We have all seem them. Most of us have had or still have these large plain mirrors in our house. There is a way to dress these mirrors up. I am going to share with you one way I have come up with. If you don't like this style, stay tuned, I will be doing one a little differently soon.
You will need a mirror, some thin plywood, glue, paint and appliques or glacage. First cut your board to the size of your mirror.
I then traced an oval shape onto the board. In order to be able to cut that shape out. I had to drill a hole large enough for my blade to fit into.
Cut the desired shape out of the center.
Here is my board all ready for the next step. I sanded down the edges to make sure they were smooth and even.
I was debating on whether to add a frame, but I made the oval too large to do that. I glued the wood to the mirror using E6000. Time will tell if that is ok instead of the liquid nails mirror glue. The wood is not that heavy so I think it should be fine.
I added some detail in the corner with glacage. You could also use appliques or plaster.
I painted some black on the inside and outside edges, smeared the spots with vaseline and then painted over everything with white.
Once it was dry I wiped at the edges to get the paint off and create a chippy look.
This is my second stage of my living room makeover...deciding how to do the mirror above the fireplace.
For such a plain mirror, it sure is pretty now.
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