The reason I came up with this project is because we missed having a mirror above my recently painted pink sideboard ever since I moved the gold Goodwill mirror into my master bathroom. For some reason we all use that particular spot to glance in the mirror before we leave.
My husband and I both adore the artwork that was hanging over the sideboard but a mirror just works better for us.
I have so much gold everywhere and I didn’t want to put another gold mirror above the sideboard like I had before. There is our beautiful gold chandelier, the new gold hardware and the gold pineapple. It would just be a little too much.
I got my inspiration from the next two mirrors from West Elm the minute I saw them (click on photo). They are sold out but you can find a similar one HERE
Especially the first mirror. But I just didn’t have that budget, also since I have a mirror stash with at least 5 mirrors who don’t have a home right now.
So for the makeover I chose a plain mirror I bought at Homegoods at least 10 years ago. It’s made out of that lightweight foam material that some frames are made of. And I was so over the antiqued silver finish. But what made this frame perfect for the makeover was the size and the thick profile/shape of it:
Black and white striped mirror makeover project
I prepped and painted it the same way I always explain:
- I cleaned it with TSP (or you can use Krud Kutter degreaser), I didn’t sand this time.
- When it was completely dried after the cleaning, I wiped it with a tack cloth to get the dust off.
- I taped the mirror surface off.
- Then I used Kilz spray primer (you know it’s my favorite primer). Always give it a really good long shake.
- When the primer dried, I ran a very fine sandpaper over it again.
- Then I wiped it down with a tack cloth again.
- Then I sprayed it with 2 coats of Rustoleum white semi-gloss spray paint. (let it dry really good before the next step)
- Then I taped the stripes on the mirror which I will explain more because I used 2.5 rolls of washi tape for this project. My favorite one is this one HERE that I ordered on Amazon since they once again didn’t have it at any local craft store.
Let me explain why I didn’t spray paint the stripes on. The reason is that I wanted to be flexible with the spacing of the stripes so the corners would meat up. If I paint I can’t adjust anymore. This project is all about eyeing it up. No measuring! And I also didn’t want to have the little ridges a painted stripe would leave behind should I ever change my mind and repaint the mirror.
Like I already said, the most important part is that the mitered ends of the frame meat up perfectly with the stripes as you can see in the following photos. So I started with all 4 corners and then filled in the rest.
I loosely taped the stripes so I could re-space them should I have to and as you can see I took the taped-off part from the mirror after spray painting too.
When you tape the mitered edges all you need to do is cut along the frames’ mitered parts to guide you with an x-acto knife and take off the access.
When you have the stripes all spaced out how you want them you can go around and press them all down firmly and cut around the mirrored side with the x-acto knife once again. So simple and all done!
It is a super cheap project since I had everything except the tape which cost me around $10.
And this is not a mirror that you see normally in stores. It’s unique, don’t you think so?
click on side arrows below to see more:
You can see more of my dining room by clicking HERE
Click HERE to see my dresser makeover and HERE for my DIY curtains.
I’m so happy with it and love how the mirror reflects my artwork. I’ve been trying to research how to get my artwork printed so I can finally add that to my Etsy shop. It’s not easy to find the right printing and shipping method. Other people don’t really share their secrets.
Tschüß,
(Youleeya)
If you love black and white stripes as much as I do then you might enjoy my painted front porch project as well (click on photo):
cassie @ primitive & proper says
May 23, 2016 at 4:53 amoh i really love that and i see a project in my future! and i had an antiqued silver pottery barn mirror i got from chris about 14 years ago as a gift from chris… too funny!!!!
Julia says
May 23, 2016 at 5:26 amHaha thanks, yes! Give it a makeover 😉
Maggie @ Maggie Overby Studios says
May 23, 2016 at 5:22 amGreat Idea, love the contrast of this piece! I am always finding great uses for washi tape. what did we ever do without it?
Julia says
May 23, 2016 at 5:26 amYes washi tape is the best invention. I love it and thanks
[email protected] says
May 23, 2016 at 6:57 amIt turned out so perfectly! Sometimes, I totally hate when I can’t justify something I want because I have a stash of them but in this case I think it it’s better than the original.
Julia says
May 23, 2016 at 3:16 pmI have lots of stashes of things 😉 but then I sometimes just sell the stash and get the thing I wanted. That works too. Oh and thank you
[email protected] Stroll Thru Life says
May 23, 2016 at 7:00 amOh my word, I love it. How fun is this and so unique too. Gorgeous.
Julia says
May 23, 2016 at 3:16 pmOh thank you so much Marty
Patty Day says
May 23, 2016 at 7:04 amPERFECT!!! The contrast with the gold accent was the best!
xo
Patty
Julia says
May 23, 2016 at 3:16 pmThanks Patty
Summer says
May 23, 2016 at 8:22 amYou are SO creative Julia! I love this and the whole bar set up!
kathy says
May 23, 2016 at 8:33 amWow, stunning. It looks better than the ones in the stores!!!!!
