DIY Trumeau Mirror

When I found out that this month's Fab Furniture Flippin' Contest was called "Icing on the Cake"... I had a Trumeau mirror in mind and almost all the pieces that I needed to make it.

Here is the finished piece... but you need to see its humble beginnings...





I started with this simple dresser mirror that I thrifted for $10.





But I needed something as a backing that was long enough to house the mirror and the swag that I had picked out from D. Lawless Hardware.





This picture gives you a rough idea of how I put it together. The heavy pieces were screwed in securely from behind and the smaller pieces were adhered with wood glue or hot glue.
I chose to use a centuries old technique that I learned through Farragoz's online course. It was quite time consuming, but the effects when distressing are really authentic looking.





And here it is all finished. If you would like to know a little more information on all the steps that it took to get this look you can check out my blog post here ...






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