And although the moulding is fabulous, the mirror was a crucial piece in pulling it all together. The unfortunate part is that it was a placeholder mirror that I stole from our living room:
Because the mirror looked so good in both locations, and because it was only $25 bucks from Target, I really, really considered multiple times just going and snagging another. But that is lazy and cheating and I kept asking myself, "Do I really want two of the same mirror in my house?" Yawn...
So, for a few months now, our bedroom has been mirror-less...
I was looking for something about 24" wide and in an orb finish to really tie in with the chandelier and pop against the wall. And of course I can never seem to find what I am looking for when I want it....so a few months had come and gone. Then, one day I was perusing around my local HomeGoods and one of the first places I head to is the mirror department {after drooling over their storage items along the way}. That is where I spotted it. The solution for our blank bedroom wall! It wasn't the right color but it was the right size, and it was on clearance for $20 so into the cart it went!
I really liked the gold edges, but it just wasn't right in the room, and I knew that I wanted a darker, more dramatic finish. So as you can see, I whipped out the handy painters tape {and an exacto knife to create clean edges}...
I found the ORB metallic paint at Home Depot, it had primer built in, so it was a winner for this gal!
Two quick coats, a day to dry and I was ready to slap that lovely lady up on the wall!
Smitten doesn't even begin to describe how I feel about the new mirror!
The black really looks nice and dramatic against the walls and was the key to pulling everything together. In fact, I adore this one more than the original from the living room, so I am glad I held out until I found just the right one.
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