Wrought iron mirrors made from exterior window grilles are repurposed for interiors. I've been intrigued by this powder room mirror since it was featured a few years ago in House Beautiful. The concept is simple -- a cut-to-size mirror is installed on the wall and an antique exterior wrought iron window grille is placed over it. The visual effect is somewhat as if you are … [Read more...]
Vintage Gold Leaf Mirrors
French gold leaf mirrors are classic, versatile decorative elements at home in any room. Decorating advice often given to those furnishing a first home is not to rush: don't buy just to fill a space. It's better to wait, saving to buy better quality pieces adaptable not only to location but style. Antique and vintage gold leaf mirrors fall gracefully into this category. Aged … [Read more...]
Whimsical Bicycle Vanity
Tossed and found items are repurposed into novel ideas like a bicycle vanity for a bathroom. New Orleans artist Benjamin Bullins gives the old saying "one man's trash is another man's treasure" an entirely new meaning. Taking inspiration from a single object, he then uses other materials to build a sculpture. Often his work is functional art -- like this whimsical discarded … [Read more...]
Powder Room Mirror Fail
A new powder room mirror would alter the look of my cottage-y guest bath. My powder room mirror fell off the wall and crashed into the sink. That was before we moved into our house full time. Fortunately, I wasn’t in the house – no need to describe how scary that would have been. There wasn’t an earthquake. A screw holding the hanging wire in place rusted with age and pulled … [Read more...]