Easy Mirror Transormation

Several years ago I came across some old mirrors at one of my favorite thrift stores.  This set was in really good condition, and were only $10 each... so I snapped them up thinking I would make them over for the store. 

I didn't get to them or awhile, and the longer they were in my garage, the more I thought I wanted to keep them.  So I did.

I finally got around to paying them some attention, and am really happy with the results!

 

There wasn't anything wrong with them before their transformation... they just looked very 1976 (which is what they are date stamped on the back).

 

I made them over in layers of CeCe Caldwell's Grand Prairie Sage, California Gold and Alaskan Tundra Green.  These colors coordinate with the colors in the wool rug that I have in that room.  (Another nice thing about DIY projects with CeCe's... you can custom select or mix your colors!) 

 

 

This is the what the final result of the color layering looks like after being sealed with Satin Finish.

First Coat Grand Prairie Sage, next random application of areas of California Gold, then about a half coverage coat of Alaskan Tundra Green, then a final coat of Grand Prairie Sage.  Damp distressed.  And finally sealed with Satin Finish.  That sounds like a lot of steps, but this isn't much surface area and it went very quickly! 

The total project cost with sample pots of paint: $20 for the mirror set, 3 paint colors @ $9 each, and 1 Satin Finish Sample @$12, for a grand total of $59. (Even less if you have left over paint and finish from another project like I do!  This project does not take 3 full sample jars of paint, or a full sample jar of Satin Finish.)  Thrift project happiness!

Now the set looks a bit more 1876 rescued than 1976 discarded!