Mirror Makeover for the Mudroom Sink

 

Yesterday, I showed you how I dressed up my mudroom sink with an inexpensive and simple skirt.

Today, I am going to show you how I made the mirror for above the sink.

 

It’s nothing super fancy, but I think it’s cute.

I was wanting a mirror for above the sink.  In my mind, I was picturing an old antique oval mirror hanging from a chain.

Something similar to what I saw at my Tour of Homes in Georgia….

These mirrors are new, of course, but they are similar to was I was thinking.

I searched a dozen antique stores and made a ton of stops at Goodwill, but never could find an oval mirror the size I was needing.

But one day, I found this small square mirror at an antique mall for $7.99, and I felt I could make it work.

It wasn’t the color I wanted, and I definitely didn’t want the flowers, but that didn’t stop me.  Those things can always be changed!

I took my sanding sponge and sanded off the flowers and most of the finish.  Then I taped up the mirror so I could spray paint the wood black.

I have to be honest that I didn’t think this was going to turn out.  As I sanded the flowers off, it left a paper-y residue on the wood.  I don’t really know how else to explain it, but it was not a smooth surface.

But I spray painted it black anyway to see how it would look.

At first, I didn’t think it looked good at all.

Then I started sanding down the edges with my sanding sponge.

It was starting to look a little better.

That’s what I love about the “old, worn” look.    Mistakes and imperfections on a piece can actually make it beautiful!

I had planned on hanging the mirror from a chain, but I was pressed for time (for a guest post I was doing) and decided to use the jute ribbon that I had left over from the sink skirt I made.

It turned out really cute, I think.

I’ve been wanting to use one of those monogrammed knobs from Hobby Lobby for-eva, and this was the perfect project to use it.

The knob was half-off, so I think I paid around 3 bucks.

I tapped a whole in the wood with a screw driver and hammer that was just a little bit smaller than the screw on the knob.

Then I just screwed the knob in the wood by hand.

 

 

 

I am really pleased with how it turned out.

 

 

I had a little over ten dollars in this project.

 

 

Easy and Inexpensive!  That’s the way I like it!

 

Tomorrow, I will show you how I made that cute little ball jar soap dispenser.  :)

I also want to give a shout out to my two new sponsors.

Both of these ladies are fabulous, and I am so proud to have them as my sponsors!

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