One of my favorite insta accounts is Maisie Violet Rees, a home decor blogger in Birmingham, UK and she’s known especially for her altered vintage paintings and prints. Her work is fabulous and bright and bold and I’ve been on the lookout for vintage prints and paintings where I could do my best to re-create my own at home. Enter this thrift store Mona Lisa reproduction with that perfect frame.

I left the glass in place and painted a wide swath of black matte paint directly over her face.

I then added copper leaf over the still-wet paint and pressed it down lightly. I love copper, especially against the soft blueish green background.

After leaving it to dry fully for most of the day, I used a dry, soft paintbrush and just brushed away the copper leaf, leaving just enough behind.

She ended up looking so lovely! This may be my new favorite upcycle—something about the copper makes it catch your eye and seeing the Mona Lisa in an unexpected way is so fun.