How To Frame A Large Bathroom Mirror
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How to frame a large bathroom mirror. We already knew where our studs were located because the mirror clips were. With this size i knew i wanted to frame it with 1x4 for good proportions. And you don t have to miter the corners either you can just put them against each other like this and even have home depot cut the wood for you.
Using a utility knife carefully make slices into the wood between the marks. The frame overhung the mirror on either side by about 2 inches. Step 1 make sure to locate your studs.
For our latest bathroom renovation instead of replacing the bathroom mirrors we updated them. Because of the overall style of the bathroom squared cedar was selected as the frame material. Even the budget mirrors at home goods can run between 50 60 for a small ish mirror.
At this point you can use a small chisel to make a small recess into the wood. Step 3 for the sides i held up a 1 x 4 next to the bottom. When updating a bathroom one slice of the budget usually goes to a bathroom mirror.
Step 2 then we placed the piece of wood against the mirror over the clips and marked where i would need to carve out. Measure mirror and select frame style. I used tape to hold it in place while it dried.
Cut wood to size. Here s one of the corners don t be afraid if they don t match up perfectly. Clamp the four pieces into the frame shape with the bar clamps.
In this case the mirror was 84 x 36. How to frame a mirror step 1. Allow the glue to set for.
Use the miter saw to cut the casing to desired size. We used mirror construction adhesive to glue the frame to the mirror on the bottom and the two sides. Determine trim style and positioning of trim around mirror to obtain.
Apply your liquid nails or glue to the back of the board but make sure to leave an inch or so at the top of the board so you won t see the glue reflected in the mirror. I went to lowe s with my mirror s measurements. How to frame a bathroom mirror step 1.
However this method can be used with any wood type of at least 3 4 thickness including ornate. Place the piece of wood against the mirror and mark the location of the clips with a pen or pencil. I first had to measure the mirror and wall and cut four pieces of molding to fit using a miter saw.
This is a very basic pine wood frame distressed and stained. Here is the bottom in place and the sides going up. Frame a mirror with clips at the top frames don t have to be just white.
Line the cuts with wood glue. Start by determining the size of the existing mirror as well as the new frame. Nothing that a bit of caulk can t fix.
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