Many people have their own ways of including different facets when it comes to decorating their living room or bathroom vanities. The most common thing to notice in many people's bathroom is a fixed large wall mirror over the sink. I have that too in my own house. Or boastfully a large over-mantle mirror in the living room, like an old country style furniture. A mirror with frames does add grandness and functionality wherever its placed. But there are times when the frames of these mirrors are terribly wearied. This is mostly due to the presence of environs like heat and water elements that scavenge on the mirror moldings. This gives a dull appearance to the overall looks of a bathroom design. So, now the issue of improving the looks rises up. Expending money on experts can be a bit vexing. So how about DYI (do-it-yourself)! Once if you learn how to frame a mirror to its newest form, probably spending a great deal of money on a complete renovation wouldn't even be required. In some cases, mirrors that are without a frame needs to be framed up too.
Mirrors come in different shapes and sizes. Your bathroom might have a small-sized reflector or possibly a large-sized even. The procedure for any size is going to remain the same and so are the techniques. For now if you consider you have to frame a large mirror in your bathroom, read below and learn all the skillful ways to frame a wall mirror. Note that there wouldn't be any need to remove the mirror from the wall in the time of action. So let's see the materials we will need in doing that.
Tips on How to Frame a Mirror
Materials Required to Frame a Large Mirror
Wood Molding
Wood Glue
Wood Putty
Tape Measure
Miter Saw
Small Nails (finish)
If using Foam Molding (will require a double-sized tape)
How to Frame a Mirror: Instructions
In the first step of how to frame a mirror, hold up your mirror with the help of the mirror clips. Use a clip that stays behind the mirror. The reason being is that the moldings have to rest in a proper position, so clips shouldn't be a hindrance during the process.
Now measure the four sides of the wall and add to it 1/8''. Keep noting the measurement of each of its sides.
Next, you can either create a wood or a foam molding of your own choice or purchase a ready-made decorative one from the market. If you plan to purchase it from the outside, give the exact measurements of your corner mirrors, to the store keeper, so that he could miter the molds appropriately.
Bring home the moldings for fastening it to the mirror. In case if the moldings are plain and simple, and you desire to paint them, you could idealize that option before fixing the chunks.
Once the paint is dry, start your work with the bottom piece and use wood glue to fix the molding to the mirror. Also use finishing nails at the ends of the reflector which aren't touching the walls quite yet.
Next comes the sides of the mirror. Screw the moldings to the sides and try not to overlap it on the top of the mirror. Hammer some nails to fix the same.
Top with the final molding that would be fixed. Repeat the entire procedure the same way.
Just when all the four sides of the mirror are installed, take a glance at the mitered corners. You will notice little gaps between the molding and the mirror. Use wood putty to fill those voids.
et voila ici..! You are ready with your pretty mirror decorations to glance at! Now that you have learned to frame a mirror on the wall, let's glance at some techniques to create a molding by yourself.
A mirror in the bathroom does look eye-appealing and attractive for a number of reasons. But how about transforming those draggy sheets of glasses into a custom finish appearance? Framing a mirror with molding will justify this excitement. So here is the simplest procedure of how to frame a bathroom mirror, rather I should say how to frame a mirror with molding to rekindle those looks on that wall.
Framing a Bathroom Mirror with Molding
First Half Method: The first treatment in the lesson of how to frame a mirror, is to check on the measurements of the reflector. Do it from corner-to-corner. These counts would be used to build the inside of the molding pieces. Now that the moldings are going to be cut at a 45 degree angles, naturally there would be long and short measurements in each piece. The longer end must extent beyond the normal length of the mirror at the desired 45 degree angle. Note down these measurements somewhere safe. Now using a miter saw and safety goggles, cut the moldings to the measurement size that you have noted down. Ensure to cut the molding's backside to gain a clean appearance. Do the cutting job at once with the utmost attention; this helps saving scrap during construction.
Second Half Method: The moment you have the 4 molding pieces cut, put them together and check for the accuracy on the mirror. Use a sandpaper or coping saw if the joints do not fit fine. Most of the time the corners are irregular in its shape. Make use of the construction adhesives and apply it at the bottom, sides and top of the mirror. Also, pick one molding, say the top one and apply a drop of the adhesive on it. Place that piece on the wall mirror and press it till the adhesive gets excessively sticky. You can punch in some finishing nails too. Similarly, tack together the remaining three crown moldings and fix them in the same fashion. Once all the corners are stuck well and the adhesives have dried up, if you find any gap in the entire framework, punch in some wood putty to fill the void. Let the wood putty dry out awhile. Using a caulking gun, bead slight caulk trims into the gaps and smoothen the moldings with your fingers. In case you have applied too much of caulk, wipe it immediately with a sponge. This procedure is one of the elementary method to cast a mold and fix them around your plain, dull bathroom mirror. Once the caulk dries up, you can paint the molds to your desired colors which matches your bathroom decor.
Hopefully with these extensive, minute detailed explanations and techniques on how to frame a mirror, by now it must be half way under construction. Well if that's the case, keep up with the good work!
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