Thursday, January 27, 2011

DIY - Gold Accents!

After much frustration looking for gold round mirrors for our bedroom, I once again turned to Home Goods for a little help.  Sure I could find gold leaf round mirrors for $800+ each, but simple round mirrors in a "good" gold color were almost non-existent.  They did not exist at Home Goods either, but a pair of lovely round brown mirrors did.


I had recently read "The Bossy Color" Blog by Annie Elliott about  painting a radiator with a "Modern Masters" metallic paint, and was inspired to take a stab at painting my newly acquired round mirrors gold.  After some investigation, I not only found "Modern Masters" metallic paint at a local paint store, but also found out that they indeed have a gold. Actually, not just one gold, but a whole bunch of gold color paints.  No joke. I was able to bring a my favorite gold picture frame to the paint store and select the "right" gold to match my little picture frame to paint my mirrors.  Talk about SCORE!!

Here is a partial snap shot of the Modern Masters Color Palette:


So I was too excited and forgot to photograph the "before" of the mirrors. So here is a "during" picture.  (Can you tell that I do my dirty work in a corner of the basement?) The paint I bought was a "Semi-Opaque" Pale Gold so I needed 3 coats, but that was fine by me.


Here is the little, round, gold frame I was trying to match.  It is difficult to see, but the little frame is the gold I wanted, and the other frame had way to much green in it.


I also bought photo frames, and of course wanted them to match, so you guessed it, they got a coat of my new favorite paint too! (Which look really orange here for some strange reason...)


And here is the end result - cohesive gold frames all around!


Hmmmmmm.... what else would look good in gold??

Cheers!
Becky

5 comments:

  1. Fancy! I'm inspired. Can you disclose which local store carries Modern Masters?

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  2. Of course! City Paint in Arlington, MA. Also, if you are NOT local on the Modern Masters website there is a "Find Us" feature! We'd love to see your finished project - keep us posted!

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  3. Great job! The new room looks beautiful!

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  4. Brilliant! I DIY'd some newly gold framed bulletin boards from Hobby Lobby, and I was so pleased with myself!

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