I have this list of projects to do around the house, you know, the never-ending one. Well, one weekend my husband & I decided to finally bust out one of the projects. Okay, actually I kind of *convinced* him that it would be a good idea. It worked out pretty awesome though, because the finished product is better than I expected. Inspiration & tutorial for this project is found here at Full of Great Ideas.
Here's the low down on how we made our framed mirror--
Supplies needed:
mdf board--measure your own mirror to determine how much you need
Trim--chose whatever you'd like to add to the mdf board
Liquid nails
Double-sided tape
Primer
Paint
Miter saw--or other saw to cut your board & trim
Caulk
This is what our mirror looked like before we started
My husband got to work cutting all the pieces, gluing the trim on, then priming & painting them. Once that was finished, it was time to install.
We found that liquid nails AND double-sided tape worked best to make it very secure.
My husband caulked it afterward to make it look even more precise. We switched out the light fixtures as well--which was MUCH needed. :)
And while we were at it, the other bathroom needed a mirror upgrade as well. :) It still needs the light fixture replaced, but we will get to that soon.
There you go, pretty easy right?! And what a difference it makes. I'm kicking myself that we didn't do this sooner.
53 comments:
Looks great!!
What a difference a frame around those mirrors it makes! We built one around ours last winter.
love it! I've been wanting to do this to kids bath forever. thanks for the inspo!
Looks awesome! I've been trying to convince my hubby that we need to do this, too...still working on that. :)
love it! makes the bathroom become more than just a bathroom!
thanks for sharing this with us
Great job! I need to get motivated and do the very same thing.
Great job, it looks a million times better!
LOVE it! That is exactly what I want to do with our bathroom!
Beautiful! What an amazing change!!
This turned out so great! Added so much to the space! What a good hubby for doing that :)
It looks GREAT!! I need to do that to ours!! LOVE it!
What a great transformation! I keep being tempted to do this in our hall bathroom, but the mirror itself is awful (30 year old house) and the whole thing bathroom will be remodeled soon, so it's not worth it of course :)
Ohh, it looks fantastic! We did something similar in our last home, but I LOVE the crown molding on top! Great job!
Stunning transformation! I've wanted to do this with my ugly mirror -- love the way you added the molding to the top!
Love how it came out! I did molding around our bathroom mirror but I didn't do the bigger fancy piece along the top- that looks great! Wish I had thought of that when I did mine!
That's an awesome transformation. I am super impressed. Thanks for sharing at DIYbyDesign.
this is so on my list of projects to do too, yours turned out great! I'm glad you said it's easy we're not handy at all
OH MY WORD!!! This is what all of our mirrors look like (well, the before version, that is!) & they drive me crazy... I'm SO inspired- may need to move this project to the top of my list. Thanks so much for sharing!
Lauren
summitstreetjoy.com
OMG! This has been on my to-do list FOREVER! Now I can show the hubby that IT DOES WORK! We have so many of those blah builder's mirrors in our home but our one attempt to remove one was disastrous (glass every where and ruined dry wall) So getting this done soon. It looks great!
Love them! It is so crazy that something that simple can totally transform your bathroom! I need to do do this to my master but I have a dang electrical outlet in my mirror ugh :/ I'll have to figure out what to do with that first! Your bathrooms look lovely :)
Wow! What a difference adding some trim to the mirror makes. We have a mirror that could use a fix up like that.
I've been thinking about doing this! Looks great. Thanks for sharing!
Hey Lindsey! It looks awesome and I have been SOOOOO wanting to do this in my bathroom! Question-do you have nail attachments on the front of your mirror? We do and I am trying to figure out how to work around it. I am not the handiest person in the world and it scares me:)
Kim
What a great idea! We have the exact mirror in our bathroom. It does need some sprucing up!
Eva from Tales of the Scotts
evamscott05.blogspot.com
I LOVE this! It turned out AMAZING. I need to do this in my bathroom! It's beautiful! :) I am pinning this right now!
This project turned out great! It adds so much detail. I love it! I may have to try it on our mirrors too. Thanks for sharing this at the party!
Ginger
literallyinspired
Your framed mirrors turned out beautiful! THis is something I want to do to our master bathroom standard stock mirror!
It looks great! I have wanted to do this in our master bath, and I think your post was the final push to convince me!
Samara
This looks wonderful! I'm dying to do this in both of our bathrooms as well. May have to talk the hubby into for the weekend activity!
Ok, I have to do this in my bathroom. Iwill have to talk my hubby into looking at your post and doing this. Love it!!!
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Awesome mirror! Hubby did ours, too, and I love the white! Thanks for linking to Things I've Done Thursday.
Melanie
www.bearrabbitbear.com
FANTASTIC!!! I'm sooo stealing your idea for my bathroom when we do the upgrade! Thanks!!
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This is absolutely brilliant! What a great way to add some oomph to a basic builder's mirror! ~Jen @ www.icantstopcrafting.blogspot.com
Nice work! I totally need to save this idea :) Thanks for sharing.
What a great touch! It turned out great...you guys make a great team :)
Great job!!! Thanks for sharing at the Tuesday To Do Party!
Smiles!
Jami
www.blackberryvine.blogspot.com
Love it! Thanks for linking up! Check out my giveaway....
XO, Aimee
Oh man - I can never get enough of these framed mirrors! Excellent!
I currently have your before and I really need to frame it out. Looks fantastic! Visiting from Literally Inspired WYTBW.
Ohhh! Ingenious! I would love for you to join my link up party at http://anoriginalbelle.blogspot.com/2012/01/make-it-yourself-monday-10-link-up.html
Happy Monday!
Your framed mirror turn out great! This is also on my to do list too. Thanks for inspiring me to actually do it! Dropping by from Creative bloggers' party & hop.
Wow.. A framed makes a great difference.. I love how it came out.. Thanks for sharing.. be sure to check out on Friday features
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I know I already told you this but I love your framed mirror! Thank you to linking up to Sew Woodsy last week. I featured your mirror today!
What a difference the framing of the mirror made. The new lights set it off. Aren't up amazed how relatively simple project's can change the feeling of the room dramatically! Also enjoyed seeing you 2011 Favorites, very inspiring and creative. You had a very good year. Thanks for sharing at Sunday's Best with all your inspiration!
Your mirrors look wonderful! Thanks for linking up at FNF! :)
Love it! Such a cute idea! We would love to have you come share this at our weekly link party every Saturday! -The Sisters
http://www.sixsistersstuff.com
This is so fun! I LOVE it! I would love if you would share this at my Crazy Cute Party happening right now! I've got a totally awesome giveaway that you could win just for linking up! Come on over! ;D
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Lindsay, this is the week's fave blog post :) Love it so I pinned it, too, but long before I discovered that it's the most clicked link. Thanks for linking up at the CBPH and please feel free to grab the feature button.
This is in the top 3 of our project lists too and I can't wait to jump right in - both mirrors look fantastic. So glad I found your blog!!!
You did a great job! I've got to figure out if I can pry of my beveled frames that go around my mirror and add trim instead. It's amazing the difference it made!
Oh my word! I would say you stole my idea, but I haven't posted it yet! haha!! Looks awesome!!! Such a great alternative to getting a new mirror. :)
How did you get around the little plastic things that hold the mirror to the wall?
Looks great!
I love that look!! I totally want to do this to our mirror! Thanks for sharing!:)
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