Antique mirror5/31/2023 ![]() ![]() Antique Mirror styles range from Louis Philippe, Art Deco, Empire, Florentine, Regency, Neoclassical, Louis XV, Louis XVI and more hailing from France, England, Italy, Holland, Austria and beyond. I am apologizing now for all the projects that will be shared doing this same process.Fireside Antiques offers one of the largest inventories of fine, European antique and vintage mirrors in the United States. I can’t get over how easy this was to do and how good it looks! Can you tell?! □ Now that I know I can create my own DIY antique mirror, the possibilities are endless! This beautiful frame was perfect for an antique mirror, but there was no way I was going to buy one to put in it. I could not believe how authentic it looked and it was so easy to do! Let the black spray paint dry fully.ĪND THIS IS WHAT IT ENDED UP LOOKING LIKE!!!! ![]() I covered every inch of the back with the black spray paint. Once I had everything blotted and dry, I flipped the glass over and sprayed the back of it with flat black spray paint. The photo above shows you what it looks like after I blotted/swiped all the water drops. The photo above shows the glass fully covered but the water hasn’t been blotted or swiped. I wanted it to be subtle and not so “uniform” – just like an antique mirror would be. TIP: I blotted in most areas, but did small swipes in a few areas too. Blotting those areas with a paper towel picked the water right up and left “spots” around the glass. Obviously, the vinegar/water drops made it so the spray paint can’t adhere to those areas. I did this on a warmer, sunny day, so the spray paint dried fast.Īs soon as it dried, I used a paper towel and blotted over all the water drops. The photo below shows you the lighter layer of paint. That is what worked the best! You want to cover the glass completely. This time, I made sure everything was covered well. Then, I put little more water in areas that didn’t have much and sprayed the mirror spray paint all over it all again. At first, I did a lighter layer of the spray paint. Once I had the water blotted and how I wanted it to look, I shook the mirror spray paint and sprayed right over the vinegar/water I sprayed. I just took a paper towel and blotted it so it wasn’t a big water run and looked more like the top portion in the photo below. Some of the drops ran on the glass like in the photo above. For the middle of the glass, I stood up and dripped bigger drops in the center. I used the same vinegar and water spray bottle and sprayed the mixture around the edge of the glass.Ī lot of antiquing happens around the edge of mirrors, so I sprayed the mixture more heavily around the edges. Like I said, I didn’t know how this was going to work, so I just went with it and learned some things throughout the process. Once the glass was clean, I started experimenting. I just filled a spray bottle with water and vinegar (half and half) and used paper towels. Once I got the glass out, I cleaned it really well. Supplies Used To Make This DIY Antique Mirror Lifting the old, rusty nails off the back of the frame wasn’t easy, but it is part of the charm of old pictures and frames. The first thing I had to do was get the glass out of the frame. Let’s get to this project that changed me into an antique mirror maker. I picked this up at a thrift store months ago. I am here to tell you that it did work and all those things did happen afterwards. If it didn’t work, the frame would still be used. I did not know if this DIY antique mirror was going to work at all. The pandemic is a new twist, but I have moved many projects and cleaned around many treasures until the one idea goes off in my head. I order the supplies and continue to clean around the frame until the Iowa spring weather decides to cooperate so I can go outside and work on it. ![]() So, I think that maybe, I can turn the glass in the frame into a DIY antique mirror. My creative juices need something to feed off of. The frame is now calling for my attention again. Then, we are hit with a pandemic and my bedroom makeover progress came to a screeching halt. ![]() I don’t have to think about the frame now, but I will continue to clean around it propped up on different walls in the house. I am not sure what I am going to do with the frame, so I get started on some bedroom makeovers that will consume my creative juices. Said frame sits in the house leaned up against many different walls as I move it around the house. I pick up an amazing frame at a thrift store. 11 Quick Tips To Organize A Profitable Yard Sale.How To Decorate Your Home On A Yard Sale Budget.50 Things To Throw Away For Instant Decluttering.50 Things To Donate For Instant Decluttering.105 Things To Throw Away | Recylce | Sell | Donate For Instant Decluttering.The Furniture Flippers Social Media Planner.The Ultimate Furniture Flipping Program For Beginners. ![]()
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