Do It Yourself Gold Octagon Mirror Revamp

by Meredith - Arts & Classy

4 Hours

Easy

This post was kind of a two parter and the second part is a more focused view of the decor on wall that I styled. Most of the decor was either a hand-me-down, goodwill find, or a gift. All I did to achieve this look was used some of my own artwork or a little spray paint and some savvy bargain shopping. I will do my best to tell you what I bought where.
First, I will start with my antique octagon mirror. To see more of a backstory on how I acquired this mirror check out my post: 6 DIY Projects On My To Do List. I wanted to make this look a little more unified with my current aesthetic. I decided a spray paint makeover was the way to go.

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4 Materials you will need: See it’s pretty simple and inexpensive. :)

Spray Primer

Painters Tape

Gold Spray Paint

A Safe/Protected Spray Paint Area

After spraying this mirror facade with a couple coats of primer (allowing it time overnight to dry) I then sprayed it with 2 coats of the metallic gold spray paint.

After letting the mirror dry for an extended period of time, I peeled off the painters tape and then styled it in my accent wall collage.

Here is the gold accent wall collage.

But, this is what makes this exercise so successful.

I knew gold accents were the direction I wanted to got in, but with a beautiful wall collage, some texture and dimension was needed.

The trick is finding a variation and yet a happy medium. You do not want there to be a heaviness to the collage. Keep in balanced, which is what I tried to accomplish with the smaller items.

Then comes the hanging portion of this exercise. You can do this a variety of ways. I chose to use a hammer, nails, cordless power drill, and screws because I am not afraid of a little spackle and sanding when I move out of this place.

As a renter, I am fearless when it comes to decorating. Some cautious renters try to use command strips or double stick tape to hang decor, but with the heavier pieces {like the shutter and the mirror}, that technique wasn’t going to work. Thus the heavy duty materials.

Here is what it looked like in progress after the painting of the accent wall.

As you can see, this was an inexpensive decor project.

I am loving the finished product. Don’t mind the lion feline chilling not the sofa. She would not move…lol

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Marion Nesbitt on Aug 16, 2014
Like your "stuff"! Totally get it. A couple of my walls are full of holes as I add and rearrange. Will be repaired and repainted at some point. Just wondering why not do the mirror with the same treatment? My opinion only, but would have extended the items even closer to the light switch.

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- Meredith - Arts & Classy on Dec 07, 2014
  @Marion Nesbitt Those are some great observations. Thanks for commenting!
  
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Tameca Carter on Dec 07, 2014
Your arrangement looks great, and your little lion looks adoreable.

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- Meredith - Arts & Classy on Dec 07, 2014
  @Tameca Carter Thank you for commenting! My little lion and other 1 felines love to photobomb my images. lol
  
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- Meredith - Arts & Classy on Dec 17, 2014
  @Tameca Carter Thank you for commenting and I know my little lion is the cutest. Funny enough she is a nicer cat with this hair cut. lol
  
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