Today's photo of the day is supposed to be my nightstand. I decided I would rather show off my project of the day. March 20 is supposed to be "before and after" so I will just post my nightstand that day. Unless of course I have another project that comes up.
Today, Brad and I were driving home from picking up some Indian food for lunch and we saw a sign for an Estate Sale. We noticed it was two houses down from ours and I convinced him we had to go. I never seem to have any luck at these garage/ estate/ yard sales but today I got inspired. There was a mirror hanging on the wall for only $3. I decided I could paint it and make it much cuter than it was originally. I ended up buying the mirror and coming home.
As soon as we walked in the door, I began taping it. I am not sure why I have painters tape lying around, but I found it and immediately covered the mirror portion:
Then, I took the whole thing outside and spray painted it. Luckily, I just have random bottles of spray paint laying around the house. I really wish I had a room for all my crafts, rather than just boxes under my bed, but that is another story. I was debating what color to spray the mirror and decided black would probably look best and match the decor of the house. I looked up some photos online and ALMOST went with white, but I just kept thinking how much better black would look.
So, I painted the mirror and let it dry. While it dried, I convinced myself that the only way I wouldn't keep trying to touch up the wet paint would be to shower and get ready for my day.
After I cleaned up, I took the tape off the mirror and hung it on the wall:
I am pretty happy with how it turned out. It may not be perfect but I like to think it was a pretty good $3 purchase. And if I decide I want to switch the color later, all I need is a new bottle of spray paint!
So easy! Yay for fun weekend projects.
Before and after:
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