If ever I go to an antique fair or shop I always look out for old crumbling gilt mirrors and frames
. I don't mind if the gilt is damaged and dulled by age, in fact I often like it better that way. I think you can still find good bargains if you look about-the OH just bought me the lovely giltwood Rococco frame you can see right at the front of the pile of frames. He bartered it down to £20 from £40 in an antique barn. It's still got the paper price tag on it-I always like to keep these on whatever I buy tucked out of sight-it reminds of what I paid for things! I'm going to put the old print of Cupid and Psyche inside it once I get a piece of glass and a mount cut to the right size.
. I don't mind if the gilt is damaged and dulled by age, in fact I often like it better that way. I think you can still find good bargains if you look about-the OH just bought me the lovely giltwood Rococco frame you can see right at the front of the pile of frames. He bartered it down to £20 from £40 in an antique barn. It's still got the paper price tag on it-I always like to keep these on whatever I buy tucked out of sight-it reminds of what I paid for things! I'm going to put the old print of Cupid and Psyche inside it once I get a piece of glass and a mount cut to the right size.I also just bought the new mirrored LED fairy lights that I've draped around the gilt mirror. They are meant to be for Christmas but they look so pretty I may leave them there all year round! The good thing is that they are battery-powered so you can hide the little switch behind the back of the mirror out of sight. They look like mirror-encrusted twigs, and are bendy so you can twist them into any shape!
