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The Fairest Mirror of Them All

You may recall my rant yesterday about the ugly $12 mirror I purchased with the intention to beautify it. If you don’t here is another look at it.
ugly mirror
I immediately cleaned the mirror free of dust and removed the glass from the frame so I wouldn’t have to tape it off. A quick coat of primer and then a coat of leftover teal spray paint “Lagoon” by Rustoleum late and I love it! The birds are singing!
teal ornate mirror
It is displayed on the wall at the foot of my bed for now and I don’t mind it. I used to have a floor mirror there and I couldn’t stand the glow of the moon from my window reflecting at night in my face while I slept. I would imagine figures in the window and instantly be terrified! I’m such a wimp.  In my defense , there was a guy outside my window before trying to get his girlfriend on the second floor to wake up. He moved away when Breeze unhappily jumped in the window to check him out. Needless to say that floor mirror has been moved to the living room.

I still have so much left to do, but this is a great start along with my teal dresser. I have to decide on what color to paint this chair, right now it is sitting in my room with primer on it. I don’t want to commit to white and then change it later.  I’ve painted my ceiling bright white as well, which wasn’t as bad as I remember. My neck was only a little stiff, no more complaints about a small bedroom from me. I still have to decide on fabric for the upholstered bed that Milla and I made with the help of her boyfriend. The list will never end.

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DIY Showoff – DIY Project Parade

Sisters of the Wild West – Sister Sunday Link Party

My 1929 Charmer- Sunday’s Best

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MONDAY

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TUESDAY

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Coastal Charm – Nifty Thrifty Tuesday

House of Grace – Twice Owned Tuesday

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Today’s Creative Blog – Get Your Craft on

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Kammy’s Korner-Trash 2 Treasures Tuesday

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Freestyle Friday @ Happy Hour Projects

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  1. 9 mos ago

    i love it! the color is so fun and i love the shape!
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  2. Kahli
    9 mos ago

    Thanks Cassie! Definitely is much better with one solid color.

  3. 9 mos ago

    The mirror look fabulous in that color!
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  4. Kahli
    9 mos ago

    Thanks so much Katie!

  5. 9 mos ago

    Lagoon is one of my favorite colors! What a HUGE difference! Love it!

  6. Kahli
    9 mos ago

    Thanks Gwen! That is one of Rustoleum’s best shades.
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  7. 9 mos ago

    Funny, I fell in love with the mirror as soon as I saw it. I just loved the shaped and all the carvings made it interesting. Don’t get me wrong, I was definitely seeing it with painted eyes! lol That color is so rich, I love Rustoleum products. Love if you’d link up to Frugal Treasures Tuesday party. : )
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  8. Anything intricate and carved looks spectacular painted and this is no exception! I absolutely love it – what a find! Good luck with the rest of the paint choices :)
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  9. 9 mos ago

    looks fantastic!
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  10. 9 mos ago

    Wow! That looks amazing! You’ve turned that mirror into a real treasure! Love the transformation! :)
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  11. Amazing what a bit of spray paint can do, right? Looks so much. thanks for sharing, liz
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  12. Kahli
    9 mos ago

    Thanks for visiting Liz! And yes the spray paint made a world of difference!

  13. Kahli
    9 mos ago

    Yes from trash to treasure!

  14. Kahli
    9 mos ago

    You know I need all the luck in the world Jill! Lol thanks

  15. Kahli
    9 mos ago

    You definitely were seeing it with painted eyes because I had to do a lot of convincing! But I love it now!

  16. 9 mos ago

    Awesome! That is sooo unbelievably gorgeous! I don’t think I would have had the vision for this one, but thank goodness you did, holy cow is it beautiful :)

  17. 9 mos ago

    Love that color–wow, what a transformation!

  18. I’m catching up on your blog today and as soon as I saw the original post with the mirror, I thought YES YES PAINT IT, IT’LL BE AWESOME! And here it is, in all it’s awesome glory!

    I totally love it!! Off to look for ugly mirrors on eBay now lol xxx
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  19. 7 mos, 3 wks ago

    HOT! I LOVE that Lagoon spraypaint (is that the color they discontinued?? If so, I bought the store out of it. Just saying.

    Looks gorgeous. Power to ugly mirrors!
    Bernadette
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  20. Kahli
    7 mos, 3 wks ago

    Is it discontinued? I didn’t know that! I just bought the last three cans at my Home Depot but I didn’t know they wouldn’t be restocking it :( .

  21. 7 mos, 3 wks ago

    Don’t quote me on that. Perhaps it was Lowes and they were replacing with another brand? Not certain…just know that I stocked up and I got ya if you need more (smile). It will cost you though…

    Bernadette
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  22. Kahli
    7 mos, 3 wks ago

    I love that color it is like the perfect shade. My dresser in my room is that color and I just convinced myself to paint my desk that color too which I’ll feature tomorrow.
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  23. 7 mos, 3 wks ago

    it IS the perfect deep, even, smooth color. Can’t wait to see the reveal!
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  24. 6 mos, 4 wks ago

    Love the color. what a great makeover. Really transformed it. Thanks for sharing, liz
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  25. wow, now THIS is some mirror. with it painted, you kind of want to inspect it a little closer, which i think is neat.
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