Hawaiian Vintage Mirror

Have you ever been in love with a picture, mirror old frame of some sort and didn't want to get rid of it? But you knew it had seen better days and it no longer fit perfectly in your home. Well, that's the problem I had with this mirror. I love how it looks like you're looking through a window and it's a mirror. How could I get rid of it? The problem was it just no longer matched my decor. So a face lift it received.

I found this awesome vintage Hawaiian picture at the Frisco Mercantile and a dried coconut and knew this mirror would fit perfectly in my new Hawaiian inspired bathroom. It just needed to look like it fit by the ocean. So with a little paint, sanding, a board and some L brackets Voila! transformation.

Hawaiian Vintage Mirror

Supplies

sand paper and/or electric hand sander
paint (2 different colors)
paint brushes
1"x 4" board (Lowe's and Home Depot will cut your board for you if you can't at home)
screw driver
L brackets

1. Paint frame. I used the aqua first and then sanded the heck out of it. That's the fun part. If you have an electric sander, use it. It makes it go so much faster and boy is it fun. The simple things in life make me happy.
2. After it looked pretty weathered I applied small amounts of white paint here and there. And sanded again and again and again until I was happy with the outcome. There's no rhyme or reason to this just sand away.
3. Screw in L brackets. This was a little trickier. I had to make sure the bracket lined up on the frame and on the board but didn't hang over the side. Follow direction on package on how to screw in brackets.  That's it. 

I know you might not have this type of mirror to redo but it's the same concept with any frame. There are all kinds of paints to experiment with and fun thingys you can add to your frame. One of my next projects is to take an old window and turn it into a flower box. So instead of throwing your old picture away try and see it in a new light. Don't be afraid to go for it. The worst that can happened is you just don't like how it turned out and you can try something else.

Another lemon dropped in the bucket.