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Mirrored Wall Shelf Makeover

Hello lovelies, and welcome back!! I’ve got a fun mirrored wall shelf to share with you today!

This mass-produced piece was $6.50 at the thrift store:

I knew it could be so cute, even with just a new paint job, but I did a little bit more than that to it.

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I noticed on closer inspection that it had these velvetish disks covering over the screw holes:

That is a sure sign of quality right there!

I removed those disks and filled the areas with Dixie Mud instead:

Dixie Mud for filling holes

After letting it dry for several hours, I sanded the area smooth with 220 grit sandpaper.

I had sanded this piece a bit all over because I had planned to use Silk mineral paint which needs a little something to grip onto, but I ended up going with Chalk Mineral Paint instead.

You can also see in that photo above that I removed the mirror to paint:

Clean

Then I vacuumed up any dust and cleaned all over with White Lightning, avoiding the areas where I added the Mud since it is water soluble. Normally, I would clean first, but I was so darned excited to fill those holes!

BOSS for bleed through

Because I had sanded down below the original finish where I filled with the Mud, I decided to run out to the garage the night before I planned to paint and add a coat of BOSS just in case to prevent any possible bleed through. (That is where the reddish tannins bleed through your paint, resulting in random pink splotches.)

Boss for bleed through prevention

BOSS works best if you allow it to dry overnight, and I usually only need one coat.

This is a newer piece, so had I not sanded, there would be little risk of bleed through.

Paint

Finally, the fun part!

I’m always excited when I can get to painting!

For the plans I had for this piece, I wanted a white background, but I went with Fluff this time instead:

Dixie Belle Fluff

I love Fluff, but I have been using Cotton a lot more lately. Cotton is a bright white, while Fluff is more of what I like to describe as “Vintage White”.

I used it on our bedroom furniture HERE.

What I love most about it is that it usually covers in just two coats, while Cotton takes three coats.

I also flipped it over and painted the back, including the groove that will be reflected in the mirror where the mirror sits:

Sand

Once the second coat was dry, I sanded all over with 220 grit sandpaper to smooth everything out and distress ever so slightly.

Add the mirror back

I decided to add the mirror back before getting to the next step.

I’m only showing this part to share that since the backing was ugly before, I used matte Mod Podge to added this cute patterned Kraft paper to that back panel before adding it back to the mirror:

It just makes the back look nicer!

This backing was stapled in place previously, so I used my staple gun to secure it the same way.

Adding a Transfer

Then, I pulled out the sheet I had left of this Blossom Flight transfer:

Blossom Flight transfer

I wanted to put the mirror back in place so that I could take the transfer right onto the mirror…

Adding a transfer to a mirror

To cut the transfer nice and even to fit in the corner, I enlisted the help of my rotary cutter set:

Rotary cutting set

I first discovered this set when I was a quilter WAY back when. This rotary cutter can actually cut though several layers of fabric! It made light work of cutting all those quilting squares, but I use it ALL the time still for paper, transfers, etc!

I continued adding pieces here and there.

To fit the narrow space I had to work with, I had to get creative with how I cut the pattern apart…

Seal

Once I was happy with the transfer placement (It’s so easy to keep going and going!), I sealed with Clear Coat in Satin using my mini brush this time to get into those inside corners more easily than the blue sponge would allow:

The after

This mirrored wall shelf has a totally different look now!

Mirrored Wall Shelf Makeover

I wasn’t sure how the transfer would do on the mirror, but I like it!

Mirrored Wall Shelf Makeover with Blossom Flight Transfer

It will need to be cleaned with care, but if the mirror portion ever gets messed up, the transfer can always be scraped away from the mirror with a razor blade, so the pattern is just on the frame.

Mirrored Wall Shelf Makeover with Blossom Flight Transfer

This would be great in an entry for leashes, keys, and to give yourself one last mirror check to make sure that cupcake you swallowed whole while your kids weren’t looking didn’t leave any frosting on the side of your face.

I swapped out the original wooden pegs for these glass knobs that came off of another piece:

Mirrored Wall Shelf Makeover with Blossom Flight Transfer

Much better!

Mirrored Wall Shelf Makeover with Blossom Flight Transfer

 

Mirrored Wall Shelf Makeover with Blossom Flight Transfer

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Mirrored Wall Shelf Makeover with Blossom Flight Transfer

That is another one done woo hoo!!

