you pretty thing...

My mother-in-law gave me the sweetest oval mirror for my birthday a few weeks ago. I just recently got around to refinishing it, and had a deep blue-green in mind for this pretty thing...

(Yes, that's a wooden spool in the mirror's reflection. Ignore it for now!)

I cleaned it up and smoothed out some rough edges before applying a coat of Minwax stain in Ebony. I avoided sanding it to the bone simply because I prefer those little scuff and marks that come with age.

I mixed a few colors from my "oops" paint collection to come up with the final shade of blue-green. It is definitely more teal than it looks in these photos.

I liked the color that I mixed so much that I found a few other small pieces around the house to paint. Beware! Nothing is safe!
And for good measure, an instagrammed version. Duh. Everything is prettier on instagram. You can follow my instagram feed... username laurengiesler.

This pretty thing makes me smile every time I walk in the door! Matt even high-fived me when he saw the finished product. Success!

Lauren