Vintage Hand Mirror Makeover

February 18, 2022

Photo of a vintage hand mirror with messy hair stenciling.

My mom found this old hand mirror while thrifting several years ago.

I added the "Messy Hair Don't Care" stenciling about 3 years ago, when I retired from my day job. The stencil was from Hobby Lobby. Today, I decided I was sick of the saying, and gave the mirror a makeover.

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Photo of a hand mirror being painted with black chalk paint.

I brushed on a couple of coats of my favorite rich black chalk paint, Dixie Belle's Caviar.

Photo of a wooden hand mirror being painted with black chalk paint.

The mirror glass has lots of small imperfections, so I painted around it with a small artist's brush and did not use painter's tape.

I used a razor blade to remove any traces of paint that got onto the mirror. (Most of the black specks were in the mirror glass)

Photo of a Folk Art Architectural stencil on a hand mirror.

I then pulled out an inexpensive stencil pack from Folk Art called Architectural. I purchased it at either Walmart or Michaels not very long ago. It fit my mirror perfectly.

I centered the stencil and then taped it on with blue painter's tape.