Saturday, February 9, 2013

CLASSIC FIREPLACE MANTLE MIRROR




The Frieze Board is from a very old, salvaged Red Oak fireplace mantle.
When I found it, it was covered in white paint (most certainly lead based, given the age.)
I used a paint and varnish remover to strip all the old paint off and sanded the final surface before
Applying an oil based polyurethane to seal any exposed surface.



The Mirror (Before): Was on sale at  Home Depot; had some hallow plastic shell of a frame. 


Miter saw I got for Christmas was a major help in making all the compound miter angle cuts for the casing trim and crown molding around the mirror frame.

Thanks to Aunt Patty & Uncle Kevin for the Home Depot Gift Card for Christmas!! Helped me get this saw big-time!  :-)