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Friday, March 15, 2013

4 Aircraft Turbine Parts to Mirror/Mantel Art

If you remember my post about my favorite place to go junking, YeYa's, I mentioned how much I love metal industrial pieces and asked myself, "Do I really need another mirror?" when I saw this baby:

 Well, I went back to YeYa's and saw this piece of industrial magic:


They are both turbine pieces, part of the engine on an airplane.  The owner said he would "throw the bigger one in" if I bought the smaller piece. How can I say no to a "throw in"? I decided I wanted to repurpose them for above my fireplace mantle. 

So I had piece of mirror cut and gently placed it in the piece. Apparently not gently enough because I broke it. 
I went back to the glass company and told them what I did. I asked her if they gave a "stupid discount" for people that break stuff. She said, "Yeah, I'm giving it to you." Apparently their customers break stuff all the time. I placed the new mirror even more gently in the turbine piece and added a bead of clear silicone to the back.



I positioned them both on my fireplace mantle, and love how they look.






So when you see a piece of junk, never say never. It just might be the mirror you know you didn't need but you decided you had to have. Especially when you get a bonus "throw in".



jennifer

4 comments:

  1. Love the off set look. And is that paneling I see in the background?? Can't wait to see the finished project.

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  2. Very creative! I love the contrast of the metal with the decor on your mantle. They're worlds apart but it all fits together very nicely.

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  3. This is great and how unique idea! True showstopper!

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  4. I really like it! I never considered getting glass cut. Great idea. Is it expensive to do that? Where did you get it cut?

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