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Erika
Expert November 2017

DIY mirror seating chart

Erika, on October 8, 2017 at 9:08 AM Posted in Do It Yourself 0 33

I haven't been active on here for quite some time. I wanted to share my DIY seating chart with you! Im pretty pleased with how this turned out! I still need to define some of the lettering. Any suggestions? Should I add more gold leaves?

I used painters tape to make a grid and when I removed it I had a lot of blank space. Instead of using a razor blade to scrape all of the names off and make them larger I decided on a whim to add the gold leaves/sprigs.

ETA: I did all of the lettering by hand, I just looked at an inspo photo and tried my best to copy it. I used paint pens. I originally used a basic gold paint pen for the gold and then went over the gold with a gold leaf paint pen. The gold leaf pen is the way to go, it's so much more pigmented. The mirror was a $8 goodwill find and I painted the frame gold with spray paint.


33 Comments

Latest activity by Ashley, on October 11, 2017 at 12:17 AM
  • Erika
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    Another angle, taking photos of a mirror is pretty challenging lol.


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  • Meg
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    Wow! That came out awesome!!

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  • Megan
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    That's absolutely fantastic!

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  • Tracy
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    I love it the way it is! I don't think you need more leaves.

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  • Shai
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    That looks so good as it is. You did an amazing job

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  • Erika
    Expert November 2017
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    Thank you all! I have been DIY-ing everything and was the most intimidated by this project!

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  • NikNak
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    Beautiful @Erika, I'm planning to do the same thing, I hope mine will be at least half as nice!

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  • SarahB
    Just Said Yes November 2017
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    So creative and beautiful!

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  • Annie
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    I love it! I want to do something similar with old windows. Where did you get the pen to write in it? Also what type of paint was it in the pen?

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  • P
    VIP October 2017
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    That's great! I would leave it as is, you don't want to overdo it!

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  • Erika
    Expert November 2017
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    @annieb I got them at Michaels. They are oil based paint. Not sure what type of paint the gold leaf paint is.

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  • Rachel
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    Looks great!

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  • Maria
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    Great job

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  • AC
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    Very pretty!

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  • bridebarrett4511
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    That looks great! If I freehanded it, it definitely would not have turned out as good!

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  • FtrMrs.Labat
    Savvy August 2018
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    Love this. I've been thinking of doing the same. Glad I came across this.

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  • TarHeel729
    Expert July 2017
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    Very impressive! It looks beautiful and professional.

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  • pammat
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    It's gorgeous as is! Don't add a bit!

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    It came out amazing!

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  • Alicia
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    Looks good to me. Great job.

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