It usually starts out with a vision in my mind for a piece of furniture or home decor item (that usually doesn't exist). After weeks of searching or refusal to pay exorbitant amounts if money for the item, I usually give up the idea... until...
I've been known to (more so than not) buy something with the full intention of destroying it to get what I want. I have to give massive thanks to my dear husband who has walked into a room catching me ripping off fabric from a chair or covering something in spackling and just sigh. My response is always the same- "Just love me for who I am!" His is also the same- "I DO!" (in an exhausted, frustrated and somewhat helpless voice).
This is my latest victim/project (Jason loved the outcome by the way...)
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| 1) Start with a perfectly nice mirror. |
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| 2) Add spackling at random. |
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| 3) Cover with base coat (Kilz). When dry, paint solid color (mine was a beautiful grey). |
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4) Once the base coat of color was painted, I sanded and scraped the high spots on the frame, exposing the white spackling and base coat. I used a Ralph Lauren Aging Medium in a Tobacco color (love that stuff) to paint in the recesses of the frame. It dries a little shinier than I like (the grey is an eggshell finish) so I used a dry brush with a scant amount of grey to knock down the shine and the darkness of the glaze. I wanted an aged and "chalky" finish (hmmm... do I have any more black chalkboard paint in the garage? Would Jason absolutely cringe if he found me painting the mirror now that it's hanging on the wall?)
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5) The finished product, though not a very good picture. I LOVE it!
I can only imagine how much better my makeup will look now that I have a mirror to look in! |
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