{"id":4372,"date":"2011-08-21T18:23:28","date_gmt":"2011-08-21T23:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=4372"},"modified":"2011-08-25T19:09:49","modified_gmt":"2011-08-26T00:09:49","slug":"mirror-mirror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=4372","title":{"rendered":"Mirror, Mirror&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Author &#8211; Autumn (Janette)<\/em><\/h3>\n<h3>I have a really cute mirror that we purchased years ago for just a few dollars at the Habit for Humanty store &#8211; before it was the Restore. \u00a0The mirror was Williamsburg blue when we bought it. \u00a0Do you remember that color?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/08\/21\/mirror-mirror\/img_0098\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4373\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4373\" title=\"IMG_0098\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0098-681x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0098-681x1024.jpg 681w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0098-215x323.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">This is what it looked like after its first face-lift in a photo taken by moi in a very unflattering\/unladlike squat. \u00a0But, hey, you are supposed to be looking at the mirror!<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/08\/21\/mirror-mirror\/img_0099\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4375\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4375\" title=\"IMG_0099\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0099-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0099-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0099-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">This close-up of the detail shows that it has some charming little flowers that I highlighted with paints and then glazed. \u00a0It worked very well in our last powder room, but the gold didn&#8217;t work for our new <a title=\"Powder Room Reveal\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/07\/12\/powder-room-reveal\/\">powder room<\/a> painted in a Sherwin Williams version of Benjamin Moore&#8217;s Palladian Blue. \u00a0So, I decided to do surgery.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/08\/21\/mirror-mirror\/img_0100\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4376\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4376\" title=\"IMG_0100\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0100-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0100-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0100-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">First, I removed its backing and spray painted it glossy white.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/08\/21\/mirror-mirror\/img_0105\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4377\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4377\" title=\"IMG_0105\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0105-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0105-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0105-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Then I used my left-over paint samples and started highlighting the flowery details.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/08\/21\/mirror-mirror\/img_0106\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4378\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4378\" title=\"IMG_0106\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0106-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0106-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0106-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">It was fun to play around with the colors.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/08\/21\/mirror-mirror\/img_0111\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4381\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4381\" title=\"IMG_0111\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0111-681x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0111-681x1024.jpg 681w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0111-215x323.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Then I sanded here and there.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/08\/21\/mirror-mirror\/img_0451\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4382\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4382\" title=\"IMG_0451\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0451-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0451-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0451-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">And then I added some stain left over from the floor refinishing project. \u00a0It was gooey and messy, but I knew anything I did would not be wrong.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/08\/21\/mirror-mirror\/img_0450-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4385\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4385\" title=\"IMG_0450\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0450-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0450-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0450-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">But when I added this great paisley fabric to the powder room in the form of a sink skirt, I knew the mirror needed a touch of red here and there to tie in better with the fabric.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/08\/21\/mirror-mirror\/img_0460\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4384\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4384\" title=\"IMG_0460\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0460-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0460-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0460-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">So, I used some of my acrylic paints to add the touches of red that I needed.<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">And now the mirror&#8217;s second face-lift is complete, and its new youthful appearance fits perfectly in the powder room.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/08\/21\/mirror-mirror\/img_0833-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4399\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4399\" title=\"IMG_0833\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_08331-681x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_08331-681x1024.jpg 681w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_08331-215x323.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">So, mirror, who <em>IS<\/em> the fairest of them all?<\/h3>\n<h3>Take care.<\/h3>\n<p>Linking to\u00a0<a title=\"Between Naps On The Porch\" href=\"http:\/\/www.betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_x908CSKJhI4\/TPp5U0929OI\/AAAAAAAAU9w\/dCqnDBWHD8U\/s400\/Chair%2Bon%2Bright%2Blike%2Bheader.jpg\" alt=\"Between Naps On The Porch\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SouthernHospThriftyTreasures copy_thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/southernhospitalityblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/SouthernHospThriftyTreasures-copy_thumb1.jpg\" alt=\"SouthernHospThriftyTreasures copy_thumb\" width=\"179\" height=\"179\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/s1114.photobucket.com\/albums\/k536\/adrake606\/?action=view&amp;current=NoMinimalist.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i1114.photobucket.com\/albums\/k536\/adrake606\/NoMinimalist.jpg\" alt=\"Photobucket\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/stuff-and-nonsense.net\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"Image6_img\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_r6SOCseriIU\/TSxxtCTTVXI\/AAAAAAAACYc\/qkRzBzefhmE\/S150\/frenchbluesquare-2%2B%25281%2529.jpg\" alt=\"Button Up\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/s1114.photobucket.com\/albums\/k536\/adrake606\/?action=view&amp;current=NoMinimalist.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author &#8211; Autumn (Janette) I have a really cute mirror that we purchased years ago for just a few dollars at the Habit for Humanty store &#8211; before it was the Restore. \u00a0The mirror was Williamsburg blue when we bought it. \u00a0Do you remember that color? 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