Mirror Update

Before we built our house 2 years ago, we visited a few models, and when we visited the model that we ended up choosing, I walked into the master bedroom and was a little confused.  Not confused in a bad way, ha!  I was just trying to figure out where I was when I entered the room.  Basically, you walk through the door and you’re in a hallway of sorts.  Off of the hallway is the bathroom, the closet and a small alcove, then you enter the bedroom. It’s this small alcove that’s been, dare I say, annoying me for the past 2 years!  What do you do with a random alcove in a hallway that’s technically in a bedroom???  It felt weird to put a console table there with no actual purpose since Greg and I would pretty much be the only people that would see it.  Did I mention that I’m weird like that…everything has to have a purpose and function.  I can’t deal with it otherwise!

So, I found the solution at an auction (of course!).  We were looking for a dresser and I ended up finding 2 dressers and the second one was small enough to fit in the alcove…problem solved!

Just added a few more pics to give you an idea of the space with the alcove.  I hung a mirror above the dresser, but I felt like the color of the mirror and dresser were too similar.  I toyed around with the idea of painting the mirror, but had cold feet for a while because I was afraid I’d ruin it.  Nothing like starting a blog to get your feet moving though, so  I bit the bullet and painted it! I got my inspiration from this mirror.

I decided to use some paint that I had on hand, Sherwin Williams in Crisp Linen.  It’s a little bit creamier than a bright white and since I was going to distress it, I thought this color worked well for that antiqued look.

I gave it two coats and then lightly sanded the edges with a fine grit sanding block.

 

Here’s the finished product!

I always try and use what I have on hand.  It worked out well for me this time. This quick update cost me $3.99 for a sanding block and $7 for the flowers!