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A Vignette for the Mantel

This is actually a follow-up on my last post .  As I mentioned in that post, I returned home with two pieces of artwork that I immediately framed. Both  of these pieces were done with tinted shaving cream and toothpicks by... my four and five year old grandsons. It turns out, the colors were great in my dining room. Over the mantel seemed like the best spot for them.  But that meant a little rearranging. I was already tired of polishing the silver trays layered in the firebox.  I guess that is pretty obvious by the tarnish you see in this photo. I replaced the silver trays with the floral painting from the top of the mantel.  That was easy enough. I took the frameless mirror that was already on the mantel tried it with it's original frame.  My thought was to paint the frame but, I decided I wanted a more contemporary look and even painted white, this was not going to work.  I searched Home Goods for a replacement but came home empty handed.