After posting about my failed attempt to stain the paned mirror last week, I gave it some deep consideration and decided to paint it black. My first time ever using black paint. I might become an addict. Maybe black will be the new blue.
Originally:
Pathetic staining:
Painted black:
Love it. I used black acrylic craft paint mixed with a little water. The finish is a little rough and uneven, which is okay with me because the other frame it’s hung with is also like that. p.s. that giant empty frame was snagged on clearance at Hobby Lobby a few years ago. It was a custom frame that they built to the wrong size. Woulda been $150 bucks for the person who ordered it but I got it for $29.
This is what the whole operation looked like with the old mirror (which now lives with my sister).
And this is what it looks like now that I’ve hung the new mirror:
It’s a subtle change, but I’m happy with it. I think the new mirror is a little bit more proportional to the larger frame and the finish is a better fit for the space. Looking at the picture above, I do kind of miss the old mirror. It was a good mirror, and I liked the scalloped edges, but the reddish tones just weren’t quite right for me and I thought the uneven surface would be difficult to paint.
It makes sense that I would like to paint stuff black, since I love using black picture frames and am totally down with black furniture (like the coffee table you see here and the floating shelves and dining table on the other side of the room). I don’t know why it took me this long to try it out.
See that little green dish on the coffee table? It’s my new favorite thing. 99 cents at Goodwill. Love that place. Green colored glass and silver are two of my favorite things and both are abundantly available at thrift stores everywhere. I was made for Goodwill. And Goodwill was made for me.
