Vintage Hand Mirror Makeover

February 18, 2022

Photo of a vintage hand mirror with messy hair stenciling.
My mom found this old hand mirror while thrifting several years ago.

I added the "Messy Hair Don't Care" stenciling about 3 years ago, when I retired from my day job. The stencil was from Hobby Lobby.  Today, I decided I was sick of the saying, and gave the mirror a makeover.


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Photo of a hand mirror being painted with black chalk paint.
I brushed on a couple of coats of my favorite rich black chalk paint, Dixie Belle's Caviar.


Photo of a wooden hand mirror being painted with black chalk paint.
The mirror glass has lots of small imperfections, so I painted around it with a small artist's brush and did not use painter's tape.  

I used a razor blade to remove any traces of paint that got onto the mirror.  (Most of the black specks were in the mirror glass)

Photo of a Folk Art Architectural stencil on a hand mirror.
I then pulled out an inexpensive stencil pack from Folk Art called Architectural.  I purchased it at either Walmart or Michaels not very long ago.  It fit my mirror perfectly.  

I centered the stencil and then taped it on with blue painter's tape.

Photo of a black painted hand mirror stenciled with a scrolly stencil.
I pounced on my stencil using Fusion Mineral Paint in Raw Silk.

The hand mirror was then waxed with Dixie Belle's Best Dang Wax.

Photo of a black painted hand mirror stenciled with a scrolly stencil in a vintage bathroom vignette.
I placed the hand mirror in the corner of my coral tiled bathroom on the vanity.  (My bathroom is vintage and so is my bathroom decor.)

Photo of a black painted hand mirror stenciled with a scrolly stencil in a vintage bathroom vignette.
I was a super easy makeover!

Photo of a black painted hand mirror stenciled with a scrolly stencil in a vintage bathroom vignette.
Perfect with my vintage powder tins and curling irons.

Photo of a black painted hand mirror stenciled with a scrolly stencil in a vintage bathroom vignette.
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