I know even as I write this that this post will be a little controversial. A while back I posted the daybed room that had two mirrors behind the daybed. I asked on here if I should paint them & if so, what color. Well, the answers were overwhelming on the blog, Facebook, & Instagram. The answers ranged from, “They need to be gray!”, “Teal is where it’s at!”, “A bright and sunny yellow.”, all the way to, “You better not paint those or I will unfollow your blog.” Ok, maybe not that far, but some people were pretty serious about me not painting the mirrors. Well, I was WAY too curious to see what the mirrors would look like painted to leave them natural. I have mixed feelings about the painted mirrors, but I’ll let you be the judge too {be nice!}.

Now here are my feelings. I loved the richness and warmth of the wood on the mirrors before I painted them. I liked the contrast of the wood against the white bedding. All of that was great, but I longed for more character & let’s face it I like painting things. The color I used for the mirrors is one of my favorite shades of light gray, Behr Marquee Gray Shimmer. I love that it’s almost white with a hint of gray. A subtle color that looks lovely with the warm wood poking out with the distressing.

To paint the mirrors I first started by not taping. haha it was a spur of the moment decision to paint them so all steps I should have taken went out the window. I took a brush & just started painting. The Behr Marquee paint is nice in the fact that even being such a light color I didn’t prime and it needed only two coats. After the paint was dry I sanded the mirrors to give them a distressed look & I was done. I didn’t seal the mirrors because the marquee paint is so durable it’s not necessary. An hour project. I’m down with that.

So what is your verdict on the mirrors? Be nice please. No need to break our friendship over some painted wood. I like you too much. Let me know what you think in the comments below, find me on Facebook, or chat with me on Instagram.