Showing posts with label painting fireplace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label painting fireplace. Show all posts

Monday, April 25, 2011

Updated Fireplace

After staring at this beige monstrosity of a fireplace for over a year, I finally decided to take a paintbrush to it.



After taping it off as best I could (given the texture on our walls, it's nearly impossible to get a clean line from taping alone), I gave it a few good coats of medium gloss white paint.





But, of course, after seeing the results of the fireplace update, I had to update the mirror above the mantle. The fireplace is the strongest focal point in the room now, which means I wanted a mirror that I would love looking at all the time.

I replaced the antique wooden mirror below:


with a more modern and budget friendly wall mirror from Target, which I am kinda bananas for right now...



I love the simple geometric shape and how it updates the whole look of the room. At $24.99 I can't complain. Add some fresh daffodils for about $2 from Trader Joe's, and I find myself staring at this wall more than the TV to the left. Love what a quick coat of paint and trip to Target can do to a room!