DIY Bohemian Wall Decor – Upcycled Frame
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For the March challenge, we all decided to take items we have and repurpose it into a creative home enhancements. At the bottom of my page I will have all of their links so you can go over and see what item they are working with.
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Two years ago I found a mirror in Hobby Lobby. I was participating in a clearance shelf challenge, even though the mirror was cracked the frame caught my eye. To see the full mirror revamp blog post you can click here → CLEARANCE MIRROR. I decided to upcycle the frame….again!
Took it off the wall, removed the back of the frame and went to work transforming the look.
Here are the items I used for this project:
- frame
- 5 packs of Dollar Tree ¼” wooden dowel rods
- Dollar Tree large round framed mirror
- wood glue
- hot glue
- wire snips
- pencil
- paint
First thing I did was remove the hot glue design from the back part of the frame. It popped right off once I used a putting knife.
After I removed the design, I took a hand sander to smooth the surface.
I wiped the surface off, painted two coats with the wall paint in the Master bedroom, Perfect Greige – Sherwin Williams.
I took a Dollar Tree mirror removed the mirror from the frame. I also removed the tabs and wall hook from the back of the frame.
Using the back of the frame I measured the dowel rods to fit on the lip of the frame. I measured and cut to size with my wire snips. Each piece was a different size due to the frame being round.
Once I had the frame filled with dowel rods I put the dowel rods to the side and painted the frame.
Here are the steps I took to paint the mirror frame to look like the larger frame.
- painted the black frame with perfect greige Sherwin Williams paint
- painted the frame with Waverly antique wax then wiped it off
- dry brushed Waverly plaster onto the frame
Once it was completely dried I applied wood glue to the back lip of the frame where I placed each dowel rod. I applied a drop of hot glue to each end of the dowel rod for a quick grab until the wood glue set.
I glued and lined up all the precut dowel rods onto the frame.
I placed the small frame in the center of the larger one. I took a pencil and lightly drew around the frame.
Taking my wood glue I applied a thin line of glue to my pencil line, applied hot glue to the edge of the mirror frame and placed it on the glue mark.
I took more of the Dollar Tree dowel rods cutting each rod into 5″ pieces. To secure the rods to the frame I placed a drop of wood glue to each end of the dowel rod and a drop of hot glue to the edge of the mirror frame and the inner part of the large frame. Gluing 4 pieces 12 o’clock, 3 o’clock, 6 o’clock and 9 o’clock position.
I filled in all the spaces doing the same steps until I filled up the frame with the 5″ dowel rods.
Last step I did was giving the dowel rods some texture. I took the antique wax lightly brushing it onto the rods.
I am thrilled at how this turned out, it’s better than I had pictured.
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Well we do. :)
Glue and I have a love / hate relationship, and usually we don't work well together. This is very nice. Great job putting it all together.
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Awesome way to make a Bigger Statement!!! Love It! I have a couple of these mirrors this would be perfect for!
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Glad you like this.
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So, you didn't put the mirror back in, correct?
where did you use the small mirrors?