{"id":58258,"date":"2018-06-05T00:16:01","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T14:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/?p=58258"},"modified":"2018-06-05T00:16:01","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T14:16:01","slug":"easy-mirror-makeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/easy-mirror-makeover\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Mirror Makeover – From Drab to Fab"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Easy<\/p>\n

It’s amazing how a lick of paint can transform a fairly ubiquitous looking thrift store find into something that is custom-made for your space. It’s a great budget option for updating a boring old piece of furniture, picture frame, or in my case, a mirror.<\/p>\n

We recently renovated our powder room and for months it was mirror-less. To be honest I didn’t realise how expensive mirrors were. Luckily I found one that was the perfect size in my local Op-Shop, a bit pricey at $60, but because it was perfectly proportioned to the space it needed to fill, I overlooked the price-tag and the awful pine frame.<\/p>\n

\"Mirror<\/p>\n

Here’s what the mirror looked like before I painted it. It wasn’t super offensive, but the yellow colour of the wood clashed with the darker wood finish of the cabinets, and the wood grain was a little busy against the wallpaper. I wanted the wallpaper to be the hero of the room, so a colour that would recede into the pattern was my aim.<\/p>\n

The lovely folk from Annie Sloan<\/a> have always been helpful when it comes to supplying product samples for me to test out, so I reached out for a paint chart and some paint.<\/p>\n

\"Annie<\/p>\n

I wanted the mirror to be the exact blue as the blue in the wallpaper, but there wasn’t an exact match on the chart so I had to mix it myself.<\/p>\n

\"Annie<\/p>\n

I selected 2 blues that I thought would mix to my desired colour, but the bright blue was too bright. Luckily I had some Charcoal coloured paint left over from an older project, so I used that to dull down and darken the lighter blue.<\/p>\n

\"Annie<\/p>\n

Because the paint darkens quite a lot when it dries, I had to patch test and dry as I was mixing until I got the perfect colour match. My hair dryer came in handy.<\/p>\n

\"Annie<\/p>\n

\"Annie<\/p>\n

\"Annie<\/p>\n

With the perfect colour mixed, or close enough anyway, it was time to tackle the mirror makeover.<\/p>\n

How to Makeover a Mirror Frame with Chalk Paint<\/h2>\n

You will need:<\/h3>\n