Sprucing up some HomeGoods mirrors
I bought two mirrors at HomeGoods for our river house, for $39 each. I loved the shape of them and I knew the blue would be a perfect match to the room. Well, actually when I got them out there, I realized that they were too perfect of a match {I forgot to bring my camera charger so I had to resort to using my iPhone camera}
See how they just blend into the wall? I decided they needed a pop of color on the frame to really stand out. Since I don’t have a lot of options when I am out at our river house, no craft room or Michaels close by, I have to hunt around to see what I can use. All I could find in my limited stash was some old liquid gold leaf paint that was almost the consistency of syrup. It wasn’t the best medium to paint with, but it did the job
I used tape to mask off the blue area I wanted to keep. Much better right?
Here are both of the mirrors in the room
Look at how much the mirrors stand out now
Even though the paint was hard to work with, I am glad I got it done. Adding the gold made such a difference, and it didn’t cost me anything. Gotta love those kind of projects!
Homegoods furniture makeover
We are in the process of re-doing my daughter Tiffany’s room, my gift to her for her 20th birthday. She still lives at home while going to college, and she wanted a more sophisticated room now that she is older. We got rid of all the pink walls, and painted them white with an accent wall of gray. Her new color pallet is mint green and white with accents of pink, gray and gold. She is very cre8tive like her momma, and has a great eye for style. It has been fun to work with her on her new room transformation.
The only furniture piece we have kept in her room is her bed. So we have been shopping for unique pieces to fit her new look. She needed a chest for next to her bed and I spotted the perfect one at Homegoods. It was the perfect shape, and the right height but the wrong color
Usually if I am going to makeover a piece of furniture, I get it fairly cheap at an estate sale or a thrift shop. But this time I bit the bullet and paid full price and still did a makeover on it. And I don’t regret one bit
