Friday, May 6, 2011

re-purposed friday {an old mirror turned fabulous!}

HAPPY friday...
HOORAY..we have the SUN SHINNING here in MN, it is a BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL DAY!!
...and i am super EXCITED to say it is OFFICIALLY garage sale season...WOOHOO!
i've picked up lots of goodies that need a little tlc & can't wait to show you them after i have updated them...

BUT TODAY i have another item that i repurposed inside Vintage Glam boutique.

the shop had a BIG lovely mirror
already in it when i took over.
 i wanted to keep it and it was too risky to try to remove it from the wall so we just left it where it was.  but at the same time, i just couldn't live with the GOLD framing that it had. 
check it out below...
{not so pretty}
we {my brother & i} just got some cheap base boards {not sure if that is the official name of them, but you know what i mean, right?} and when i say cheap, i mean really CHEAP! i only needed two strips and they were on sale at mendards for just 99 cents each...YEP, you heard that correctly, just ninety nine CENTS!
i had originally wanted a very extravagent ornate molding but after we saw these pieces, i figured we'll start out with this and i can always update it again later. 

how i did it...
i just painted the 2 strips of baseboard in an antique white color & then distressed them with sand paper & stain.
my brother cut them to fit and we adhered them to the mirror...right over the gold one.
SUPER SIMPLE, huh!  :)
i also added in the vinyl chandelier...fits Vintage Glam just perfectly!


it isn't a PERFECT frame...but it's imperfectly PERFECT for Vintage Glam!

i hope you have a FABULOUS Mother's Day weekend...
ENJOY it with the one's you love!
xoxo,
eryn

1 comment:

  1. Gorgeous re-purposing my friend!!! Wishing you a wonderful Mother's Day weekend! Give your Mom a big hug from me!!!

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