Mirror, Mirror

The rental house that we are remodeling, in its original 'before' state, is a testament to mid-90s, builder-grade fixtures and finishes ... most of which we are updating and/or replacing.  There is a dressing area in the master bedroom with a vanity and large plate glass mirror .... boring.  While I was at the Habitat ReStore in Manassas last week, I found a pair of beautiful mirrors to replace it with.

 

 

I neglected to take a true 'before' photo.  Both mirrors are made of pressed wood and resin, and were painted a really cheesey gold.  The gold on the one I painted first was rubbed and worn through in most places.  Photos make the gold of the other mirror, which was in decent condition, look a LOT better than it does in person.  

 

 

 

I masked off the mirror itself, and gave the frame a quick coat of Rustoleum Bronze metallic spray paint.  (I'm using the same paint on the light fixtures that I'm rehabbing ... I will show these to you another day.)  The bronze looks black in photos, so you'll have to picture a subtle warm metallic sheen that really brings out the details of these mirrors.  (If these weren't destined for a rental home, I probably would have done something fabulous to them with chalk paint.)

 

 

 

You can see that I had some help with my photo shoot.  Maggie was inspecting my workmanship ... and marveling at her own reflection, no doubt.  She knows how beautiful she is!

 

 

 

Dorothy came in to lend a hand.  This photo reminds me of when I was a Girl Scout leader many years ago.  Who remembers the Brownie Investiture ceremony that uses a mirror?

 

"Twist me, turn me, and show me an elf,

I looked in the water and saw .... Myself."

 

 

 

Both mirrors are painted now, and I love how they turned out!  I will show them to you when they are hung at the house after the painting is finished.