Add Trim To Bathroom Mirror
Lots of people have done this project before even me back in the kids bathroom in our nashville house.
Add trim to bathroom mirror. Add latex paint extender to paint lengthening drying time and minimizing brush strokes. I had originally thought i was going to go with a more detailed trim to frame out the mirror but after i checked cost on the trim i wanted to use my mirror was big and reconsidering i decided to go with a more basic clean look. For our latest bathroom renovation instead of replacing the bathroom mirrors we updated them. Add a quick and easy diy frame to a plain mirrored bathroom medicine cabinet.
Since that s a moot point i decided to use trim to frame it out. Let dry two hours. Even the budget mirrors at home goods can run between 50 60 for a small ish mirror. These tips and tricks will make this diy so easy for you.
Frameless mirrors have a place in home decor but the lack of a border often makes them fade into the background of the room. Here s how to make it look so high end. The back edges will be reflected in mirror. Putting wood trim around a mirror.
Rather than replacing the entire. Here s how to make and add a diy frame to a bathroom mirror. I decided to make it 37 x 43 that gave me 1 2 all the way around to hide the edge of the mirror. If we owned this house i would pull it down and hang two framed mirrors and i would use the mirror behind my daughter s ballet barre.
I am not a fan of huge mirrors. Paint back side of trim along edges that will extend over edges of mirror. The entire project from start. Measure the outside dimensions of the frame so it overlaps the mirror.
When updating a bathroom one slice of the budget usually goes to a bathroom mirror. I browsed the wood and trim aisles of home depot and picked out a primed 1 4 inch trim board. The frame can be painted or stained to the desired finish to match your décor. So the building we just moved out of is about 10 years old and built by a condo developer which means that someone in an interior design office probably chose a lot of the standard features and fixtures mostly based on price.
To dress up a bathroom mirror add a frame made from stock door casing with either mitered or plinth blocks corners.