Vintage Mirror

I found this vintage mirror at a consignment shop in Abilene, Tx. I've had it for months just thinking about what I wanted to do with it and where to put it. 

I was "color inspired" by a chair that was my great-grandmother's (1940s) and my grandmother recovered in 1968. I wanted a true vintage chartreuse and I chose Benjamin Moore Meadow View.

 

I primed the mirror with Zinssers (so I didn't have to sand it), then painted. I sanded it by hand just a bit on the edges to give it a bit of distress. I also used a Minwax Wood Finish Stain Marker (Golden Oak) in the crevases. Finally, I sprayed on a coat of poly. 

Color: Benjamin Moore Meadow View

Stained: in crevases with Minwax Wood Finish Stain Marker 

(in Golden Oak)

Coat of Spray on Poly

;) Mimi

Headboard Re-Do

Before:

A neighbor made this headboard for me years ago out of an old door and fence posts. The color was way too close to the wall color in my bedroom; so I have been planning to paint it for a while.

I decided on Benjamin Moore Kendall Charcoal to give it a rich gray color that would compliment my bedding and the wall color. After 2 coats of paint I went back in the cracks and crevases with my handy-dandy Minwax Wood Finish Stain Marker (in Golden Oak).

Then, I tried something new (sort of)... I used the spray on version of the Minwax Poly I always use... It was so quick and easy and I will definitely be using it again...Especially on large pieces or things like chairs that are annoying to do. 

Color: Benjamin Moore Kendall Charcoal

Glaze/Stain: Minwax Wood Finish Stain Marker in Golden Oak

2 coats of Spray-On Minwax Poly

;) Mimi