making over a gold mirror

Happy Tuesday!
Before I get going here, I just want to say thank you so much for all the encouraging and sweet comments on my new space at Aunt Bee's House.  Sometimes I get so focused on the next project, that I forget to say "thank you"!

I've had this mirror for about 8 months now.  I really liked it when I found it.  There are a lot of gold mirrors out there that I'm not crazy about, but this one was really pretty with all the detail on it.  

Lots of other people have looked at it- briefly.  And then walked away from it.  

I even marked it down- still no.  

So, I decided to give the ol' girl a makeover.

I've posted before pics before on here, but for the sake of time, here was the pre makeover shot.  

On Pinterest, I had seen Donna from The Decorated House do a similar makeover, and I knew this would be a great project for my own mirror.

I started by painting a quick coat of Annie Sloan's Duck Egg Blue as the first layer.

As it was beginning to dry, I took a damp rag and began wiping some of the paint off so the gold was peeking through.  

I let that dry for a couple hours, then dry brushed Paris Gray over the first layer.  Again, as it was beginning to dry, I wiped off some of the paint to expose some of the gold details of the mirror. 

I loved the look!
As a final step, I waxed everything in clear and dark wax.
Are you ready to see her now?

It almost looks like copper that has patina.

What do you think?  Better?  An improvement?

Let's see if she goes home with someone now!

:)

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