DIYer Wannabe

I've always admired my friends who can take an old dresser from a garage sale and make it look new, adorable and fancy. Me? I consider it a success when I correctly put up a wall decal. When I see cute 'DIY' projects, generally I prefer to think of those letters as standing for 'Don't Involve Yourself' and avoid them at all costs. It's ok though, I've learned to fake it. Thanks to etsy, at least some of our decor looks like I slaved in my garage over them for hours. Hey, I slaved to find that piece online... even my hand hurts for the multitude of mouse clicking.

Back to my point; Rustoleum. YOU GUYS! Have you heard of this? Ever since my dad introduced me to it earlier this year, I've been craving another project with it.

And then I saw it.

I'm not a gold person. Ok, maybe with jewelry and the Starbucks rewards level, but not with decor. This one loves herself some good old rubbed bronze. And that's where my new BFF Rustoleum came in to play. With the excitement of a giddy schoolgirl and with the realization that it's probably a 1 on your DIY scale from 1-100, the mirror was taped up, sent to the DIY room garage and ready for a facelift.

What do you think? It's hard to see, but there actually is a tiny bit of gold still peaking through making it appear to be rubbed bronze.

Oh, this would have taken you 5 minutes? Well, hey, look here (Si anyone?), it's a start. You don't just become a DIY-er over night. It takes time people.