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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Anthro Mirror

One of my previous posts had promised an Anthropologie Knock Off Distressed Mirror.

Weelll......

Here it is!

I had so much fun with this!

-AFTER the mirror finish was distressed!


I just used paint stripper and a scraper (outside of course)
to distress the back of the mirror.

The frame was a plasticky gold thingy that I primed and painted gray and finished with a whitewash that I wiped off of the raised edges.

Then came the fun part,

spray the back of the mirror with spray glue,

lay a pretty piece of floral fabric on it and smooth out bubbles,

Snap the mirror and the backing back onto the frame and

VOILA!!


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13 comments:

  1. emilysnanMay 5, 2011 at 12:42 AM

    hiya , your mirror turned ut fab , love the distressing to the mirror but the frame is just fab , love how you distressed it x tfs
    xmaggiex

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  2. NicoleMay 5, 2011 at 5:53 AM

    Oh my GOSH, this is gorgeous!!! I am so jealous!! Fabulous job, and thanks for the tutorial!

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  3. Sandi @ The Primitive SkateMay 5, 2011 at 5:56 AM

    Wow! This turned out beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. www.MaisonStGermain.comMay 5, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    It came out awesome. It looks like a beautiful antique.
    ~Debra xxx
    Capers of the vintage vixens

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  5. Inga´s HavenMay 7, 2011 at 6:12 AM

    thats so pretty - love the flower effect.

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  6. Gillian LayneMay 9, 2011 at 1:47 AM

    Oh my goodness, I've never seen anything like this before. I stared and stared at your pictures. It's so utterly romantic!

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  7. Rosemary@villabarnesMay 9, 2011 at 7:01 AM

    I LOVE IT! Beautiful! I love to take things over the edge and I have great appreciation for others who do the same. Just became a follower. Come visit me sometime.

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  8. c.w.frostingMay 13, 2011 at 7:53 PM

    Beautiful, perfectly distressed and detailed!

    -caroline @ c.w.frosting

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  9. UnknownMay 15, 2011 at 7:29 AM

    Just gorgeous. I love the combination of the silver with the pink floral fabric. What a cool makeover....now, if only I had a mirror like that. :-)

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  10. MJMay 15, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    Visiting over from Stephanie @ UTTD. I have to say love this project alot. I have a mirror similar to that from Lowe's that Im making over. I love your finish tho...great job!

    Im now a follower and invite you over to my blog and shops.

    MJ
    Lucky 7 Design

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  11. AnonymousMay 16, 2011 at 6:46 AM

    I have seen this technique only using oven cleaner. This weekend I had 2 mirrors and used the oven cleaner - I don't know if it is because the mirrors are older ones or what but nothing happened except to the first layer of paint. So I guess I will have to buy some stripper and try it with that! Your mirror looks fantastic!

    bee blessed
    mary

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  12. Michell @ Girl In AirMay 16, 2011 at 7:29 AM

    Love it! Great job.....

    I know a blogger who thinks she invented this technique and will FREAK if she sees this....cause you didn't link to her LOL

    She already accused me of stealing her idea on another project!!

    Sometimes too much EGO in this blog world:-)

    I've seen this done on HGTV and Youtube for years....We had a wall of acidic mirrors in our home in the 70's

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  13. Deneen@dreaming-n-colorMay 28, 2011 at 6:32 AM

    The is fabulous! I can't wait to try it! Too freakin cool!

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