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Mirror Makeovers

Vintage Mirror Redo, Before and After

Welcome to Throw Back Thursday!  I was going back through all my DIY projects and updating them when I realized that most of you probably never saw them the first time around.  I’ve been blogging since 2006 and doing craft and DIY projects my whole life so I have a lot of old projects still hanging around.  I thought I’d do a simple “Throw Back Thursday” series, at least through the summer, so you can see some of the best (and WORST) of my DIY projects over the years.  We’re starting today with this vintage mirror makeover.  

I saw this huge vintage mirror even before I pulled into the parking lot of the thrift store.  It was a little hard to ignore.  Like I said, it was huge… and heavy.

Thrift store mirror before painting with chalk type paint | DuctTapeAndDenim.com

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Vintage Mirror Makeover

I loved this big mirror but I passed on it the first day I saw it at the thrift store.  After all, my space at Room With a Past was only a shelf.  I had no wall space to display anything.  But when it was there a few days later and the price was 50% off (which made it $7.00!) I decided I should get it and haul it to one of the flea markets I had scheduled.

It sat on our landing for a few weeks before I decided what color it should be… CeCe Caldwell’s Vintage White.

First, I just cleaned it off with some Windex and a soft rag.  Then I gave it a couple of coats of CeCe’s chalk type paint.  This paint doesn’t need any other prep.  

Painted mirror, thrift store makeover on DuctTapeAndDenim.com

When the paint dried I wet distressed it with a wet rag and finished it with Minwax Polycrylic.  (I was too lazy to wax that day.)

Just in case you haven’t used chalk-type paint yet, it MUST be finished with either a wax or varnish.  Otherwise the paint will continue to rub off.

Wet distressing on vintage mirror from thrift store | DuctTapeAndDenim.com

Then we hauled it up to Redding for the Roses and Rust Vintage Market.  I’m glad we did ’cause that skinny little booth needed a mirror at the back.  (Read about the terrible decision we made our first time at Roses and Rust HERE.)

Vintage mirror at the back of my tiny booth at the Roses and Rust Vintage Market | DuctTapeAndDenim.com

I wish we’d had something even bigger for the back wall… maybe next time.  And I was even more glad when it sold.  We didn’t want to haul it back.  And the big guy that took it off said, “No, it’s not heavy at all.”  OK, so I’m a wimp…

If you liked this vintage mirror project, check out these, too:

  • How to Frame a Bathroom Mirror
  • Vintage Plastic Mirror Makeover
  • The Easiest Way to Decorate a Mirror
  • 34 Gorgeous Mirror Makeover Ideas

‘Til the next project,

 Ann @ Duct Tape and Denim

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Before and After Mirror painted with CeCe Caldwell Vintage White | DuctTapeAndDenim.com

nfdone Originally published April 17, 2014.  We share at these blog parties.


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  1. Marie @ The Interior Frugalista says

    April 30, 2014 at 11:05 am

    Great job on the mirror – very pretty! I’m visiting from the Wow Us Wednesday Party and am now a new follower.

    Reply
  2. Debrashoppeno5 says

    May 20, 2018 at 5:48 am

    Mirrors do add so much to a space. This one is so prettier and you made it even prettier with the makeover.

    Reply
  3. Sharon@bluewillowhouse says

    May 23, 2018 at 3:50 pm

    Great makeover. The mirror had great bones and the white paint brings out the beauty. Thank you for sharing at Snickerdoodle.

    Reply
  4. Chas says

    May 23, 2018 at 5:12 pm

    Wow this turned out fantastic! Thanks for sharing on To Grandma’s House We Go!

    Reply
  5. Amber Ferguson says

    May 25, 2018 at 4:52 pm

    It looks awesome and I would love to shop your booth! Thanks for sharing at TFT!

    Reply
  6. Rhonda says

    May 25, 2018 at 7:10 pm

    I love this mirror makeover. The color is perfect for a farmhouse style project. I would have purchased it from you, lol. Thanks for sharing on Sunday’s Best. I love your blog.

    Reply
  7. Lynda Hardy says

    May 29, 2018 at 9:37 am

    Love how this updates the look! Thanks for sharing with Party in Your PJs!

    Reply
  8. Barbara Chapman ~ French Ethereal says

    May 30, 2018 at 1:06 pm

    I didn’t know that about chalk paint so… thank you! 🙂 This mirror turned out lovely! I can see it up on a hallway wall as you go up the stairs {how I hung my monster gilded French style mirror {5′ tall and 4′ wide} at our last house. 🙂 I love white painted mirrors and I’d certainly have bought it!!! Fun that you went up to Redding ~ I haven’t been there since I was a late teen or early 20-something… Do miss California and all the old towns along HW 99 and HW 49… 🙂

    Have a great week, and I pinned for you,
    Hugs,
    Barb 🙂

    Reply
  9. Jann Olson says

    May 30, 2018 at 6:51 pm

    That is a beautiful mirror. I love the makeover! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

    Reply

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