Garden Salvage

I took an old door and coated the glass with mirror paint, then I mounted it on my fence. I added some porch poles and bunk bed slats as a frame around the door; decorating it with paint and flower pot finials. I added a decorative piece of steel as a topper and put some stepping stones in front of it. This is my "secret" door to nowhere.

I love to repurpose junk to decorate my garden.

My door is flanked with my funnel planters.

"The Salvage Garden"

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Mar7948362
on Sep 6, 2016
Name of mirror paint
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- Bhz33350566
  on May 18, 2018
  Looking glass.
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Lorilee O'Donoghue
on Sep 16, 2016
Will mirror paint on glass make a window sort of like a two way mirror. Like in a police station? can you get it anywhere else besides Michael's
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Can9372429
on Jan 29, 2017
I've gone to Lowes, Home Depot, Michaels, JoAnns, you name it.... and no one has heard of outdoor mirror paint. I did order some mirror paint from Amazon, and it looked great, till the next morning, then came off :(
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- Shawna Bailey
  on Jan 30, 2017
  I wonder what she used
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Michelle
on Aug 28, 2016
Fantastic!!
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Trudy
on Jan 5, 2018
Very clever! The stepping stone walkway makes it extra cute.
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