Six Awesome Paint Transformations for Ugly Old Frames and Mirrors
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Icky ugly old frames and mirrors are some of my favorite things to transform with paint. Not only are they cheap and easy to find at yard sales and thrift stores, but they can be painted quickly with stunning results.
Here are six recent projects we completed using American Paint Company all-natural clay, chalk and mineral paints, which stick to wood, metal--and even glass--without a lot of prep work.
Here are six recent projects we completed using American Paint Company all-natural clay, chalk and mineral paints, which stick to wood, metal--and even glass--without a lot of prep work.
Here's the before shot of the frames and mirrors. I am always on the lookout for them at yard sales and thrift stores.
I really liked all of the curly-ques on this frame, but the metal was flimsy and tarnished. I thought this would make a pretty tray to place on a dresser to hold jewelry—and I had the perfect piece of scrapbook paper to put behind the glass where a photograph would normally go.
I painted the frame with American Paint Company’s Born on the 4th (dark blue) and then dry brushed a grey color called Smoke Signal over it.
When it was time to cut the scrapbook paper to fit, I ran into a slight problem. I never measured the design so my “Journal de Paris” became …
Oops! Time for Plan B!
Transforming an old picture frame into a pretty tray is a quick and easy DIY project. Scrapbook paper, wrapping paper and old postcards make great backdrops. Just be sure to measure your design first!
Here's a close-up of a 99 cent mirror I painted using two American Paint Company pinks called Bordello and Cameo plus metallic gold mica. For detailed instructions on how I got this look plus more photos of the other frames I recently painted, please check out our All Things New Again Blog.
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
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Love the paint job you did on the last one!
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