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From Trash to Treasure: Chalk Paint Mirror

in Home Décor on 09/16/15

Last week I was over at my sister’s house helping her pick out some items to hang on her walls. She quickly realized that some of her décor from their Chicago apartment just didn’t seem to work with their new interior design tastes. But instead of pitching everything, we decided to upcycle instead, like this textured mirror.

painted wall decor DIYWe decided to use Old Violet chalk paint, the same color as the little table in her hallway and her new end table I painted last week. I just used a small angled brush to paint the outer part of the mirror.

painted DIY wall decorThen I used a sanding wedge to pull some of the gold tones from underneath the chalk paint, just a light swipe to get the raised parts exposed.

diy wall decor chalk paintAfter this part I realized I didn’t like that I kept the center part of the mirror dark wood. I thought maybe it would work, but no… FAIL. So Ben suggested Old White chalk paint. Totally did the trick.

chalk paint DIY wall artI finished it off with another quick sanding around the white frame then the entire thing got a coat of dark & clear wax.

chalk paint and wax wall decorAnd here’s the cool after that now fits in with the rest of her décor…

diy wall art decor

old violet wall mirror

chalk paint DIY wall decorNothing too special, but I just wanted to show you guys that you can recycle some of your old home décor when you’re changing up a room or color scheme in your home. Or at least TRY to transform something with a coat of paint, especially if the other option is just to pitch it. If you royally mess it up, you can still throw it away afterwards, right?

painted wall decor DIY

diy wall art decor chalk paint 

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  1. Jenny says

    September 16, 2015 at 11:33 am

    Great idea! It turned out nicely.

    Reply
    • howtonestforless says

      September 17, 2015 at 2:25 pm

      Thanks Jenny!

      Reply
  2. Melissa L says

    September 18, 2015 at 8:09 pm

    Excellent idea!! That frame turned out darling!!
    I have yet to try chalkboard paint on anything.

    Reply

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