Old Mirror into a Frame

I found this mirror on Craigslist. She was asking $200, but when I offered $100 she took it, it never hurts to ask! I had been scouring thrift stores and Craigslist for a very large mirror with a lot of detail. It was not easy to find, and even harder to find at a reasonable price. I knew when I saw this one I had to have it, even though it was in Longmont!  Although I personally think it looks a little ugly as is, I saw the potential in it.  She told me it was the first thing she bought for her house after she got married 30 years ago, and she loved it so much. I didn't tell her that after I was done with it she'd never recognize it!

I had already taken the mirror out of the frame when I took this picture, but you get the idea.

I decided to spray paint this frame, I knew I'd never get into all the nooks and crannies with a brush. Although spray paint is easy, it is very thin and this took quite a few coats. Since it sticks up out of the wall quite a bit, I also had to spray the back.  

I decided not to use this as a mirror, but as a large multi-picture frame. After I sprayed it white and top coated it, I used jewelry wire to string three wires across the back of the frame. I also bought some of the tiny clothes hangers in the craft section to hang the pictures, and I spray painted those white to match. We hung the frame in our living room, I love that I can display multiple pictures and change them out easily and frequently.