Reflections

One must take into consideration what will be
reflected when deciding where to hang a mirror.
hehe

When I hung my trumeau mirror, I was none too happy

with the part of my anatomy I viewed each time I passed by.

So I raised the mirror up another 6 inches which left

a big gap between the mirror and my telephone table.

I filled the space with a thrifted shelf that I painted to match the mirror.

  For now I've got a vintage art deco perfume atomizer

 and some faux tea roses sitting on the shelf.

Flowers and perfume for Valentine's Day.
And 3 extra holes in the wall behind the mirror.

I originally painted the mirror to lean on the fireplace mantel,

but it looked too busy.  I scouted around the house to find

something to fill the space between the windows, and decided on

an oval etched glass mirror which was hanging in the basement.

I didn't want to pound any more holes in my newly painted walls just yet,

so I leaned the mirror against the wall to reflect the chandelier.

I especially like how it doubles the light at night

when the chandelier is lit.

I filled the mantel with things I had around the house.

The tulips are from Michael's, and the mercury glass canister is a recent gift,

but I've had the February Lefton angel and percolator coffee pot for years.

I really didn't spend much time on the mantel

because I've been much too busy painting everything in sight!

I painted several colors of white on our dining room chairs,

and I think the third color's a keeper.  I used washable 

latex semi-gloss because I know little fingers, and big ones too,

will surely leave food fingerprints.

This thing is a work in progress.

It started out looking like this:

Apparently the manufacturer underestimated

how hot pressurized steam can get, and the whole

rad cover became warped from the extreme heat.

I took the front section apart and cut perforated metal to fit

the two openings and then gave everything a few coats of paint.

It's still rather unattractive, so I searched online for

photos of more appealing designs.

Now this is more like it, but way out of my price range!

And a bit too fancy pants for our dining room.

 I'm going to see if I can find an applique that's a little simpler 

than this one to spice up my rad cover.

That's what's going on downstairs.  I've also made some

progress upstairs in the guest bedroom, so stay tuned for

updates.  Hopefully sooner than later.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Vickie

* I'm joining the parties at:

Common Ground Be Inspired Friday

Funky Junk Interiors Saturday Nite Special