Monday, July 30, 2012

Roadkill Rescue - Hubby files

Hello all, I hope you are having a nice week so far. I finally, finally tackled a diy project. It-has-been-a-while. haha! This Summer has been a busy one so far so I'm having a hard time keeping it all together. School routine will be here before we know it, so I'm taking advantage of lazy beach days and being a blob :)

Remember back when I showed you the mirror that my hubby found with a "free" sign on it??
As I mentioned previously, I was SUPER shocked when he actually brought a piece of "junk" into the house rather than out. I instantly fell in love with this mirror and knew it had to go somewhere special. I also knew I wanted to paint it.....hmmm....what to do?

First - I had to tape it.
UGH! It was a total pain to tape. Took forever.

Finally!! haha! NO fun.

I decided the guest/kid bathroom would be the best spot for it. It doesn't exactly "go" with the fixtures in there really, but those will all change eventually so I thought I would try it out. Here is a before pic of the boring bathroom.
Not terrible, but definitely not fabulous either. This bathroom doesn't get any natural light at all which is a total bummer. Hopefully the new mirror helps brighten things up a bit in there :)

Here's the after shot for ya :)



I stayed in my comfort zone and went with my go-to favorite color aqua. I like the way it looks with the yellow accents that I already had in there. That awesome wooden sign is from my friend Pamela at PBJStories. She's super talented and I was lucky to win the first giveaway ever on her blog. I was sooooo excited when I found out I won!

The mirror had some old hardware on it and I decided to leave it on there. I want to remember that this was a piece that was used somewhere else in it's past life, and now it lives with us :)
From what I could tell, it looks like it was attached to a dresser.
Along with the light distressing I gave it, there were also some fun chippy patches that I left alone. I wanted to let the mirror show it's age and character a bit.

All in all I think it looks pretty cute in there.

("Hayden - look in the mirror and smile for Mommy.")
fail #1.
fail #2

She's just so cooperative, huh!?

I hope you like this mini makeover/roadkill rescue project. I am still so proud of my sweet husband for dragging it home! He must reeaalllly love me ;)

Have a great day!



15 comments:

  1. it looks amazing! it's the perfect scale and adds the perfect ali touch to that bathroom!

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  2. Love the shape and the color looks great in your bathroom with the yellow. My husband just brought me home 2 mirrors the other day he found on Craigslist. $10 for both....yeehaw! They are about 14" wide by 40" tall and have some pretty neat frames. Still need to figure out what I'm going to do with them!

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  3. Awwww you're so sweet for the shout out - I love the new mirror! It's ADORABLE!

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  4. I think it makes that room look so much prettier. & as Cassie said, I think the scale is perf.! Xo I love it!

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  5. Hayden is a doll and that mirror is fabulous! Love the color - it definitely adds some spice to the bathroom!

    So glad you joined our Color party!
    Pinning this - because I think everyone should have a cool, unique mirror (and get rid of the one's that come with the house!
    Kelly

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  6. It looks great! She is posing just like my son would!

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  7. your hubby did great!! it looks perfect in your bathroom!

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  8. Beautiful shade of blue, Ali--and how cool that your hubby found it for free--I love that! Well done all around!

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  9. It looks so good in there! I love it! And I bet your hubby is happy he brought it home for you. :)

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  10. Very nice, and your "fails" made me laugh!

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  11. I totally take back my suggestion of turning this into a chalkboard! LOL It's utter perfection as a mirror with that gorgeous aqua frame. Love how it pops against the wall and goes so beautifully with the dark wood and yellow accents!

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  12. Your husband is the best ... and your daughter maybe not the best photo assistant. LOL

    Thank you so much for linking this up to our party!!
    Karah

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  13. I love this DIY and this color blue is gorgeous.

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  14. Gotta love a husband who hauls junk home for his wife to transform into a thing of beauty!

    Thank you so much for sharing at our Crazy for Color link party!

    :)

    Linda
    www.itallstartedwithpaint.com

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  15. What a great curvy mirror! I love the color and it looks great in your bathroom!

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