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New Mirror in the garden

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By Bjs


New Mirror in the garden

This is quite a large one 5 ft X 1-6 in from a charity shop for £10 quite old the board it was mounted on dated 1946,I have re waterproofed the back and painted the yellow flowers and leaves the rest is reflected from my trough area ,that is the 5 in the garden now enough I think
I keep seeing two Jamie's will have to lay off the Grapes.lol



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That looks super Brian.And it's given me an idea...my OH is going to love me lol!

10 Oct, 2017

 

Thought those yellow flowers were real. What a great idea, double the colour.

10 Oct, 2017

 

I do like that.......so clever!

10 Oct, 2017

 

For a second I thought it was an aquarium. Love the affect - looks like a window to another dimension.

10 Oct, 2017

 

Really effective, it looks great. I think the little yellow flowers are the perfect finishing touch.

10 Oct, 2017

 

Brilliant!

10 Oct, 2017

 

What a gorgeous reflection lovely mirror do you find like me it makes the garden look bigger.

10 Oct, 2017

bjs
Bjs
 

OH yes it does

10 Oct, 2017

 

☺ I notice it brings in more light to .

10 Oct, 2017

 

Yes, its the light as much as the reflections that make garden mirroors so useful. I had one on my north facing fence in the last garden. It made a huge difference to the atmosphere of a potentially gloomy aspect. I love the painted flowers idea too Brian!

11 Oct, 2017

bjs
Bjs
 

Karen exactly how this is north facing shaded by Magnolia

11 Oct, 2017

 

...and two Jamies can't be bad either!

11 Oct, 2017

 

Great idea & the scene will change through the year - except for the yellow flowers & leaves, lol.

13 Oct, 2017

 

Wow, what a great idea. I have been thinking of adding a mirror for a while but when I was looking at ones advertised for the garden, the price was silly. Looks really effective.

13 Oct, 2017

bjs
Bjs
 

Jen if you buy a second hand one you would need to paint the back as ones intended for internal use are often not water proof

13 Oct, 2017

 

Thanks again Brian. I will have to start keeping an eye out for one.

13 Oct, 2017

 

That's a fantastic idea, Brian! It really did look like an aquarium to me at first glance as well! Very, very effective! Well done you!

13 Oct, 2017

 

Love it Brian, it’s giving me ideas !

16 Oct, 2017

 

Cool... love mirrors that reflect a surprise. This one is
such fun and imaginative.

17 Oct, 2017



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