Furniture restorer Amy Howard has developed a DIY kit for turning an everyday looking glass into one with a beautiful, aged patina. Watch the video for the step-by-step instructions. Where to buy ...

But she made her new mirrors look old, with slightly antiqued glass and a vertical line in each 6-by-7-foot mirror. "It's a historical reference to the time probably when this house was built ...

Why have plain old regular mirror glass when you can have depth and character instead? On a practical note: many old and new mirrors with faux antique glass are actually quite impossible to catch ...

These three pieces will not only help you find out if it’s an antique mirror or if it’s a vintage mirror but also find out if ...

The glass is not properly glued to the mirror's backing, and it can fall off and shatter. The affected mirrors are antiqued silver with wood backings and are available in several different sizes ...

Some picture framers and antique-mirror specialists can undertake restoration work, but broken glass cannot usually be invisibly repaired. An alternative is to replace it with antique glass or glass ...

One faux-antique mirror's speckled glass contrasts with a clean wood frame, while another small mirror's upper margin ascends into baroque curlicues. Like many small business owners ...

And yet, her decision to opt for antique mirrors hints that shabby chic could be making a comeback. The aged glass feels particularly intentional. This process, known as desilvering, happens when ...