I have always wanted a sunburst mirror. I would look in the magazines and on the different blogs and there was a large variety. Since I love DIY I decided I could make one. I saw some good ones on the blogs:
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These were all great and they all have great tutorials but I still didn't see what I was looking for. So time passed and still no sunburst mirror for me. I was going to give up, I was beginning to think that sunburst mirrors were a thing of the past, so 2014. I have been seeing them now for a couple of years but then I don't really follow trends, I go with what I like. So I didn't give up on my quest, I just put it on the back burner, as I have with so many unfinished projects.
Then one day I was in a thrift store and really didn't see anything I liked, I was about to leave empty handed when I spotted something just thrown up on a shelf underneath a lot of junk.
A vintage sunburst clock. I didn't just see a broken old clock, I saw my Sunburst Mirror. You can see the price $4.74, I thought "score".
I removed the clock even though it was vintage. I didn't want or need a clock and besides I thought the clock was very small and would be hard to see, but I loved the style and shape.
I decided to pain it silver, metallic silver.
As soon as I painted it, I realized I hated the silver color and the mirror was too small. That's what I get for trying to be super cheap, I mean thrifty. I had used a mirror I had on hand from another project, instead of buying one that would be a better fit. I found that I liked the original color better, the brassy gold. So, I went and got some gold spray paint and a larger mirror.
Here is the sunburst mirror that inspired me it's from Ethan Allen, it was $239.00 Here. Which is way more than I wanted to spend.
This is my DIY Sunburst Mirror after:
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The total cost for the mirror was $12.12. I spent $4.74 for the clock, $3.50 for the mirror, and $3.88 for the spray paint. I love how it came it. I don't know if the sunburst mirrors are passe or not, but I love it and I think it looks great in my living room. I may be bias but I actually like my DIY Sunburst mirror better than the one from Ethan Allen.
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