Friday, September 9, 2011

Simple, elegant, beautiful on the "cheap"!!

Happy Friday friends!!...We are now back at the "burb" house and while I should be organizing, I decided to work on some projects with items I purchased at tag sales this summer.....I'm loving how this OLD mirror turned out.....what do you think????

BEFORE:
Here are the before shots of a mirror I picked up at a tag sale last weekend down the shore for $2.00......I loved the lacy metal frame....
 


The finish was an old brass....


AND AFTER:
After taking the glass out, I painted the frame with white spray paint....



Don't you just love the lacy, floral pattern of the metal frame????

I'm using it as a tray....LOVE it....imagine what I can put on here for fall....




Remember these hobnail jars I showed you a few weeks back????....put some tea light candles in and TADA!!!!





This entire project/vignette cost $2.75 + spray paint...that I already had...
Simple beauty!!!

Enjoy your weekend and I look forward to showing you some more of my tag sale projects next week!!!....so please come back for a visit....:)

xo, Mariaelena

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15 comments:

  1. Ca-yute! I have a couple of those old frames I might paint white after seeing yours:)
    -Revi

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  2. This is beautiful!! I love the glass candle holder, too. What a treasure! Very well done!! :-)

    XO,
    Janie

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  3. LOVE it white, I have a gold frame I'm thinking of painting white also and haven't quite made up my mind, but I am really liking how yours turned out.

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  4. That's quite a deal on the mirror! It looks perfect in the white. Love the hobnail votives, too!
    :) CAS

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  5. I love that frame and all its little details! It's a great idea to use it as a tray. I'm following you back now!

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  6. Love these, My son will be getting married this year and these mirrors are going to be the table centerpieces, painted white of course

    Carol

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  7. That turned out so great! What fabulous finds!

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  8. What a lovely mirror tray, and it looks so pretty with those candles!
    Thank you for your recent visit to my blog. :)
    - Susan

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  9. The mirror looks beautiful!! and I love how you're using it as a tray!

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  10. Fantastic makeover! The mirror looks great. Thanks for sharing.
    Hope to see you on my blog:)

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  11. Great find--love the makeover! Your hobnail candles are cute too. Thanks for linking up to Share the Love Wednesday!
    Mary

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  12. Terrific find! Just love its new look white! You see the floral detail very nicely. Love your hobnail tealights - go very well with the Hydrangea flowers - this will make a lovely setting for Autumn Decor!
    Thank you for sharing with A Return to Loveliness,
    God Bless,
    Kathy

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