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Birthday Candles - The Crafts Dept. - StumbleUpon. Sleeper of a Bag. Mitzi's Collectibles Blog: How to Make a Wallpaper Mirror Just Like Anthropologie. Last winter I was visiting my family in Naples, Florida, and we did a little shopping at the Anthropologie store, a place I love to visit to get product display ideas and other types of inspiration.
I saw a few curious looking mirrors there that appeared to have vintage wallpaper peeking through the silvering and creating a very interesting effect. This reminded me a little bit of antique mirrors that were called "vanity mirrors", (as in "vain", not as in the furniture "vanity"). I actually have an old "vanity mirror" that has a damaged frame that I've been meaning to fix. One of those projects that lingers in the garage.... Let me explain: back in the Victorian era (1837-1901), over 100 years ago, it was considered in bad taste to check oneself in a parlor mirror, so they would hang "vanity" mirrors which would be a basic framed mirror with a decoration painted directly on the glass. Remove the mirror from the frame.
Now all you have to do is reassemble your mirror. Anthro-Inspired Mirror & Flamingo Toes. You all know we love a good Anthropologie knockoff around here – so a couple of days ago when I was browsing online I came across this mirror. Oh I definitely need that. Hold the presses – did that say $498??? Huh. We can do better than that. :) So after scouring the thrift shops, cutting myself on mirror glass, and overcoming an unreasonable fear of Mod Podge, here is my version! (Bear with me here – taking a picture of a mirror is a bit tricky. It’s difficult to get the right angle to show off the whole thing, without just taking a picture of yourself) Ready for the tutorial? You’ll need: A MirrorEasy Off Oven CleanerFabric (enough to cover the frame and the back of the mirror)Mod PodgeA Staple Gun or other framing tool I went searching for a method to removing silvering and came across a great tutorial at Mitzi’s Collectibles.
I started with a frame that I found at the thrift store. Obviously not clean. Start by taking your mirror out of the frame. Now walk away. Keep scrubbing.
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