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Showing posts with label MIRRORS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MIRRORS. Show all posts

Friday, August 31, 2012

OLE' TIME 3 MIRROR MEDICINE CABINET REDO






















I HAD POSTED A FEW WEEKS AGO
ASKING THE QUESTION,
SHOULD I KEEP MY OLD 
3 MIRROR MEDICINE CABINET?
OR IS THAT TO 
OLD FASHIONED, SHOULD
I REPLACE IT WITH A PLAIN MIRROR
IN MY BATHROOM?

EVERYONE SAID GET RID
OF IT AND JUST USE A MIRROR..
WELL I COULDN'T 
RESIST A CHALLENGE.

I LIKE BEING ABLE TO STORE MY
TOOTHBRUSH AND COSMETIC'S
ETC... IN A EASY TO REACH 
PLACE. SO I FIGURED, WHAT DO 
I HAVE TO LOSE...


THIS IS THE PIECE IN 
QUESTION...
BEFORE...

PRETTY GENERIC LOOKING!

SO HERE IT IS AND I HOPE
YOU LIKE MY DECISION TO 
KEEP IT.






















SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?



Friday, June 3, 2011

MIRROR, MIRROR


THE OTHER DAY I ASKED THE QUESTION
 WOULD YOU BUY IT?

HERE IS THE PICTURE OF THE MIRROR WHEN I 
PURCHASED IT.

IT IS SO HARD TO GET A GOOD 
PICTURE OF A MIRROR.
I THINK ALL OF YOU SAID THAT YOU WOULD
BUY IT AND I'M GLAD THAT I DID.
I PAINTED IT AND DISTRESSED IT
AND PUT IT ON A TRUNK IN MY GUEST
BEDROOM AND NOW IT CAN BE USED AS A FULL
LENGTH MIRROR.HERE YOU GO...


THE AFTER...














THE LITTLE PHONE I PICKED UP FOR $10 AND
THE DOMINOS FOR $2


DID I GET MY MONEYS WORTH 
ON THE MIRROR?
I THINK I DID!!!








Wednesday, January 5, 2011

I SAVED A PIER 1 MIRROR

"COME WITH ME IF YOU WANT TO LIVE...."

i was very happy when i found this mirror in the thrift store i already had visions of what i was going to do...


and the price at $6.96 was great

STICKER STILL ON THE BACK FOR $90 DOLLARS!!

these are the before pictures:

WAS A VERY DINGY COLOR AND ALL THE CORNERS WERE SEPARATED AND
COMING APART. I DIDN'T LIKE THE LOOK OF IT AND I DON'T THINK I WOULD
HAVE EVEN IF IT WAS NEW.

WELL I ABSOLUTLY LOVE THE WAY THIS TURNED OUT.. VERY RUSTIC AND DISTRESSED.
AND I LOVE THE WAY THE ORIGINAL COLORS CAME
THROUGH WHEN I RUFFED IT UP WITH SANDPAPER..

THE AFTER:

I TOOK ALOT OF AFTER PICTURES IN DIFFERENT
LIGHTING SO YOU COULD REALLY SEE THE
DETAIL OF THIS PIECE. THE CARVING IS
BEAUTIFUL..



ITS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PROJECTS NOW I HOPE YOU LIKE IT..

BORN AGAIN

MIRROR REVIVAL
+BORN AGAIN+

ive had this mirror hanging in my bathroom for a number of years and it had seen better days. My fiance wanted to accidently drop it he confessed when he brought it out to me and asked me to redo it.
i loved the mirror but i had to admit it had started to look worn and a little rusty, i guess from being in the bathroom- the humidity.
  



                          
     so here are the before pictures.....






and the after...

much better in the mustard color. i think it will be hanging around a few more years..


its hard to get good pictures of mirrors because of the reflection.hopefully
these do it justice.