For the longest time my blog posts
were all about jewellery though with an occasional side post, usually about my
messy bench or studio. I thought I‘d show you something a little different
today
I bought this mirror about 5 years
ago for a spot near the basement stairs. It was hung over a bookcase and though
the mirror looked fine, it was a little high and didn’t really reflect the
stairwell light very well, the whole reason I got it in the first place.
I was originally drawn to this
mirror because of the pretty ironwork design. It was always hard to see though
because the colour was such a flat solid colour black. It looked like this
before
The mirror was always very heavy
and once I got it up on the wall it stayed there, until one day last summer
when it didn’t. The mounting hardware gave out under the weight and the mirror
fell behind the bookcase. Luckily it went straight down without hitting the
bookcase itself. And that’s where it stayed until 3 weeks ago until I finally
reached my limit on the dark beige walls and decided they needed painting. That
meant lots of furniture moving, including that heavy bookcase. And there
sitting behind it was the mirror, not in one piece but not permanently damaged
The mirror separated into 3 pieces
and all the brackets holding everything in place had bent back, allowing the 2
pieces to slip out. It also helped explain why the mirror was so heavy
The backer board that had looked very
light was actually solid hardboard. I decided to do without it. Between the
clips and hot glue along the edges the mirror was secured to the frame. Next I
proceeded to make it pretty with Gilder’s Paste, first German Gold then Silver
on top. All that pretty detail stands out now
It will get a new home in the front
hall in the next few days, once good strong mounting hardware is in place that is
Thanks for stopping by. Have a great
day
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