I have a hodge podge of frames at my house. Most were $5 or less. Some were cheapy frames from Wal-mart or bargain garage sale finds. None of them match. I got a whim to spray paint my frames black to match each other. Most of them had easily removeable glass and were easy to paint. Two of them had backs that weren't removeable without damaging the picture. I used painting tape and scrap paper to cover the glass. I still got a little paint on it, but some time with a razor blade will fix that. I'm hoping to fill the frames with updated pictures of my family in black and white tones.
I recently found a plastic gold painted mirror for $3 at a garage sale. While I'm not a big fan of gold frames, I love the frilly details on this one. The gold mirror got a special paint treatment. I gave it a light coat of dark brown allowing a little gold to peek through in some spots. Then I gave it a light mist of black. That gave it an antique look and some depth of color. It is going in my sewing room which has brown accents. Now the trick is to hang it so it reflects beauty and still bounce light in the room from the only natural light source. The mirror above the fireplace is moving too. Right now it's like a big photo of my ceiling.
Wow, Angela. The mirror is gorgeous. You are an inspiration.
Posted by: Stacy | July 29, 2009 at 02:16 PM