Mirror... Mirror... ACTUALLY on the Wall!

Hope everyone had a nice and relaxing weekend. Now that the craziness of the holidays is over, I am really looking forward to finding some new projects to work on. Today the husband and I ventured over to IKEA ( and it was his idea! Whoa!) to check out some ideas for a cabinet to put in our kitchen breakfast nook area. Currently, we have very limited counter space and we feel it's primarily because of the Keurig and the Coffee Maker. I saw some ideas on Pinterest ( yes this site is going to reoccurring theme! ) about creating a coffee station. Example #1 and Example #2 . I love the idea of having it out of the way and since most of the time we are grabbing it on our way out the door and that will make much more sense to have it closer to the back door.  So we looked and looked and honestly we were not all that impressed. Some cabinets were nice, but the price was not right, but overall we felt the cabinets were not sturdy enough. This is something we want to be extra careful about since we have two very curious critters who we know will investigate and climb. So cats + coffee makers + unstable cabinet = Caffeinated CATastrophy!!!  So we walked away empty handed, but with the idea of possibly designing and building the structure ourselves. I mean the husband is a engineer after all! Hopefully this will be something we will start very soon and I can share. In the mean time I wanted to show you a quick project I did this past fall with a mirror.

I am a HUGE fan of our local resale shop for Habitat for Humanity. Lots of fun items, great deals, and it all goes to a great cause. During one of many recent trips there I found this octagon shaped frame with was half mirror and half very old dry flowers. While the idea is cute, but I was really just wanting a mirror. We already have an octagon shape coffee table I redid when we first moved in. So this frame would be a perfect "redo" to match. It was a fairly simple process. Taking the glass was probably the most challenging part just because there were so many little metal tabs that were holding it all in. Once all the inside parts were gone, I sanded the piece really well and painted it first with a primer then two coast of a gloss white. Allowed for it to dry 24 hours ( I think waiting is sometimes the most challenging part). Then I took a small mirror I already owned ( it was just a square mirror that I bought in a 4 pack from IKEA a while back) and attached it once again with industrial strength velcro left over from the wedding! :) I decided to do this rather than permanently attach it, just in case I wanted to go back and use it as a frame. I love having options when it comes to furniture and decor and this also explains why I will NEVER get a tattoo! Once it was all complete up on the wall it went!

Before

 

During

After (Please excuse the smudges, it needs some Windex

During Christmas with shelf and lamp added. And of course Santa! :)

I am not sure if the mirror will always stay in that spot or if it will always be a mirror! However, for now I think it fits the spot well. Well that is all for now! Hope you all have a wonderful start to the week!

Take Care!

Christine