Last week I decided to make over a mirror that was sitting in the yard sale pile. This common Ikea mirror has been with me for many years. It is a heavy thing that has outgrown its welcome unless I could come up with a way to bring it back to life.
I decided to paint the mirror, with the idea that if I ruined it I could put it right back into the yard sale pile. First, I covered up the middle area that I did not want to paint. Question, does a better way exist to tape off a circle besides outlining the sides with tiny pieces of tape? That was not fun.
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| Use painters tape to protect areas from paint |
I planned to use plain flat latex paint that I already owned. Therefore, I had to prime the mirror so the paint would stick to it.
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| paint primer spray |
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| prepped and primed for paint |
I painted two coats of paint to achieve the coverage I was looking for. I did have to take a small paint brush to get in between the little mosaic mirror pieces.
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| coat #1 |
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| Two coats of paint later |
I did not put on a sealer because I am planning to hang the mirror on a wall where it would not get touched often.
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| eat your heart out Ikea! |
The mirror has not found a home on the wall yet. I am still debating whether to hang it in the guest room or the bathroom.
On a completly unrelated note, I picked up some ceramic egg crates from
World Market. I use them for jewelry organization. My previous jewelry organizers had fewer pockets and a dark background that seemingly made my jewelry disappear. These little crates provide the perfect easily searchable white background with plenty of pockets to hold my goodies.
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| ceramic egg crates |
I found a few treasures this weekend at local estate sales and my favorite consignment shop. They will be the subject of my next post.
Take care!
