Stylish frame for the mirror with your own hands

On assurances of psychologists, the creative instinct slumbers in every person, but there are such active natures that simply do not allow him to fall asleep. Usually, these people have a rich imagination and for their skillful hands find a wide field of activity. But even those who do not belong to such lucky ones, but really want to introduce some kind of diversity into their familiar surroundings, can wake up their creative potential by starting, for example, with decorating the frame for the mirror with their own hands.

Usually, the mirrors in the house do not change for several years, and why, when the design of this element of the interior is easy to stylize to your liking. All that is needed for this is a good idea, a pair of non-slip hands, a bit of free time and advice from experienced decorators.

Advice to those who can not draw

Using pictures is the easiest way to decorate the frame for a mirror with your own hands. With the help of a stencil, this can be done even by a person who does not have artistic abilities. To work will require acrylic paints, lacquer, brushes and stencils with patterns, allowing you to create a wide variety of drawings.

First, apply a paint of the selected color to the dry primed surface of the frame. When the surface dries, you can begin to apply the pattern. The stencil is fixed using paint tape or special glue, which leaves no traces. The paint is applied with neat brush strokes, and the brush should be practically dry, so that no staining occurs. After the drawing is finished, the stencil is peeled off. After 2-3 days the surface of the frame is covered with varnish.

Frames carved for mirrors

The convex forms of the carved frame, curls and indentations of the ornament are ideal for the application of artificial aging techniques. Framed under the antiquity mirror acquires a luxurious appearance and serves as a worthy decoration of the interior.

Making frames for mirrors in the old style - for beginners the process is quite complex, but feasible. As they say, the eyes are afraid, but their hands do. The new frame is primed with white acrylic paint at once, and the former was previously used - first thoroughly cleaned of the traces of the old coating and then painted. When the primer dries, the entire surface should be treated with grinding paper (protruding curls - with extreme caution). Dust from grinding is removed with a soft wide brush.

Then the surface of the frame is painted with black acrylic paint. After drying of this layer, the blank is covered with an alcoholic stain of the color "ebony". This treatment allows you to emphasize the structure of the tree, beautifully shade carved details. Do this in a ventilated room or on the street, as the stain has a sharp, pungent smell.

Finally, the most important stage of making the frame for the mirror with our own hands comes - gilding with acrylic metallized paint (antique gold, copper, bronze, silver) and a flat synthetic brush. This is done almost dry with a brush, the tip of the pile, with a change in the direction of the strokes. Unsuccessfully painted areas can be corrected by wiping the paint with a clean damp cloth or slightly wiping the excess with a grinding sponge. By the way, this gives the surface of the frame a slightly shabby, antique look. Finally, a thin layer of polyurethane or acrylic lacquer is applied.

Tips for lovers of creative solutions

Mirror, it would seem, is an ordinary interior item, but it is a real source of design ideas. If you do not limit your imagination, you can come up with original, even extravagant frameworks for the mirror with your own hands. In the course will go all possible and impossible materials: seashells, coffee beans, beads, beads, even disposable plastic spoons, old badminton rackets and pasta.

A nice frame can be made from sewn together pieces of fabric. Fastening with Velcro will allow you to easily change it to another fabric composition, and there will be no problems with washing. A smooth smooth frame around the mirror can be decorated with mosaic, smalt, composition of ordinary ropes. If you approach the matter with humor, the decisions can turn out to be quite unexpected and, certainly, creative.

Creative hobbies help to diversify life. A stylish handmade - it's not only interesting, but also profitable: and it will come in handy, and as a gift you can present.