Settling in with the techno-glitterati at Balthazar this morning for a latte, we admired (yet again) the huge mirrors that B-zar has lining its walls. But they're not huge mirrors! Much more interesting, they are groups of mirrors pieced together with a lead edging and a big wood frame. So...
DIY thought. If you collected cheap old mirrors (and these look old or are made to look old) you could build a beautiful floor length mirror out of the grouping. The frame would have to be custom made, of course, but the mirrors could be pieced together and cut to fit.
Just a thought. Pass it on.
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Oh how cool! Thanks for sharing. Fabulous idea.
the effect was done with mylar adhered/heat shrunk to a surface.
nice timing! Just so happens, using the similar idea based on a magazine clipping, I trying to make something similar for my sister's place.
the lead edging is actually grey caulk, wiped and cleaned like tile grout.
oops... i made a monocle of myself.
a similar effect effect without surface adhesion.
http://www.frenchceiling.com/
I thought this tacky trend had went out with the 70's. I'm disappointed to see it coming back.
OK, this is lame.
The Anthropologie stores do a similar effect, and while sometimes it is actually an old mirror, artists also make this with some dangerous blend of acids. When done on a large mirror (and not small tiles) it's actually quite nice, depending how careful the technique is applied.
I made similar thing in my studio after I saw this in Balthazar and Pastice.
I used 3 way dressing mirror from Stack and Stack (it is big enough for the wall) and made the shiny cheap metalic edge look like old antique using gilt craft paint from Gracious Home in UWS.
I am satisfied with the result:-)
I'm still confused as to how to fake a mirror. How does one heat shrink mylar? And use craft paint to edge mirrors? More details please on how to actually diy this look. Thanks!