DIY, Y'all

I do enjoy a good DIY project when one comes my way, even if the planning phases for such a project is years in the making.  James bought an old Bass beer mirror from his favorite wateringhole, which thankfully sadly closed down a few years ago with this whole Streets of Buckhead fiasco.   I finally got around to doing something with it last week.

(Side note: McTighe's was one of those old Irish pubs that was loud, smokey, and just the type of place for the boys to get into no good.  I think that James and Michael Murphy probably tacked a few more years to their life with its closing, and I know that I am a much happier person since I no longer have to endure it.  I love a good hole-in-the-wall, but this place was more like the gateway to hell.  Okay...maybe that's a little dramatic...but it was TERRIBLE.)

So, the mirror was in great shape except for a beat up wood frame which had nail holes and some green and purple glitter.  (I'm thinking a Mardi Gras party that got out of control?  Who knows...)  I've been thinking through how to spruce it up, and decided for a black, painted "rub through" look.  Turned out pretty good!

The mirror is now making me think that I need to redecorate downstairs, with new colors and furniture. I shared this with James who gave me that look like "don't go there, crazy woman!".   :)  Oh well, at least the mirror is looking pretty cool!