Gold and I are having a love affair currently. It’s been a type of swept-me-off-my-feet-and-stole-my-heat-unexpectedly sort of loves.
Oil rubbed bronze and I are nonetheless nice mates although, I promise.
Ever since we began on the powder room makeover, and I’ve had brass and gold on the mind in that area, it’s began to trickle into different rooms of our home.
So a couple of weeks in the past, I’d purchased these plain white plastic mirrors for about $16 every for our main bedroom and determined they wanted just a little vintage gold glam of their lives.
After I purchased them on-line, I believed they might be heavier and nicer than how they ended up being in particular person. I wasn’t a fan. However they turned out trying WAY costlier than I believed they might.
So when you have a mirror that wants some vintage glammy zing, you’ll love this one.
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By the best way, I’d by no means used Rub ‘n Buff earlier than this undertaking, however I’m formally hooked now. These items is awesomesauce! I’m already considering up different locations the place I can use extra of it.
I used the screwdriver first to take away the backing on the mirrors and thoroughly put aside the glass mirror items and screws for later. And I laid down the mirror body on a drop material (or plastic trash bag… no matter works).
Utilizing my fingers, I rubbed the Rub ‘n Buff all around the body, working in sections. For any laborious to succeed in corners and small areas, I brushed on the Rub ‘n Buff with an artist brush.
It’s sort of a messy course of, simply so .
Fo the mirrors, I needed to analysis the steps for this one as I had no thought how one can vintage a mirror. Since I actually can’t take credit score for arising with this one, right here is the full tutorial by Layla Palmer (a.ok.a. The Lettered Cottage) for how one can vintage a mirror.
It takes some persistence, and for some time there I had my doubts that it was going to work, however the outcomes are SO value it.
Have a look at that patina!!!
These as soon as low-cost, plastic mirrors legitimately appear like they got here straight from Restoration {Hardware} or Anthropologie, don’t you assume? Ahhhhmazed!
So what used to appear like this…
Now appears a contact extra designer-y. (Completely a phrase.)
And I’ve one on my aspect of the mattress too, after all.
If you wish to find out about any of our bed room sources, since y’all typically ask, right here’s a fast checklist:
Have you ever ever used Rub ‘n Buff on something earlier than? How have I been lacking out on this?! Or have you ever ever painted plastic to make one thing look costlier too? I’ll by no means inform, cross my coronary heart.
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