Updated Mirror

   When we first moved into our house a little over three years ago, there was ugly wallpaper in almost every room, but slowly and often times it was very frustrating, we removed almost all of it (I'll get to that in a later post). There was a mirror in the downstairs bathroom that I absolutely loved, but there was one thing that I didn't like about it, so I decided to paint it. After we removed the wallpaper, we repainted the bathroom Gray Shingle from Sherwin Williams. I then chose to spray paint the mirror Brilliant Blue in Gloss from Rust-Oleum. I loved the color and how well it stood out against the gray wall, white vanity top and trim in the small room.

   I started off by taping newspaper to the mirror to ensure not to paint the glass, then took it outside to paint. It's best to spray at least 6-8 inches away from the surface so you won't get any bubbling. The whole project only took one day and I only needed two coats of paint. I loved how it turned out, here's the before and after!

Don't worry, the hideous wallpaper is now gone, yay!!!

This project only cost me around $4 for the spray paint, and it has a BIG effect!

I love the detail on the corners! Can you believe my husband just wanted to throw this gem away?! Good thing I convinced him I could make it look great again :)

   Try not to pay attention to the door in the reflection, eventually I would like to paint it white, or replace it with a prettier door ;). (Also I'm really sorry about the quality of the photos, the before was taken with my old camera and the after was taken with my new canon powershot and i'm still learning how to use it.) It's amazing how paint and a "new" accessory can completely change the look and feel of a room! I love this little bathroom now and I'm no longer terrified to go in there anymore, haha. Although it isn't 100% complete, it still needs a few accessories to pull the room together, till then I can make do.

-xo
Ashley