Champagne Mirror

I found a lovely mirror quite a while ago and finally decided to update it from 70’s gold to a shabby white.

I forgot to take a before picture but the frame was similar to this color.

I first pulled out trusty heirloom white but then I tried a new paint color as a glaze.

  I’ve been drooling over Rust-oleum Metallic accents paint for a while now but a few weeks ago I took the plunge and bought two sampler colors, I think $5 for 2 ounces! 

I bought two colors, champagne and harbor sky, a blue that really is what caught my eye.  I’m not sure why I’m drawn to this blue, it really doesn’t match anything in my apartment at all but still I almost felt like I was stalking this color.  I’d stop and look longingly at it each time I went to the paint section.

But back to champagne…..

 

I watered down the paint a bit and applied a coat as a glaze then lightly wiped of some of the champagne, paint.

 

Outside it looked perfect, it brought a metallic shimmer to the whole piece.

As you can see I really didn’t take off too much of the glaze.

With the mirror inside – I’m loving the fresh look of this mirror now. 

No more 70’s vibe.  

Inside against my off white walls of my bedroom it looks a lot darker than it did outside in natural light.

It has an almost pink hue to it but I still love the look.

   Inside the champagne glaze really shimmers and accents all the curves and details of the frame.

I don’t know why I didn’t think to put a mirror on my bedroom wall before, I guess I was waiting for just the right mirror.

I think I found it.

Thrifted mirror, $6

spray paint, $3

drool worthy champagne glaze, $5

perfect mirror for my wall – priceless – to me at least ;)

 

June

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