Monday, March 7, 2011

Before and After: An Ornate Mirror

I live in an area where thrift shops are very expensive compared to other places in the US. So imagine my surprise when I scored not one but two beautiful mirrors for $15!

Here is the first one. It had a garish faux gold finish but felt super solid. I saw an almost identical one at a garage sale that went for $25.



Instead of priming first I just sprayed some OSH semi gloss white onto the gold just to see what happened.

I love the final product. Not perfect, in fact in person some of the gold peeks through but I like it that way; shabby but perfect!


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Posted by Tiffany at 4:45 PM
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9 comments:

  1. oooo very cool! Congrats on your find

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  2. beautiful...isn't it amazing what a little spray paint can do? If it would only warm up here....

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  3. Beautiful! Great job, T. Quick question: Did you remove the mirror to do the painting or did you tape it off somehow. I have a mirror and the spray paint and want to go for it, but the mirror part can't come out and I'm not sure how to tackle it.

    - Renee R.

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  4. Love it ! I had a similar mirror, but did mine
    in black :o)
    Hugs,
    Kammy

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  5. Thanks everyone!

    Renee, I taped off the inside of the mirror with newspaper and painters tape. I made sure the newspaper was under the lip of the frame so I could get the inside portions of the inner frame nearest to the mirror. HTH!

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  6. Good job! I heart spray paint :)

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  7. I have soo been looking for a similar mirror for my daughter's room! They are either not the right size, or too plain! This one is perfect! Love it!
    juliesfreshperspectives.blogspot.com

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  8. Good find and great redo. I have been finding these old mirrors repainting them and selling them in my antique mall space, can't find enough, they sell like hotcakes!
    Linda

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  9. I LOVE this!! I would love for you to share it at my Linky Party!

    *ENTER LINKY PAR-TAY Here! *

    xoxokara

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