Don't want to spend 1000s on something? Do it yourself!
I bought this mirror as it was beautiful but I found that it clashed a bit with the other timbers in my home so decided to give it a Santorini vibe with some beautiful curves and paint!
Here's how I did it..
- Add painters tape to protect the mirror
- Wipe the timber down to ensure no dust
- Using joint compound, I covered the timber with a rough finish. I wanted a very textured finish so didn't need to be too careful.
- After the first coat, let it dry for 24 hrs, then started to build out the waves with extra joint compound and smoothing it over as I went. (Sorry accidentally deleted this part of the footage 🙈)
Is quite simple to do, just need to leave 24 hrs between each application so it dries completely and don't make it too thick each time. It took me about 3 days to build up the curves. - Once completely dry, gave it a light sand to remove the bits I didn't want and smooth it out a bit.
- For extra texture I added some bi carb to white paint (Lexicon Quarter) and gave it 2 coats. All done!
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