I’ve got so many small projects that I’m trying to crank out in time for my upcoming sale, I’ve debated whether to even bother posting about all of them.  I may skip a few, but then again, I may have more posts than usual between now and June 20!  I hope you’ll indulge me.

Today’s very simple project has quite a history.

Those of you who have been following me for years may (or may not) remember this dresser.

I painted that back in 2017, and ultimately sold it at the shop in Stillwater.  I included the mirror with that sale, but I photographed the dresser both with and without the mirror since I thought some people would prefer not to have the mirror.

Flash forward to February 2022 when I purchased it back via Facebook Marketplace and then gave it a new look.

For the 2nd time around I opted to remove the mirror entirely, and Ken helped me add a bit of trim to the back instead.

So I’ve had that mirror hanging around in my workshop since then.  Recently I decided to paint up the frame in Dixie Belle’s Sea Glass and add some of I.O.D.’s Elysium transfer to the mirror.

But I have to say, I didn’t love it.  The transfer was just too much.

I initially threw it in the pile for my occasional sale anyway, but then the cover of this magazine caught my eye …

See the mirror hanging over that mantle?  It just has a simple white frame.

And I realized that I would prefer to keep my mirror simple as well.

So I scraped off the transfer with a razor blade …

If you’ve ever wondered if it’s difficult to remove a transfer from a mirror (or any other glass item like a window pane, or an ironstone platter), I can tell you that it’s not.  The most difficult part is realizing that you just wasted 1/4 of a very pretty transfer that cost you just over $30!

I definitely should have saved it for another toolbox.

Oh well, no use crying over spilt milk.

Back to the mirror.  After scuff sanding and then cleaning the frame, I re-painted it with two coats of Dixie Belle’s Drop Cloth.  Then I sanded it to distress the edges a bit and finished it off with some clear wax.

I wouldn’t blame you for thinking that I could have saved myself a lot of trouble and left the mirror in the white color I painted it with the first time around.

Well … I’m a little picky about my shades of white.  The mirror was originally painted in Fusion’s Casement.  They call it their ‘lightest warm white’, and it certainly is warmer than their Picket Fence, which is their brightest pure white, it’s not quite warm enough for me.

I love the Drop Cloth because it’s an easy color to bring into a home with lots of other shades of white without suddenly making them look dingy by comparison.

I added a sawtooth hanger to the back of the mirror and now it could be hung on a wall.  But it also could just be leaned up against something, or layered with other leaning mirrors.

Sometimes it’s the simplest option that works the best in the end.

What do you think?