A Faux Sunburst Mirror

Always late to the current trend party.  That’s me.  I don’t normally jump on a decorating bandwagon unless it’s something I think will actually work for my home.  Mirrors made from ceiling medallions are one of those things.  I had seen them throughout blogland for the past couple of years, but never had a desire for one.  Until now. 

I wanted something over our bed after removing the fern prints that were there once I put the bed crown up.  Seeing as ceiling medallions come in a few different sizes, I thought one might work for this spot with a mirror inserted in the middle.  I saw these Suzanne Kasler sunburst mirrors {above} at Ballard’s.

I also saw this one on the Country Living website.  Basically, a ceiling medallion turned mirror can be a sunburst mirror. Google “sunburst mirrors” and you get a wide variety of shapes and materials that make up these mirrors.  I got this 16” ceiling medallion at Lowe’s.   It was this or a white one and I would have had to paint the white one. 

I thought this one went better with the bed crown and these drapery holdbacks I just got.

I’ve seen where the mirror is mounted to the back or the front and I decided to mount it to the front.  I got a 5 inch round mirror at Michaels.   I hot glued the mirror in place.

I then hot glued a large paperclip to the back for the hanger.  I have done this before on the plates I have hanging on the wall in my living room and they have held up well for about three years now.  I’m keeping my fingers crossed that holds true for this project, too!

Here it is in place!  

Cost: about $17.00.  What do you think?  I’m not sure yet, but I’ll live with it for a bit and see. 

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