I bought the following 2 items at the same sale. Each cost $25.00, which I thought was a steal.
The first item was a 3 part vintage mirror frame that was in 3 pieces.
It consisted of a vintage outer frame, with a orange corduroy fabric covered middle section. The orange color was awful! Besides that, the material was loose all over. I used Elmer's glue and secured it to the base.
I painted the corduroy an elephant grey and then touched the cords with some gold guiding paste.
All three pieces were put back together. Enter Mr. Thrifty.
I think it turned out great.
Enter Mr. Thrifty who had to brace all 3 pieces together. See pictures.
First, he had to make all the braces using the vice. He is amazing!
And then something interesting happened. Before hanging it, I turned it over and in the outer vintage frame, the name Werner was written in pencil on the back. Could this have been Werner Von Braun’s- a favorite Huntsvillian? I called the estate sale and asked. They did not know. Anyway, it was fun to think about it.
The second one was a print by Voltaire. I loved the frame and it goes well in my Frenchy guest room.
So, for $50.00, I have a spectacular vintage mirror and a beautiful framed print. Not too bad for one estate sale.
With spring coming, there are multiple estate sale companies here. I could go to estate sales 5 days a week!
