Since we have been frequenting antique auctions I have been on the lookout for a "cheval mirror" to go in Zoey's room ... I finally found one for a pretty cheap price that LOOKED like it had potential ... sadly I can't locate the "before" pictures I am sure I took but basically the mirror frame was stained almost black and it was mounted on a white pine wood very sad looking frame.  The good part was the glass is beveled and the price was right (no one wanted to bid on it and I got it for a good price).

The pictures here-in show just a couple of shots of the frame as I started to build it and then the finished product ... the frame wood is from the same stash I used to build Zoey's crib.  I removed the old finish from the mirror and discovered this was not a "cheval mirror" to begin with but rather a wall hung mirror someone had cobbled up and stuck in a floor standing frame ... oh well ... I'm pretty pleased with the end result and I hope Zoey enjoys it as she matures into the "fashionista" I am sure she will become.

The beginnings of the frame:

From Antiques

The finished product:

From Antiques

I added some butterfly ornaments

From Antiques

From Antiques

Carolyn and I along with our good friends Woodie and Linda will be departing in less than a month for a three week adventure in Great Britain ... I have started a web log to document that trip and I invite you to tag along ... the web log is at Great Britain Odyssey 2010  ... you should be able to subscribe to the web log like my others by providing your email address in the supplied link on the upper left where it says "Subscribe for email updates" ... I hope you'll enjoy the narrative as we wander along.