Old Becomes New Again

This post is long overdue as was this project.

Ever since I've moved into my condo there have been two major things on my hit list, the bathroom and kitchen. I've been procrastinating on doing anything with them until a few weeks ago when my sister came to town. We spent some good Sunday Funday quality time wandering around IKEA then when we got back home Whitney said, "When are we going to take the mirror down?" The mirror? You mean the giant bathroom mirror that gives me flashbacks of 1987? How in the world would we get the thing off of the wall?

So Whitney and I manned up and did everything I was taught in basic hand tool safety class not to do! Screwdrivers as prybars? Check. Sunglasses as safety glasses? Check. Not having a clue on what we were doing? Double check.

We pried and pulled without getting anywhere, then out of frustration I brought out the hammer thinking if we couldn't get it off in one piece, why not multiple pieces? To prevent shattering, we put painters tape on the mirror around the edges and then ran it diagonally over the entire thing. I smacked it once with the hammer and a perfect mirror circle popped out. I put the hammer down and tried to put some weight into it once more and sure enough the entire corner came unglued. With Whitney's help and a little more wiggling we finally got the whole thing off in one piece, minus the perfect hammered circle.

To my disgust behind the mirror was not my perfect wall, but instead a mass of divots, black tacky mastic/glue and pencil marks. What was I going to do? Whitney was leaving the next day and I'd be home alone (well not exactly alone, Lola's still here, but unfortunately home improvement isn't her forte) to tackle this project all by myself. Heeeelp Home Depot! www.homedepot.com