Stunning Upcycled Vintage Mirror
A while ago I was looking for a unique classic style mirror for my corridor. The scenario is I would look for inspiration online, for instance on Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube, however, when I go to the stores, it was hard to find some close to what I imagined.
Therefore, as I always do, I went on a vintage hunt. My favourite places to do this are at vintage events and car-booties. After a few visits and coming back home with other collectibles I did not plan to buy; I finally managed to procure one. It was a plain wooden, oval shaped, white canvas of a mirror. As my eyes landed on it, ideas flashed in my mind of how I could turn it into a beauty. In to my bag it went at a very reasonable price.
Whilst in the train I had a quick drawing of what I was envisaging. This time I wanted to go simple but elegant. Have a look below. Excuse my dodgy looking sketch 😀 Its more of a doodle but hey.
Luckily, I already had most of the supplies for this vintage mirror project from the prepping material to decorations. Check them out below:
Preppring the Wood surface:
To prepare the wood surface of the mirror frame I used Wilko’s fine sand paper to smoothen the surface and get rid of any discoloration.
Decorations:
For decorations I used one of my pearl necklaces – grey in colour, and some mouldings left over after the project shabby chic picture frame. I purchased this from chic moulding. All together I glued them on to the mirror frame using the wilko interior pva wood glue. I left this untill the next day, however you can leave it for 2 to 3 hours to dry.
To protect the mirror from primer and paint, I covered the mirror with newspaper and held it round with this blue painters tape.
Next, I applied this Wilko mdf primer. It helps in the adhesion of the top paint coating. The primer is a quick dry and can take as little as 30 minutes. I Brilliant thing is this product can also be used as a sealant after applying the paint of your choice.
The exciting part is spraying over the paint. I chose gold to give it that classic look and a spray will give it that perfect finish. I used Plastikote as it has that yellow antiquey golf finish. You can find it on amazon or ebay. Two coats work very well.
Have a look at the before and after look.
Even though this was one of my smallest scale projects, it was so much fun and really loved the transformations.
Here are my other vintage upcycling fun projects in my DIY section:
Project shabby chic picture frame:
If you are planning to try out or are presently completing an upcycle/repurposed furniture project share with us or ask me some questions; I would love to help.
Woow. I love this product. It’s a cool mirror to decorate a room of a lovely couple… Thanx for sharing…
Oohh how glam is this mirror. I can picture it on the wall of my hall-way 😍😍
Thank you petals🌼, that is the whole idea, to glam up spaces in your home
The mirror is so beautiful and you are so creative to do this. I have tons of pearls that I can use to do something similar like this.
Sometimes adding a vintage piece to is just what your decor needed. That You were every creative with that vintage piece transforming it into a thing of beauty. You are very artistic
OMG- you made it yourself? You are amazing.
Wow this diy is the prettiest!
Very Nice
You have a classy taste. That oval gold mirror looks beautiful!
Not a fan of shiny objects but this is classy and cool.
Wow! so cool! I love how you transformed the mirror into something you wanted.
Thank you Lindsey
I own a fancy mirror in my sitting room and it makes my setting look luxurious. I can imagine what the Oval Gold Mirror looks like in reality.
Amazing DIY, the mirror is so glamorous!
Wow Creative Mirror! I love it. <3
Wow! You are a flawless designer! I love this vintage mirror. It’s so elegant!
This is very classy mirror… My friend loves to make crafty things. Will show her…
Oh my gosh! Wow, truly artistic – it gave the mirror a beautiful make over. I don’t know if I could ever do this fantastic DIY. Thanks for sharing this post.
Looks so elegant and beautiful. Upcycling is always the best.
The end result is breathtaking
Oh girl you did an awesome job! It’s gorgeous and very vintage 🙂
this is such a cool DIY, i love oval mirrors as well. I love the vintage look.
Beautiful creation..oval looks great.
You are creative..stay blessed
It turned out really nice…way to refinish something and make it look prettier!
Very good project…….making something beautiful is definitely satisfying…..
I love how you transformed this completely so beautiful and sustainable! Well done!
Wow, I love the finished product. It looks absolutely fabulous. I wish I was good at DIY projects.