Julia says
May 23, 2016 at 3:17 pmThanks Kathy. I’m not the biggest fan of the flower shape to begin with.
Sueli says
May 23, 2016 at 9:02 amWhat an amazing job! I love it.
xx
Julia says
May 23, 2016 at 3:17 pmThank you
Pat says
May 23, 2016 at 10:04 amYou have the most creative ideas ~ I LOVE this! Black & white is always perfect, IMHO. You have such talent ~ thanks so much for sharing!
Julia says
May 23, 2016 at 3:18 pmThanks so much and I agree about the black and white combo.
Jennifer Griffin says
May 23, 2016 at 11:06 amOh my gosh, Julia, cutest mirror ever…and how clever to use tape instead of painting!
Julia says
May 23, 2016 at 3:19 pmThanks Jennifer
valarie sanford says
May 23, 2016 at 2:33 pmYou.are.a.genius.
Julia says
May 23, 2016 at 3:19 pmHaha I don’t know about that but thank you
June Pope says
May 23, 2016 at 5:43 pmAnother home run, Julia! I’m going to be helping my daughter find items to furnish her first new house in a couple weeks and I hope I can use some of your genius DIYs to help her out. That pink sideboard is amazing. My favorite thing ever!
Julia says
May 23, 2016 at 6:32 pmOh thank you June. I hope you can use some of my DIYs. Good luck with her new house.
Kathleen Tweed says
May 23, 2016 at 6:20 pmYou are a genius! The projects you come up with are out of this world. Would love to do every single one of them but don’t have the guts. I love reading about your doing them!
Julia says
May 23, 2016 at 6:33 pmThanks so much Kathleen. I’m sure you do have the guts. Just try it 😉
Kristin says
May 23, 2016 at 6:29 pmTruly looks fantastic! I love popping in to see what you’ve been up to and you have given me a lot of great ideas. While I can’t claim that I’ve done anything fantastic, you have inspired me to try! Can’t wait to see what you do next. 😉
Julia says
May 23, 2016 at 6:35 pmThanks so so much. I’m so thrilled I can inspire and love hearing about it!
Pam @ Simple Details says
May 23, 2016 at 8:59 pmYou’re too clever!! That turned out amazing, and looks so good with your fabulous dresser!!
Julia says
May 24, 2016 at 6:27 pmThank you Pam
Donna says
May 23, 2016 at 9:47 pmGorgeous once again! What a great idea I love it!
Julia says
May 24, 2016 at 6:27 pmThanks so much Donna
Whitney Shortt says
May 24, 2016 at 6:43 amI love how you off set the strips and your art looks great reflecting in it.
Julia says
May 24, 2016 at 6:28 pmThey aren’t actually off set, it just looks like that because of the way the mirror is.
Sheryll $ Critters. says
May 24, 2016 at 7:05 amI love your mirror and want to copy it. I also love the barely pink paint you chose. I cannot completely copy though. I had to pick a medium blue with thin natural color stripes for my sofa slip cover. It is better than my shredded sofa the kitty kat’s ruined lol.
Julia says
May 24, 2016 at 6:28 pmI’m sure that is very pretty too.
Michelle Cattapan says
May 24, 2016 at 1:57 pmLove it! I wonder how it would hold up in a bathroom?
Julia says
May 24, 2016 at 6:30 pmI’m pretty sure it would hold up. I was considering that myself.
[email protected] says
May 27, 2016 at 7:41 pmLove the way the black and white looks with the pink! nice job 🙂
Sarah says
June 1, 2016 at 6:29 amOh my gosh-I love this. At first glance I assumed you had masked it off and painted it. Well now I’m on a quest to make my own. Beautiful project, thank you!
Julia says
June 1, 2016 at 7:57 amThanks, I’m glad you like it.
Kimberly Duran says
June 3, 2016 at 1:24 pmOh it came out fabulous!! I love the idea of using black tape – you are just so damn clever 😉 xxx
Haley says
June 8, 2016 at 2:05 pmI LOVE this! It looks amazing and bold, but not too in your face. Such a great idea.
Julia says
June 9, 2016 at 6:36 amThanks so much Haley.
Vel says
June 10, 2016 at 10:38 amI have a similar mirror, also from HG that seriously needs zhushing up! I will try this Julia! Thank you so much!
Lisa | Shine Your Light says
June 13, 2016 at 9:41 amJulia this mirror project came out so great! I love how it looks on the shape of the frame!
Julia says
June 13, 2016 at 5:44 pmThank you Lisa, it is one of those simple projects that makes me truly happy when I look at it because I love it. And that’s after all how it should be right? It doesn’t always have to be difficult.