So I decided to paint both the frame and the mat. I started to paint the frame by hand, but it was taking so long and the black was showing through too much, so I ended up spray painting it. It had to dry overnight (I hate waiting!). Then I added a little antiquing (sort of). The mat I painted by hand, and had to be very careful because the drawing was glued to it and I didn't want to tear it by trying to take it off of the mat. Now that I think about it, though, I could have just covered the mat with some really pretty scrapbook paper. Oh well!
I didn't think it was necessary to show steps for this one, so here's the end result.
Now they're just right for my [someday] blue and white bathroom.
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Those look great! I've never thought of painting old mats....until now. Thanks for sharing this idea.
ReplyDeleteI did this too..painted the mats black and the frames silver.
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