Useless to Useful

Mary Carlson
by Mary Carlson
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How many of you find those road side garbage finds and think "I can do something with that!" Well this is one of those!
We found this broken mirror on the side of the road and it's been in our garage just waiting for a purpose and I finally had the opportunity to give it just that!
Luckily the back of the mirror wasn't stapled in and I was able to remove the mirror without any difficulty and without giving myself 7 years of bad luck!
I taped off the back of the frame so that it would have somewhat clean lines after I painted it.
I was given an awesome opportunity to try out the new Heritage Collection paint by Heirloom Traditions. This particular paint is a unique primer, paint and wax all in one! I thought this would be a great piece to try it on! The color is absolutely beautiful! This one is called Wedgewood Blue
This is just after one coat and it covered the dark brown color without any issues. It went on very easily and when it dried it was just as smooth as if I had waxed it but without waxing! I did do two coats just because that's what I normally do but I am thinking it probably didn't need it! I am excited to try this color again on other pieces and see what other amazing colors are available for the other many projects I have waiting to be completed!
I enlisted the help of my husband to help me cut the white board to go in in place of the mirror. Remember this is going to be a useful piece again!
He used his Christmas present I got him, a nifty little tool called the Matrix. It's great for those little projects you may have when you don't want to drag out the saw.
We then put the white board in and attached a wire hanger to it. I knew that my place of employment was looking for a message board and I thought I would take it to them and see if it was something they could use and where it would be hung it needed a wire hanger.
And here it the finished product! It was the perfect size for what they were wanting and I think it really makes a statement. They will be able to communicate any awesome upcoming events, deals, etc. and all our customers will be able to see it!
Thanks for reading about my useless to useful project!


Suggested materials:
  • Heirloom Traditions Paint   (https://heirloomtraditionspaint.com/heritagecollection/)
  • Wire Hanger
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