How to frame a bathroom mirror?

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Mirror Frame DIY: How To Update A Basic Bathroom Mirror

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How to Build a DIY Framed Mirror - Abby Organizes

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DIY Bathroom Mirror Frame for Under $10 - Hello Hayley

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Answer

Here are the key steps to frame a bathroom mirror:

1. Measure the mirror and purchase wood trim or boards that are slightly longer than the perimeter of the mirror. Moulding, baseboard, or 1/2" x 3" MDF boards work well123.
2. Cut the wood pieces to size using a miter saw, making 45-degree angle cuts on the ends. The inside length should be slightly shorter than the mirror to account for the angle2.
3. Assemble the frame by gluing the pieces together with wood glue or Liquid Nails. Clamp the corners until the glue dries23.
4. Paint or stain the frame as desired. Be sure to paint both the front and back sides23.
5. Attach the frame to the mirror using a strong construction adhesive designed for glass/mirrors, like Liquid Nails. Apply the glue to the back of the frame and press it firmly against the mirror. Hold in place until set13.
6. For added stability, you can screw small plastic washers into the top corners of the mirror before attaching the frame. The washers will prevent the screws from cracking the mirror3.
7. Allow the adhesive to fully cure for 24 hours before hanging the mirror back on the wall2.

The total cost is typically under $50, especially if you use materials you already have on hand like paint and wood glue3. With some basic tools and a little time, you can easily transform a basic builder-grade mirror into a custom, high-end look.

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• 00:00 There's really no way to do this without having the camera on camera because we're dealing with a mirror here but one way that you can completely transform any bathroom for just ten dollars. Not clickbait for just ten dollars is to simply frame the bathroom mirror so check it out. This bathroom is nothing special at all. In fact everything is completely white. We haven't updated the vanity in the countertops. Yet we will be doing that in the future so far to just leave this bathroom playing with how white everything is in a plain mirror. Back here it would look completely disgusting and that's how it's been looking and as a real estate agent. It's one of the things that I cringe at the most is when you have an unfinished mirror in a bathroom that has nothing else going for it.

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• 01:02 It's the easiest way to add character to it. I'm going to show you exactly how. I knock that out. So we will be updating the rest of this bathroom and everything later. But we are renting this place out on airbnb starting here in a couple weeks. So we're just putting this here for now and then we'll upgrade it as we get people in here and as we start bringing in revenue so just a quick 10 fix let's get into it.

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• 01:27 I've been wanting to make a mirror framing video for quite some time but just never put something altogether on film until now. I'm not sure how many people out there will really be searching for this but tell me in the comments. One thing that you can do to transform any space in your house for just ten dollars. I bet you can't do it. This is the way this is the way this is the way I'll be using 1x3 pinewood here for my mirror frame and cutting them to the width and height of my mirror with a little extra. It's okay if this wood extends past your mirror a little but it would look very weird if the mirror extended out past your frame. Once I mark my links.

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• 02:07 I'll cut them at a 45 degree angle with the dewalt chop saw and all four pieces will need to be cut. The same way. My top piece is done here and you can see the angles go. The same way now replicate this exact thing for the bottom and sides. My sides will just be a little shorter 36 and a half. I'll begin my sanding with this 80 grit sandpaper like I do with all my woodworking projects and then do a quick second pass through with 120 or 240 grit. You want these smooth so you can wipe them off with a rag without snagging. I know. I'm not the only one that gets specks of toothpaste on the mirror every once in a while.

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• 02:59 Then I'll wipe the dust off before applying my pre-stain stain and clear coat so I've started using pre-stain on all my projects over the past year and if you want to know why check out my pre-stain video linked up in the corner on the benefits of it. This pre-stay needs to sit 5-10 minutes before applying the stain. I'll be using the minwax early american stain. So it'll match the light wood aesthetics of this entire house. It looks a little darker here in this video but once it dries up. It'll get a little bit lighter my favorite method for applying stain is just with a rag because you wipe on the stain while simultaneously wiping off the excess stain. It's much quicker than using a foam brush and has the same look in my opinion.

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• 03:44 The last step is to add the clear coat or polyurethane and I have a semi-gloss on hand but would rather use a high gloss one for this application. If I had any on me the glossier the easier to clean and holds up better against the moisture you'll get in a bathroom. But I'll just apply three coats of this and I shouldn't have a problem anyway. Now. I do use a brush for applying clear coat and typically a cheap one at that. But this here is my favorite brush in the world. It's great for cutting corners has a bendable handle and very soft bristles. This one has reached the end of its road though so I'll use it for some clear coating here. It's also important to sand in between my three coats to knock off any of the bumps bubbles and imperfections from the prior coats.

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• 04:25 Most of you will try to skip this step but if you want it done right give the back of these pieces. At least one coat of clear coat wood warps under temperature and humidity changes like a bathroom gives off so sealing. Every side of the wood helps prevent twisting and expanding a little by the way. I'm upgrading my canon lens here pretty. Soon so if you have any recommendations please drop them down in the description below so I can check them out. I don't know all that much about cameras so save me some time on the research help me out comment down below by the way if you didn't know all caulking guns for the most part have a cut hole here to cut the tip. This is already used so it's already cut can't demonstrate and then a little prong to poke the seal. I'm just gonna give it a few dots now. I'm just putting a few dots because this isn't holding any weight on it.

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• 05:22 So it doesn't need to be crazy. You may need to take it off. Someday you know there. We go one done also try to put the glue on the back of the piece of the wood that is facing more towards the wall so you don't have to ooze out towards your mirror oh that is perfect see. If we can do that over here. This is probably pretty obvious but just in case. I'm using painters tape to help hold these pieces into place. While the glue dries. It doesn't take long but take the tape off when you're comfortable you know after a few hours or so. It's super weird having me facing the camera over here well. It's it's weird with the mirror. It's awkward and it goes against every videography rule in the book in the hollywood handbook. I haven't read it but I hear it's pretty great so very quickly. We were able to transform this entire bathroom by just adding a little mirror frame around it. Here thank you so much for watching remember to subscribe so you can see other cheap little diy hacks just like this hit that like button down below if you enjoyed this video it really helps me out with the algorithm. I'll see you all on the next video thanks.

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