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DIY Faux Gold Mirror Makeover

Written by Tasha

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This is genius! You can create a gorgeous, rich gold finish for any metal framed mirror. It looks so easy and the end result is stunning. Full tutorial by Designer Trapped in a Lawyer's Body for Remodelaholic.com.

Hello Remodelaholics!  I’m Tasha and I blog over at Designer Trapped in a Lawyer’s Body about thrifty DIY projects and home renovations.  You may remember some of my other contributor posts, like the one about how to transform an outdated, cultured marble vanity with concrete or my popular post about how we built a wood screen to hide the ugly utility boxes on the side of our house.  I am very much a Remodelaholic and I always feel like I am in very good company over here 🙂 

But sometimes even Remodelaholics need quick and easy projects, and that is what I have for you today!  I have fallen in love with rich, gold finishes lately. When I was shopping for mirrors for our twin girls’ bathroom renovation, I fell in love with some gorgeous, but very expensive gold options. There are some great ways to add touches of gold to your decor, like this DIY gold leaf tabletop. And you’ll find tons of other simple DIY gold accent projects in this post. 

Since I couldn’t afford the gold mirrors I fell in love with, I decided I had to come up with a way to create gold mirrors myself! So, I bought these super budget-friendly commercial mirrors. They were a great size and weight, but they were silver. I didn’t want to use gold leaf, since that can be delicate and I knew these mirrors would need to stand up to toothpaste splatters, etc. And I also haven’t had fantastic luck with long-term durability of metallic spray paints. So this time, I used something different and it worked like a charm. We were able to transform those commercial mirrors into upscale beauties in less than 10 minutes per mirror! Read on to learn how to do it yourself.

Easily update from stainless steel to a gold mirror frame in just 10 minutes, including an easy way to add patina. This mirror update technique is durable and beautiful!

DIY Gold Mirror Makeover

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Materials needed:

  • Mirror with a metal frame (these are the exact mirrors we used)
  • Rub N’ Buff in Antique Gold (one tube will be MORE than enough)
  • Painter’s tape (optional)
  • Amy Howard At Home Dark Wax
  • Amy Howard At Home Dust of Ages
  • Paper towels or old t-shirt

Steps:

1) If you want to be extra careful, use painter’s tape to tape off around the frame of your mirror. I did this for our first mirror. I decided to wing it with the second mirror and found that I was able to easily scrape any stray Rub N’ Buff off the mirror with a razor.

2) Use a paper towel or old t-shirt to gently rub the Rub N’ Buff along the metal frame. I applied two light coats (you won’t quite get full coverage with only one coat). Since it is actually a wax product, it dries very quickly (and is far more durable and less messy than spray paint).

This is genius! You can create a gorgeous, rich gold finish for any metal framed mirror. It looks so easy and the end result is stunning. Full tutorial by Designer Trapped in a Lawyer's Body for Remodelaholic.com.

This is genius! You can create a gorgeous, rich gold finish for any metal framed mirror. It looks so easy and the end result is stunning. Full tutorial by Designer Trapped in a Lawyer's Body for Remodelaholic.com.

3) If desired, apply Amy Howard At Home Dark Wax and Amy Howard Dust of Ages to give it an authentic looking patina.

This is genius! You can create a gorgeous, rich gold finish for any metal framed mirror. It looks so easy and the end result is stunning. Full tutorial by Designer Trapped in a Lawyer's Body for Remodelaholic.com.

This is genius! You can create a gorgeous, rich gold finish for any metal framed mirror. It looks so easy and the end result is stunning. Full tutorial by Designer Trapped in a Lawyer's Body for Remodelaholic.com.

That’s it! Easiest tutorial EVER! We finished these mirrors about 4 months ago and so far they are holding up perfectly. I was worried that using glass cleaner on the mirrors would affect the gold finish, but it hasn’t! Check out the results.

This is genius! You can create a gorgeous, rich gold finish for any metal framed mirror. It looks so easy and the end result is stunning. Full tutorial by Designer Trapped in a Lawyer's Body for Remodelaholic.com.

This is genius! You can create a gorgeous, rich gold finish for any metal framed mirror. It looks so easy and the end result is stunning. Full tutorial by Designer Trapped in a Lawyer's Body for Remodelaholic.com.

This is genius! You can create a gorgeous, rich gold finish for any metal framed mirror. It looks so easy and the end result is stunning. Full tutorial by Designer Trapped in a Lawyer's Body for Remodelaholic.com.

I would love for you to head over to my blog, Designer Trapped in a Lawyer’s Body, to check out my DIY home improvement projects and more budget-friendly decor ideas, like how we tackled the entire bathroom renovation (that you see glimpses of in this post) ourselves, how we made industrial picture frames from old pallets, and how we made super easy and gorgeous pipe shelves. 

Bathroom Reveal 1 Family Room 4 Pipe Shelves 1

More fun and easy mirror DIY projects:

Easy DIY Antique Mirror Tutorial @Remodelaholic Diy Tutorial, Modern Round Sunrise Floating Mirror And Shelf For A Bathroom Vanity, Woodshop Diaries Featured On @remodelaholic

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Published: April 12, 2017Filed Under: Bathrooms, Contributor, Contributors, DIY, How To, Tutorials Tagged: bath decor, bath design, bathroom decor, bathroom design, gold, Mirrors

About Tasha

Hi! I'm Tasha author and creator of Designer Trapped in a Lawyer’s Body, where I blog about thrifty DIY home renovations, simple crafts and tips for a happy household. Join me as my firefighter husband, 3 1/2 year old twin girls and I renovate our outdated home one room at a time. We are living proof that you can create your dream home on a budget even when you lead very busy lives!


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