See any of these projects I’ve completed so far at the links below:

Rolling Buffet Makeover
Painted Antique Side Table
Pretty in Blue Box Makeover
A Great way to Repurpose a Chair
Painting the Smalls #20 (Six mini makeovers!)
White Painted Desk with Transfer

Shop News

In shop news, Dixie Belle has a released several brand new decoupage papers, and they are all available in my Etsy Shop now! They are all each one large sheet measuring 23″ X 33″.

Ancient Marrakesh/Woodland Nursery

Lovely Sonnet/Late Aurora

Blooming Iris/Sunflower Sunset

I had originally planned to replace the mirror on today’s makeover with one of these pretty scenes, but mirrors sell so well that I hated to ditch the mirror. I hope to get to use these on something soon!

Dixie Belle has also released a product called Dixie Shine. It is applied with Stick with Me glue and burnished to your surface much like a transfer to give your piece a gold leaf effect without the mess of traditional gold leafing.

It comes in Gold, Silver, and Copper, and I can’t wait to play with it!

Dixie Shine/Stick with Me glue

Today’s makeover was a fun one and ended up in a different place than I originally planned, but that is how makeovers go sometimes!

I hope you enjoyed it!

I’ll be back on Thursday with a piece that I brought home from my booth to revive. Here is how it started:

UPDATE: See makeover #2 for this piece HERE now!

See ya then!

XOXO,

 

 

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Comments

  1. Oh my, I LOVE this piece so much! WOW!! It is so beautiful. I love the design going onto the mirror! What a beauty that turned out to be!

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  2. Hello Christy;
    What a lovely piece. Your talent knows no bounds. I love your creative endeavors. I look forward to each of your emails in my inbox. Thank you for sharing your creative insight with us.

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  3. I am in ❤️ LOVE ❤️ with this piece! I bet it flies out of your booth! One of my favorite transfers. Love the way you ran it onto the mirror. It’s beautiful Christy.

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  7. And boom! Just like that the ugly duckling becomes a beautiful swan. Love the transformation turned out on this piece! It was so ugly and dark. Amazing!
    🥰 Cecillia

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  8. So many people put too much of the transfers on a piece but not you. This is just the right amount and the vines look so pretty going onto the mirror. Good idea and great job as usual.

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    • Aww thank you, Janice! It is hard to stop lol…I just want to keep adding and adding ha ha! Have a great day! XOXO

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  11. Oh how fun! I love when you use a transfer like that. You are so creative – and inspirational.
    Please try the Dixie Shine on something soon. Shiny! 🙂
    Sheila

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  12. Awe, Christy, I hope you know how talented you are. I long for the vision that artists like you have. My mom had vision, my sister has it, my brother is an artist, but I do good just to get a piece painted. I was born late in life (surprise!) and I always joke that God poured out all that talent on others in my family thinking He was done and then oops!, let Me scramble to see what I can do for this little surprise package. I say all this just to say, you are blessed to be able to create and reap the satisfaction of a beautiful finished product. I have the desire, just not the vision. I am superbly blessed, I just admire your particular abilities and talents. Have a blessed and creative day!

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  17. Hey Christy
    That is just gorgeous.
    At first I thought, yeah that’s not gonna work.
    But, WOW, that turned out amazingly!
    Thanks for all your brilliant ideas.
    Jen

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  18. Hard to believe it’s the same mirror, Christy! So bright and beautiful now, I bet someone snaps it up quickly.

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    • Thank you so much, my friend! And I got to finish up a transfer…the best ha ha! I have so many half-used ones lol. Have a great week! XOXO

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  20. Wowza! Its absolutely beautiful now, Christy. Wonderful transformation to this piece that badly needed a makeover! As other said too, I’m sure that will fly out of the booth! Thanks for inspiring us once again!

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  21. Love it! Amazing what a makeover can accomplish on a very blah piece 🙂 Especially love your use of the transfer…it’ll look fab in your booth and I’m sure it’ll sell fast!

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  22. What a perfect transformation, especially suited (like you suggested) for the last sneak peek before leaving the home. A pretty small trinket dish to hold a last minute lipstick, too.

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  24. Just when I think your things can’t get any more beautiful you post this! I love it so much! And I’m buying that transfer!!!

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  26. OH. MY. GOSH! That is a fabulous re-do!~ WOW WOW WOW! I absolutely love it. You are so talented it makes my head spin! Well done, Christy!!

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  27. This piece couldn’t have turned out any more perfect.
    I am in love with every aspect. That transfer is to die for! ❤️ Well done you!

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  29. Just awesome! I love it. I can’t imagine being able to do anything like this with something I have being but I wish it did. Lovely.

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