DIY project: mirror makeover!

inspired by this lovely post on lemons & loafers - i decided to give it a go. i actually bought the mirror & paint when i bought my new bed but am just now getting around to the project.

the mirror is from ikea and only cost $39.99. the paint is valspar spray paint from lowe's and runs around $5 per can. for this project, i picked a deep purple.

after taping up the mirror with painter's tape (sort of tricky since it's a oval shape), i coated the mirror with primer and let it dry for about 30 minutes before applying the purple.

 it went on much easier than it did with the bed - probably since it's such a darker color.

 i left it to dry overnight and then sprayed the clear coat finish the next day.
once removing the painter's tape, i had to do some paint removal from the mirror with razor blade. then i realized that the mirror part actually could be removed like the glass on a picture frame - wish i had realized that before i started painting. all in all it was a super easy/inexpensive project and i love the finished project!

DIY project: bed makeover!

after several years of fixing my bed in between moves and other nonsense, i decided it was time for a new one. someday down the road, i'll get my old bed fixed by some magic woodworker, but until then, i coughed up $100 at ikea and got this one. yes, only $100 for the whole thing!

of course i couldn't just leave it white, because that would be too easy. so i went to lowes, picked out my favorite valspar spary paint color and bought 2 cans along with some primer & a clear coat finish. i thought this would be plenty. WRONG.

after using both cans on 1 side of 1 of the 3 pieces, i needed more paint. easier said than done. by the end of it all, my family & i went to a total of 5 different lowes around charlotte to get all 8 cans in this particular color. this was the first thing mom & i moved into my new house last week & i am obsessed with my new blue bed!

{finished product}

{excuse the mess}

update: my bed in my new room after another move. paint has held up great! photo tour of my new room: http://redhead-rants.blogspot.com/2013/03/photo-tour-my-new-room.html