spot), with red accent pieces and it looked really nice. I used this mirror to test the red and good thing I did because I decided that red wasn't for me, or our office.
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| Cha Ching!!! Check out the price tag. Yup, $15. Ahhhhh. |
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| As I took the mirror apart to prepare for spray painting, I noticed it said something on the back. It reads, ".......... June 3, 1966." Although it looks like it reads "1866" in the picture, it's actually "1966." I don't think this warrants a visit to Antique Road Show, but how cool! This mirror is 44 years old! |
After one coat of white RUST-OLEUM Gloss spray paint, my 44 year old mirror now looks like this:
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| A rather nice touch to our office if I don't say so myself. BTW - pay no mind to the ugly yellow chair in the corner of this picture. Hopefully, one of my x-mas gifts will be to have this reupholstered. Fingers crossed :) |
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| I love the glossy white paint. And my favorite part is the dotted border along the frame. |
All said and done, this mirror put me $19 in the hole. I'm certainly not complaining.
So the next time you're about to throw out - what you think is an old and ugly mirror - think twice before chucking it the curb because a can of glossy spray paint can make a world of difference.
I LOVE SPRAY PAINTING!!!!
This mirror is partying with the best of them at:
Cute mirror! I have a similar one i made a post on because i realized i dont have anything about it on here and i love it!
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What a find! I love it. I've been on the lookout for a cool mirror like that, too.
ReplyDeleteI love that green wall. Wow, does that mirror pop....The white was a great color choice. The whole design is very Anthropologie....
ReplyDeleteTake care,
Lisa
swoon. love it...
ReplyDeletethe details on that mirror really pop with the white...
great work.
if you have a moment, i'd love to see this among the projects at my creative juice party (closes tomorrow)
see you there!
<3
nicolette
http://momnivoresdilemma.blogspot.com/2010/12/creative-juice-thursday-3.html
Love the Mirror!
ReplyDeleteLooks great! I would love to do something like this for my bedroom someday. Keeping my eyes peeled . . .
ReplyDeleteSo cute Rachel!
ReplyDeleteThat looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteLove the mirror, I found one similar to yours on Craigslist. The mirror was scratched so I spray painted the actual mirrow with chalkboard paint. Now it's perfect and I love it!
ReplyDeleteOh and I love your blog header's subtitle. are budget to pretty up our first house isn't so great either.
Here's a link to my mirror in case you want to see it.
http://www.alwaysinwonder.com/2010/12/my-first-chalkboard-paint-experience.html
That looks great! Amazing what a can of spray paint will do! Hope you'll come link up to Made with Love Monday :) The party will be open until Friday so feel free to link up multiple projects. Hope you have a very Merry Christmas! http://sewchatty.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteYour mirror and I were born on the same day! I think we both turned out pretty well. :0)
ReplyDeleteHi Rachel, I want to do something similar with a mirror of mine - how's you cover up the mirror part so it was protected from the spray paint? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi Rachel! Love your mirror. I want to do something similar with mine and wondered how you covered up the mirror to protect it while spray painting. Any tips? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks Everyone for your encourageing words!
ReplyDeleteAndrea: The mirror was easy to take apart - so that's what I did before I spray painted to frame. There were tiny screws in the back that held the mirror on so I simply unscrewed them and the rest is history.
Thanks for checking this out and for your awesome comments!
It's beautiful. I have a smaller one similar ornate features that currently holds a cross stitch, I picked it up at a thrift store. I'm saving it to do like you did, paint it white and hang it in my bathroom when we finally revamp it :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous find. It looks stunning white - especially against the green! Thanks so much for linking to the Sunday Showcase - I greatly appreciate it. I'll be featuring this today. Hope you have a wonderful week ~ Stephanie Lynn
ReplyDeleteI love the new look of the mirror! And I love the white against your green walls. That mirror makes such a big statement and no one will ever be able to tell it had a gold, guilded past!
ReplyDeleteSaw you at Under the Table and Dreaming!