Vintage Mirror to Command Center

by Handan & Greg @ The Navage Patch

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Don't you love when you have an easy day at work on a Friday? You know... when there is not much going on, and you can actually surf on the web freely, maybe read some posts on your favorite blogs or maybe have a little bit of Pinterest time to yourself. Not that it happens often, but one of those Fridays as I was cruising on craigslist I got lucky enough to score a vintage tri-fold mirror for $20.

vintage mirror to command center, painted furniture, repurposing upcycling

Last year Christmas time we received quite a lot of Christmas cards, and I didn't have any place to put them all up. Our fridge doesn't have a metallic surface, so I couldn't put any magnets on to hold cards on it, nor did I have any type of card display. So when I saw this bad boy on Craigslist, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it: A Command Center! Because I knew with the right color paint and a bit of modification it could also be used as a sweet holiday decoration spot.

I first started unscrewing the hinges to separate the folds. Once the folds were separated, it was easy to pull out the backing and get the mirrors out. I managed to take out the mirrors intact and put them in my crafts room, as I have a future plan for those mirrors.

After all that dismantling I sanded each piece so I could get rid of the peels of that old lacquer. Not that you normally need to do any sanding before painting with chalk paint, but sometimes you just want to have a smoother surface to have a better finish in the end.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE STEP-BY-STEP TUTORIAL and GET MY HOMEMADE CHALK PAINT RECIPE.

This command center turned out to be a fabulous addition to our home, and I can't wait to decorate it for holidays!

Handan, xo

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Theresa Ertwine on Dec 29, 2015
Where did you get the beautiful appliques that you used for your command center transformation?

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Rob F on Dec 30, 2015
What is your "receipe" for AS chalk paint? Thank you!

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Sandy Hartnett on Dec 31, 2015
Beautiful idea! Where are you displaying it? Hugs

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Marilyn on Dec 30, 2015
Beautiful,love all the decorative applications,and the chicken wire.I absolutely love anything with chicken wire.It looks so elegant and totally like a new piece .

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- Handan & Greg @ The Navage Patch on Dec 31, 2015
  @Marilyn Thanks so much, Marilyn!
  
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Pat - Australia on Dec 31, 2015
AMAZING! :)

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- Handan & Greg @ The Navage Patch on Dec 31, 2015
  @Pat Starks Thank you very much, Pat!
  
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