Wednesday

My Sunburst Mirror

There are so many great sunburst mirrors out there!  I was particularly inspired by this one from three men and a lady and this one from Janell at Isabella and Max rooms.  There are seriously so many talented bloggers out there!  I decided to combine the two concepts and make my own. 

I started with this $8 mirror from Target.  I thought it would work perfectly because it had a small lip all the way around the edge.


I attached some bbq skewers ($0.98 for 100 at Walmart) to the outer lip using my trusty hot glue gun.


looks a little scary like some sort of weapon....


next, I sprayed it with Rustoleum gold metallic spray paint to give it a nice glamourous look!  I love how it turned out and it cost me less than $10 plus the spraypaint which I had laying around.  This actually made it's way to a clients home but I think I like the way it looks so much that I will make one for myself.  Even my hubby said he really liked it and that's saying something ;) 

So here it is above my bed...









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32 comments:

  1. Anonymous6.10.10

    Really neat! And I love your bedding and the drape behind the bed. Awesome!

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  2. I agree. It looks fabulous! Personal question: where did you find your beautiful bedding? I recognize the middle toss pillow from Dwell Studio but is that where everything else came from? I need to spruce up our master BR with some "classy, mature" bedding and this fits the bill!
    Sarah
    esgutierrez4{at}msn{dot}com

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  3. AWESOME! i love it- it looks just perfect hanging above your bed!

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  4. I even used that same pillow on my bed. Great minds think alike...he! he!

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  5. That is amazing, thanks for the shout out and I'm putting this on my facebook page (which links to twitter!) I LOVE IT!!! Janell

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  6. Ack! Love this! Popped over from Janell's tweet! I'll be back to see more of your blog!

    LOVE the yellow in the room!

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  7. Job well done! Look like a luxurious love nest :-)

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  8. Where is your bedding from?! I love it!

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  9. Looks amazing! Love the bedding too.

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  10. This mirror looks amazing!
    Really pretty!
    Love;)

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  11. Looks beautiful, I'm a fan of starburst mirrors!

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  12. Super cute!! I love it - definitely one of my fav's!

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  13. Thank you ladies for your sweet comments! As for the bedding, it's from all over, the middle pillow is from Target, the gray pillows are from Homegoods the yellow ones I made from some remnant fabric, the quilt is from Homegoods and the sheets are from Ross...

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  14. Really beautiful, especially against the white curtains over the bed!

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  15. I love this!!! Great job!!

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  16. Cool! And so thrifty - even better! :)

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  17. Love how creative you were for this! Awesome job!

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  18. http://quarryorchard.blogspot.com/2010/10/starburst-mirror-envy.html

    Here's the one I made this week. I used BBQ skewers too. But, I stained mine and used a $1 mirror from Dollar tree :) I love the depth that your mirror has though!
    You know what they say about great minds :)

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  19. How creative! I love this...so beautiful!

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  20. I love this - thanks for sharing!

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  21. this is awesome--I've always wanted a sunburst mirror--think I'll have to make this one for sure!

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  22. Thanks so much for this tutorial! I just posted the sunburst mirror I created using this post.

    http://welcometoheardmont.com/2010/10/the-tale-of-a-diamond-in-the-rough/

    It's nearly identical, but I loved yours so much I couldn't think of a thing I'd change about it! Thanks again - I am always inspired when I visit your blog. :)

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  23. Whoops, sorry! That was the wrong link ^.. here's the right one!

    http://welcometoheardmont.com/2010/10/creating-a-sunburst-mirror/

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  24. I love your DIY mirror!! Thanks for the tutorial :)

    Also, where did you get those awesome gray sheets for your bed?? I've been looking for some patterned gray ones & those are great!!

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  25. Seriously I am amazed, there is so much genius creativity in this!!

    New giveaway on Monday!

    xoxo
    Karena
    Art by Karena

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  26. Hi, I love this mirror! And as I live in Europe, I, unfortunately, do not have a Target near by. What I do have is a little Cypriot man who will cut the mirror for me!! So do you remember how many inches was the mirror? And how big was the lip? Oh and did you use 12" skewers?? Thank you!!

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  27. How cool, I've always wanted to visit Europe! I can't remember the exact dimensions of the mirror, but I would say it was roughly 7" in diameter and the lip was about 1.5 inches deep and 0.5 inches wide all the way around. I used the 12 inch skewers.

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