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Building A Wood Frame Around Your Bathroom Mirror

However, who presented Roger Rabbit? I dunno. I can’t remember how that movie ended. But because for who presented out our hall bathroom mirror? We did.

Placing a outfitted up frame around an ordinary builder mirror is among the simplest methods to upgrade your bathroom, particularly if you’re dealing with the tile and never carrying out a total stomach job (which we thankfully have been in this room because the classic b&w tile is fit). It’s really type of crazy that people haven’t really tackled this yet (well, we sorta made it happen here' guess, however this mirror continues to be naked during the last 2 yrs because we moved in).

You will find companies available, like Mirror Mate, who makes it super simple for you - but such as the true DIY addicts that we're, we opted to test our hands at causeing this to be guy on your own. Interior design company appeared just like a pretty straight-forward task, regardless of the challenge of not getting much area surrounding our mirror to really attach anything. But we’ll reach that later…

We chosen an excellent simple frame. After thinking about more ornate moldings or window trim, we made the decision a set chunky wood might be best (and it’d match the chunky shelf nearby without having to compete an excessive amount of along with other more interesting products like our patterned window shade or even the new vanity knobs). First we selected up some 1 x 3? bits of pine within the measures that people needed (In my opinion our total price was $14). I had been too depressed by the cutie within the cart in order to save my receipt.

I made use of my miter saw to chop my corners with an position, however if you simply are miter-saw-less you may also perform a simpler frame that’s type of such as this blackboard frame that people built rather.

Also of the project was to help make the frame relaxation within the plastic clips that contain the mirror towards the wall. No challenge that the little routing couldn’t handle, right? First I marked where I have to notch the wood so the clips would relaxation inside and also the wood could lay flush from the mirror. I made the decision to become generous with my notches so I’d possess some wiggle room when placing the mirror, and that's why they’re about two times as tall and two times as wide because the clips themselves.

Should you folded your vision in the word “router” and stated “well great, I do not own no stinkin’ router” - you’re fortunate. My router broke and so i didn’t get one inside my disposal either. So here’s the truly simple (but not really pretty) method of getting individuals notches:

    I made use of a Dremel to create small grooves on every side of my marked notch, so I’d obtain a relatively clean edge. This task is completely OPTIONAL. I only made it happen because I’m particular. If you do not have a router Or perhaps a Dremel you’re still ok.

    Make use of a small drill bit to create some not-too-deep pilot holes, fairly close together (see, if all you've got is really a drill you’re awesome).

    Follow-up by entering each pilot hole with an even bigger bit therefore the holes start to encounter each other.

    Make use of a flathead screwdriver and hammer to lightly nick or pry away any portions the drill didn’t get.

Again, not the lovliest result. However for an easy shallow notch such as this (which will not be seen by anybody however the plastic clip itself) it works. Oh, which one goes along the foot of the frame and that's why my notch will not be seen though it goes completely towards the fringe of the wood.

Once our notches (four as a whole) were created, I made use of my Kreg Jig to create pocket holes after which join my corners together.

And ta-dah, my built frame:

Before painting it, we introduced it inside to make certain it fit and looked square and everything. This picture below provides you with a much better feeling of how my unpretty notches will fit facing the clips (while still not visible to anybody when the frame is within place).

They fit!

Go forward in regards to a day and that i primed and colored the frame white-colored (Decorator’s White-colored by Benjamin Moore in semi-gloss, utilizing a small foam roller for any smooth result). Basically we were in internet marketing, we colored the formerly-gray-cleaned shelf without anyone's knowledge so everything would match (which Sherry pointed out within this publish).

I have seen other people do that project where they just apply certain durable caulk or construction adhesive to upright stick their frame towards the mirror itself. Consider my last attempt for gluing something to some mirror helped me cautious about that trick, I needed to depend on the couple of strong & secure screws rather. Then when we measured and cut our frame we ensured it overlapped the very best fringe of the mirror (the only real edge with no wall, the counter, or some tile in the way). That meant I possibly could drive a few screws with the frame and in to the wall without having to be anywhere close to the mirror to make certain the frame wouldn’t come crashing lower upon us. The entire contraption was pretty light, therefore it didn’t need to be overweight duty.

After which simply to make certain the foot of the frame didn’t flap out or anything, we put a few dots of silicone caulk between your frame and also the mirror simply to hold it in position (we recorded the frame lower across the bottom before the caulk dried therefore it would hold it firmly for that lengthy haul).

Which was a couple of days ago and we’ve since removed the tape as well as given Clara a couple of baths inside and it is still holding strong. Whew.

When all was stated and done caulked and dried, we simply filled individuals two screw holes with wood putty and colored them so that they weren’t apparent. It looked something such as this.

Is it not this type of cleaner and much more finished look than this before-the-frame shot?

For a not-very-fancy frame, we’re really happy with the way interior design company Malaysia polished off that big unpolished animal within the room. And weirdly enough, personally it can make the area feel taller because it in some way draws your skills up greater than the frameless mirror accustomed to. That is a nice balanced look since there's an tall shower curtain on the other hand from the room.

So blammo. New mirror frame for as many as $14 contributing to three hrs of your time should you count all of the building, chipping out notches, priming, and painting.

And also, since that formally systems in the last project about this part of our bathroom upgrade, we could perform a quick budget breakdown? I believe we shall.

The entire small-update arrived well under our mental budget of $200 (generally only a random low number that people get rid of whenever we don’t seem like calculating a particular budget and we’re not doing anything major like changing tile).

   
*(should you didn’t curently have a shadowbox, window frosting, and a few add-ons, you may spend yet another $30-40 for as many as 200-ant beans)

When we needed to select the stars from the room, though, it’d totally function as the window fabric combined with the fish art. Both just wake some misconception making us feel better about going pretty neutral on anything else.

That's it. We are able to formally close the books about this bathroom for the time being. Although there’s one more untouched bathroom around the to-do list (I’m speaking ’bout you, guest bathroom).

And today, similar to the Speaking Dead requires a fond think back each and every zombie who's wiped out (please let me know everyone watch that), we shall have a fond think back in the bathroom that welcomed us whenever we moved in in 2010 (sorry concerning the bad lighting, Sherry grabbed the image right once we drawn in the moving truck before we transported within 5 million boxes).

I must say, I believe this room’s $168 upgrade is among my personal favorite affordable room redos that we’ve done here. Doesn’t the after shot almost seem like maybe it's a brand-new bathroom despite the fact that we labored using the original 1960’s tile?

What under-$200 upgrades are everyone doing throughout the house? Is other people making mirror frames or floating shelves or any other semi-straightforward projects for that loo? Sidenote: I believe Sherry’s favorite line within our entire book was “who doesn’t have a gussied loo?.” That's it, a window into my cool wife’s soul along with a publish about framework our bathroom mirror.