Rustic DIY Mirror
The first of many DIY projects that I plan to post!
A full length rustic mirror, very easy to do and only takes a couple hours at most!
The material you will need:
1. Full length mirror that you can purchase from Wal-Mart for less than $10.00.
2. Wood of choice (around 14' to be safe)
3. Liquid Nails
4. Finish or brad nails (around an inch in length)
5. Thin scrap wood
The tools you will need:
1. Utility Knife
2. Paslode 16 Guage Finish Nailer
3. Caulking Gun
4. Dewalt 12 Inch Sliding Miter Box Saw
5. Stanley Measuring Tape
6. Speed Square
**Note if you do not own an air compressor you can look into a battery operated nail gun, see below:
8. Battery Operated 16 Guage Finish Nailer
In my opinion Milwaukee is the best when it comes to power tools and they become handy when we mess with DIY projects, so here is what I use when it comes to drills and impacts:
Milwauke Drill and Impact Set
Step 1: Lay the mirror on a flat surface face down. You will need to cut the plastic trim away from the mirror. This is a very delicate process as you do not want to cut the actual mirror, or put any weight on the mirror as it is thin and can break. (Trust me, I broke the first mirror when I put my knee on the mirror by accident.) What your are doing here is cutting the mirror away from the plastic trim, and it is held on by a tough glue. You have to cut completely through as you will not be able to pry it away as it can possibly break. Once you have the mirror apart from the trim you will be able to build the frame.
Step 2: To build the wood frame you will need to measure the length and with of the mirror. You should then be able cut the wood to the design you would like. I chose to cut 45 degree angles as I feel that it looks a bit better for the design of our house. You essentially want the hole the mirror will fit in for the frame to be about an inch smaller so the mirror can just lay on top without falling through.
Step 3: Once you have the wood pieces cut for the mirror and lay them together to make sure it looks good, you should then use the framing square to make sure you have good right angles before nailing the frame together. If it looks nice and square, go ahead and lay the mirror on top to make sure you like the way that it fits. Once everything looks good you are able to go ahead and start securing the pieces of wood together. I used liquid nail as it is very strong and works well for projects such as these. I ran a bead of liquid nail on each piece of wood at the portion of the board that you place together. I then placed the to pieces together, made sure the joint looked good, then using the brad nail gun, toenailed (nailed at an angle) the boards together on the back side of the frame. Once you repeat this step for each corner move on to the next step.
Step 4: Then you need to cut 4 scrap pieces of thin wood. These will need to be long enough to go around 2 inches past each wood to secure the joints at the corner. Before nailing them down place liquid nail on the scrap wood for extra strength, then nail to the frame. Repeat this step for each corner.
Step 5: Once frame is completely nailed together you will be able to glue the mirror to the frame. Lay the mirror face up and place a thin bead of liquid nail on the outside edge of the entire mirror, once complete lay onto the wooden frame as desired. Once it looks like you have a good amount of liquid nail and contact between mirror and wood.
Step 6: You should then flip the mirror over to the front and make sure you clean the mirror of any excess liquid nail that may be visible. You can use a cleaner such as goof off, or mineral spirits.
Step 7: After the mirror has been cleaned you can flip the mirror back over, so its face down, and lay weight on the back of the mirror to keep pressure around the edges to get a good secure hold, but not too much that it will break the mirror.
Step 8: Once weight has been placed on the back of the mirror you will be able to cut 6 to 8 pieces of scrap wood around 4 or more inches long that you will place half over the glass mirror and half over the wood frame, then nail down only to the wood frame for extra hold. Let mirror sit for 24 hours before removing weight.
Step 9: Enjoy your new mirror!!!
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A full length rustic mirror, very easy to do and only takes a couple hours at most!
The material you will need:
1. Full length mirror that you can purchase from Wal-Mart for less than $10.00.
2. Wood of choice (around 14' to be safe)
3. Liquid Nails
4. Finish or brad nails (around an inch in length)
5. Thin scrap wood
The tools you will need:
1. Utility Knife
2. Paslode 16 Guage Finish Nailer
3. Caulking Gun
4. Dewalt 12 Inch Sliding Miter Box Saw
5. Stanley Measuring Tape
6. Speed Square
**Note if you do not own an air compressor you can look into a battery operated nail gun, see below:
8. Battery Operated 16 Guage Finish Nailer
In my opinion Milwaukee is the best when it comes to power tools and they become handy when we mess with DIY projects, so here is what I use when it comes to drills and impacts:
Milwauke Drill and Impact Set
Step 1: Lay the mirror on a flat surface face down. You will need to cut the plastic trim away from the mirror. This is a very delicate process as you do not want to cut the actual mirror, or put any weight on the mirror as it is thin and can break. (Trust me, I broke the first mirror when I put my knee on the mirror by accident.) What your are doing here is cutting the mirror away from the plastic trim, and it is held on by a tough glue. You have to cut completely through as you will not be able to pry it away as it can possibly break. Once you have the mirror apart from the trim you will be able to build the frame.
Step 2: To build the wood frame you will need to measure the length and with of the mirror. You should then be able cut the wood to the design you would like. I chose to cut 45 degree angles as I feel that it looks a bit better for the design of our house. You essentially want the hole the mirror will fit in for the frame to be about an inch smaller so the mirror can just lay on top without falling through.
Step 3: Once you have the wood pieces cut for the mirror and lay them together to make sure it looks good, you should then use the framing square to make sure you have good right angles before nailing the frame together. If it looks nice and square, go ahead and lay the mirror on top to make sure you like the way that it fits. Once everything looks good you are able to go ahead and start securing the pieces of wood together. I used liquid nail as it is very strong and works well for projects such as these. I ran a bead of liquid nail on each piece of wood at the portion of the board that you place together. I then placed the to pieces together, made sure the joint looked good, then using the brad nail gun, toenailed (nailed at an angle) the boards together on the back side of the frame. Once you repeat this step for each corner move on to the next step.
Step 4: Then you need to cut 4 scrap pieces of thin wood. These will need to be long enough to go around 2 inches past each wood to secure the joints at the corner. Before nailing them down place liquid nail on the scrap wood for extra strength, then nail to the frame. Repeat this step for each corner.
Step 5: Once frame is completely nailed together you will be able to glue the mirror to the frame. Lay the mirror face up and place a thin bead of liquid nail on the outside edge of the entire mirror, once complete lay onto the wooden frame as desired. Once it looks like you have a good amount of liquid nail and contact between mirror and wood.
Step 6: You should then flip the mirror over to the front and make sure you clean the mirror of any excess liquid nail that may be visible. You can use a cleaner such as goof off, or mineral spirits.
Step 7: After the mirror has been cleaned you can flip the mirror back over, so its face down, and lay weight on the back of the mirror to keep pressure around the edges to get a good secure hold, but not too much that it will break the mirror.
Step 8: Once weight has been placed on the back of the mirror you will be able to cut 6 to 8 pieces of scrap wood around 4 or more inches long that you will place half over the glass mirror and half over the wood frame, then nail down only to the wood frame for extra hold. Let mirror sit for 24 hours before removing weight.
Step 9: Enjoy your new mirror!!!
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