Knock off Ballard Garden District Mirrors from...Goodwill!!!

I swear sometimes I think things are just sitting at the thrift store waiting for me to come pick them up!  I have had in my mind for a while now that I wanted to do a knock-off version of Ballard's Garden District Mirrors. 

I thought I could get a few of those closet door mirrors and jazz them up with some bronze-colored vinyl to look like the metal embellishment on the mirrors.  Looks like I won't have to go that route.  Just sitting on the shelf at Goodwill, waiting for me to find them were these:

I mean, I couldn't believe it.  I saw the first one, and then noticed another behind it. And then, could it be? A third one to match?  And for how much?  3 bucks a piece???  Needless to say, I was more than a little excited to get these babies home and get to work!

First, I removed the mirrors from the frames.  The metal scrolly pieces were screwed in with tiny screws.  They popped right out.



I sanded down the frames and applied several coats of Heirloom white.

Once they were dry, I took a sanding block (left over from the sheetrock nightmare) and lightly sanded the edges to give them a distressed look.

Here is the final product:

Ballard's version: $300 

My version: $10

Hope everyone's having a great week!

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