She Leans An Old Mirror On Her Fence & Wait Till Tou See What She Does In Her Kitchen!

Once I took the mirror out, I decided to replace it with a metal chalkboard. With that initial plan, I wanted to paint the frame with Old White, so it would have a nice contrast with the black chalk board. Using my homemade chalk paint recipe for my paint sprayer, I prepared the chalk paint and and readied my paint sprayer.

Since the frame had a lot of nooks and swirls, I sprayed it with 4 very thin coats of my homemade chalk paint, because with thin coats, the paint won’t build up in the nooks. Besides, the thinner the coat, the quicker it dries.
After painting, I carried the frame to our garage as I was planning to get back to it the next day. But of course, I got distracted with all the Halloween and Christmas projects, so that next day didn’t arrive till last weekend. Since the mirror waited too long in the garage, it gathered a little bit of dust. But the paint was in great condition, as it was totally cured. I wiped the frame with a damp cheesecloth to get the dust off of it and waited for it to dry.

Next, I started waxing it with Annie Sloan clear wax.

While waxing it, I realized the frame was a little bit too plain. You know…like way-too-white kind of plain. I thought it could do with a little bit more color, so I grabbed some Autumn Gold and European Gold waxes and mixed them in a 1:1 ratio…

…and I started adding highlights to the ornate.
During this step, I changed my plan about turning it into a chalk board. Instead, I wanted to keep it as a mirror, but with a little twist…I was going to stencil the mirror with this Irish blessing which I love.