How to Make the Details Pop

I love the shape of this mirror!  How often do you get to see a mirror that is not plain old rectangle?
I have to admit, that when I picked up this mirror at a reclaim store I almost missed it.  I actually didn’t see it at all.  The friend I was with pointed it out and when I saw its large size and gorgeous shape I just couldn’t pass it up.  Do you see those crazy detailed corners?  They are so lovely and pretty.  Annnd… they come off!  I was super excited when I realized that.

Unfortunately I didn’t remember to take a picture of the mirror until I had already removed 2 of them…To make the details of those corners really pop and make the piece more modern looking, it only took a little bit of paint and 3 quick steps.  Start by painting them black, or any dark colour.

I used [easyazon_link identifier=”B00O2JNZ3Y” locale=”US” tag=”recredesig20-20″]Fusion Mineral Paint in Coal Black[/easyazon_link]. Next, paint or rub on some silver metallic paint.  You don’t need to cover all of the black… let some of it peek through.

I used [easyazon_link identifier=”B017OABR4G” locale=”US” tag=”recredesig20-20″]Fusion Mineral Paint Metallics in Silver[/easyazon_link].Finally, with just a hint of a light colour on a stiff brush, just sweep it over the tops of the details.   The light colour will highlight the high points and reflect the light.

I used [easyazon_link identifier=”B017OABR6Y” locale=”US” tag=”recredesig20-20″]Fusion Mineral Paint Metallics in Pearl[/easyazon_link] for the highlighting. With the combination of a dark undertone, a metallic silver to reflect the light and light touches to finish it off, it is so easy to make details pop.  By making those details pop, it completely turned this mirror into a modern piece that would look amazing in any room.

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Thank you to Fusion Mineral Paint for supplying the paint for this project!

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