DIY Ugly Mirror Make-Over

I found this ugly mirror at Goodwill for $4.99. I thought with a little spray paint it would make a good orange accent piece for our bedroom.

 I put a magazine in the middle and then taped all around it to keep the paint off the mirror.

 Make sure you cover every bit of the mirror

 I primed the gold with white, thought that might be a good idea, so orange didn't look all GLITZY!  

 Yep, I spray painted on a snow bank, the Mister isn't so fond of spray paint on the paved driveway :)

 Ta-daaaaa!

  It needs to be hung straight but it's still a little tacky (since I'm always last-minute Lucy).  I wanted to get a picture of it on the wall but didn't want orange on my blue...

 Creepy baby likes it!!

I've seen a lot of people using spray paint to re-make all kinds of {UGLY} things.  I wish I could find the blog I read the other day where she spray painted bird figurines {the kind my Gram use to collect} robin egg blue.  She took something {really} tacky and turned them kitchy cool!

Have you caught the spray paint bug? Won't you join me in destroying the ozone layer?

Shhhh, don't tell my pal Cheeky Green!

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Redecorating my Home...

Makes me a little PSYCHO!  Do you do this: Pick out colors, styles, or maybe even furniture then change your mind?!  No matter what I do, no matter what I pick out, the moment I do... I find something I like BETTER!  I will say, I am still in love with my kitchen and am waiting for the day The Mister gets the edge of the counters done, the trim back up and the grout put in the back splash, but... I still LOVE the colors I picked and the tile and the granite.

Now if I can just get those stainless appliances!!!

I'm still on the fence with my great room... I now realize until I get new furniture there is NO way I'm picking a paint color until I do.  There is no cut off, so once I pick a color it is the ENTIRE: kitchen, dining and living area.

I thought I had my lower level all figured out then I found this...

Now I just need to find a turquoise velvet couch.... It's funny because I've been collecting picture frames in that purply pink color... I knew I was on to something!

I re-did our bedroom last year and I still like that but realized it needed "more". The walls are WAY too bare and it needs more "hand made" touches!  It's just too serious and plain right now...

 this is a silk painting I picked up in China...

I really like the orange with the black and blue...So,

 I'm going to add some more orange to our room, I think that will help.  Do you remember those sweater covered pillows from brassyapple.blogspot??

I found the perfect orange sweater to make one for our room! Let me give ya a little HINT about buying thrifted sweaters... SNIFF THE PITTS!!  I bought 2 sweaters, 1 stunk SOOOOOOOOOO bad I had to pitch it!  After you wash them and run them through the dryer if they're stanky... the stink will come rollin off the pits when the dryer steams them- SO GROSS!

I really think my rooms needs this bed, find it here: attiladesign
~swoon~

I definitely am drawn to a more whimsical colorful style, but right now my house doesn't really show that.  
I AM making this bunting and hanging it across my living room...
I am, I am, I am!

image found here: WHATEVER!

What style do you like?  Do you want to change 5 min. after you finish a room or do you never finish...

Ok, thanks for letting me rant a bit... I have a DIY ready for tomorrow, a little Valentine Cake Flag project...

Don't forget to go to yesterday's post to get in on the champagne soap give-away!