The following picture is still an "in progress" picture of our dining area, but look! My frame is done...for now. I still think it needs to be thicker and I've heard that Home Depot has a miter saw that customers can use. Can anyone confirm?
It was really easy to frame the mirror and the molding only cost $15. If it's true that Home Depot will cut miters then I want to get all of my bathroom mirrors framed ASAP.
After I got the frame up I started working on my table runner and placemats only to be stopped dead in my tracks by a couple huge mistakes. I made the runner too short AND it was too matchy-matchy (double fail). I used the same fabric that I used for my throw pillows because I had a ton of it left over. I knew that there was just going to be too much of that print in the same space, but I made the runner anyway because I didn't want to spend my precious Craigslist dollars on fabric. As soon as I got the runner on the table it was obvious that it wasn't going to work even if I made a longer one. I had to make a trip to Jo Ann which took way longer than I expected and all of a sudden my afternoon was gone. I will be working on Plan B for my runner and placemats this weekend and hopefully I'll have a pretty tutorial for Monday.
Have a great weekend!
After I got the frame up I started working on my table runner and placemats only to be stopped dead in my tracks by a couple huge mistakes. I made the runner too short AND it was too matchy-matchy (double fail). I used the same fabric that I used for my throw pillows because I had a ton of it left over. I knew that there was just going to be too much of that print in the same space, but I made the runner anyway because I didn't want to spend my precious Craigslist dollars on fabric. As soon as I got the runner on the table it was obvious that it wasn't going to work even if I made a longer one. I had to make a trip to Jo Ann which took way longer than I expected and all of a sudden my afternoon was gone. I will be working on Plan B for my runner and placemats this weekend and hopefully I'll have a pretty tutorial for Monday.
Have a great weekend!
Looks great. I love framed mirrors. The frame anchors the space.
ReplyDeleteLooks sooo good! I sure hope that Home Depot rumor is true...I need 3 frames done :)
ReplyDeleteThe mirror looks great! The Home Depots around here don't have electrical miter saws to use (either by customers or employees). But they do have a hack saw with a miter box for customers to use in the molding department.
ReplyDeleteThe only electric saw they have is a radial arm saw (which does straight cuts), only the employees can do the cuts with it, & sometimes they charge you. I should know, my husband was a HD store manager up until recently!
-Maddie