Reclaimed Wood Mirror Frame
| May 1, 2011 | Posted by Jessie under Bathrooms, Build it Yourself |
This is probably my new favorite project. Reason 1-I didn’t have to do any of the work. Reason 2-it looks amazing.
Remember all that wood Mike and I found in the dumpster out back at his work? We loved it for our new kitchen shelves and have a few more plans for the rest of it. The first of those plans was to frame out our builder grade mirror in our half-bath. This is the bathroom all of guests use and it is currently a work-in-progress. After finishing the vanity, the mirror was next.
Here is the before:
And the after:
I love it so much I’m recruiting Mike to make a larger one for our master bath:) He worked with his brother-in-law, Trent to get this thing looking so purty. Trent’s dad has a sweet workshop with every tool imaginable and was nice enough to let them work there. Here is how they did it.
1. Cut the board to the length you want to cover your mirror.
2. Rip it half length-wise (ours is 5″).
3. Rip it in half width-wise (1″).
4. Cut a 45 degree angle at each end of the board to make nice corners.
5. Then they used a biscuit joiner with wood glue and biscuits to secure the angles.
6. They clamped it together to give it a tight fit until the glue dried (a few hours).
Mike then hung it up using picture hangers above the mirror.
Instead of nailing it at the bottom, we just stuck some velcro under to secure it and it’s finished.
Ahh.
Oh, and a little tease…that back wall over the toilet? It’s much prettier these days. Tutorial on that coming soon:)
I’m linking this up with:
Thrifty Decor Chick
DIY Showoff
Tip Junkie
WOW! Very impressive; love it! Another good job for Mike!!
wow!!! it looks amazing! what a great idea.
Thanks, Rachel!
LOVE the look of reclaimed wood! Great job!
Thanks, Jo! We have plans to use it for more projects coming up too:)
Awesome, I love it! I am so jealous you found that wood for free and knew someone who had all the tools to make the project happen.
Thanks, Rachelle! We definitely got lucky on this one:)
This is on my to-do list. Thanks for the tutorial! It looks amazing.
I’d love for you to come link up this and any other projects you have at DIY Thrifty Thursday @ Thrifty 101! http://thrifty101.blogspot.com/2011/05/diy-thrifty-thursday-14.html
~Michelle
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That turned out FABULOUS! It adds so much charm and vintage-y goodness to your mirror. You must be in love
I’d love it if you’d link this up to The AFTER Party @ 3 Meadow Lake Cottage!
http://www.3meadowlakecottage.com/2011/05/after-party-and-amazing-kitchen-redo.html
~Erin
Thanks, Erin! We were out of town all weekend but I linked up this morning:)
Wow - SO impressed with you BIL’s Dad’s shed. I reckon you ought to adopt him as your own Dad to cut out the middleman!!!!
The mirror looks wonderful! (Though I had a pain in my tummy at looking at that extra wide and thick timber being narrowed so much! They don’t make old wood like that any more - make tables, benches, (shelves!) where the timber can be drooled over!). Hugs and thanks from Jas in Oz
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I love this! We just re-did the half bath and I’m trying to figure what I want to do with the large mirror which I love but is plain and kinda ugly. Thanks!
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