I have a style dilema in the form of an heavily guilded 4'x 3' mirror.Bought from Argos around six years ago. The frame is heavy with a lot of leaf sculpting in the wood.Originally the mirror frame was a sort of antiqued finnish over the gold - however in my efforts to revamp the thing by spraying if matt gold it looks even worse.
I love the size on the mirror - and it looks great over the fireplace - can anyone give me any tips to right the wrongs - or advice on reframing?

Have you tried sanding it down so its smoothe and then repainting it?

Hi there. I see you are from Swansea, so next time you're in Llansamlet, pop into the Range.They have gold,silver and copper leaf sheets in the craft dept which is quite inexpensive. You'll need the "size" to go with it. Coat the surface with the size, wait for it to go tacky and lay a sheet of the leaf over your frame and brush with a soft paintbrush. You will probably miss parts but that gives it an "antiqued" look. Good luck! Jill :D

have you thought of respraying the frame in a complementary colour to suit your room i.e matt black, then painting the raised leaf design in a dull gold or silver. Alternatively the " Range" has quite an extensive variey of paint finishes i.e verdigris or rust to name but two.

Probably nothing to do with mirrors but, does anyone know how to hang a painting on a slanting wall?