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Had this amazing mirror that I loved how functionally it was useful however aesthetically did not go with any of our décor unfortunately. Instead of turfing it we decided to upcycle it and paint it to match our existing décor. 🖌
We first went shopping at our local bunnings and bought the following 🛒:
Taubmans 2L White Matt Endure Interior Wall Paint - Bunnings Australia
Taubmans 1L White 3 In 1 Interior And Exterior Primer Undercoat Sealer - Bunnings Australia
Monarch 50mm Walls Doors And Trims Paint Brush - Bunnings Australia
ProRenovator 6 Piece Multi Purpose Painting Kit - Bunnings Australia
ScotchBlue 24mm x 55m Original Multi-Surface Painter’s Masking Tape - Bunnings Australia
Rocket Fine Sanding Sponge - Bunnings Australia
Paint Partner 2.6 x 3.6m Clear Plastic Drop Sheet - Bunnings Australia
We then proceed to pull apart all the nuts and bolts off the mirror.
Here is a Before Pic
We used some paper and taped it across the mirror to protect the surface, laid down the drop sheet and then proceeded to sand all the surfaces with the sanding sponge.
Learnt the hard way this gets messy in the way of wooden dust so had the vacuum cleaner handy 😊
We then put:
2 Layers of Undercoat
2 Layers of White Paint
In Progress Pics:
Utilised a lot of sun and drying time between each layer and after it was completely dry, we had given the mirror a new life and after putting all the nuts and bolts together we ended up with this:
Got a little messy as you can see when we removed the paper from the memory with excess paint being removed but for our first attempt at revamping a mirror it came out pretty well. Time, Patience and supplies from Bunnings along with a good dose of sunshine made this possible. 😊
Looks great, @DIYRookie!
Well done refurbishing the mirror to suit your current decor. It's amazing how you can totally transform a piece with a little paint and elbow grease.
Congratulations on a fantastic job; I'm sure you'll get many years of use out of the mirror now.
Mitchell
