Framing bathroom mirrors
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- Here's an easy way to transform your bathroom mirrors by framing them. I had to gel stain mine to match the cabinets but you could spray paint or stain and polyurethane them what ever color you like.
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Here's the upper and lower moldings I used from Home Depot.
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I appreciate not having to miter the corners! Great, well explained video. Thanks.
Thank you
Exactly
Let's all reflect on the great job he did.
Thank you :)
Ha. Reflect.
I see what you did there
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That was awesome. I was wondering how to work around the bulky plastic holding pieces at the top. Now I know. Your work came out great! Thanks so much!
Thanks-you solved my problem about what to do with the plastic brackets-the washer idea is brilliant!
Excellent!!! And no cut, not nailing, no power tools for me (I know my limitations). This is E X A C T L Y what I was hunting for to dress up my bathroom. And the gel stain for the cabinet was a bonus suggestion! Love it.
Larene Brubaker Thank you, I'm glad this video helped you out.
Me too.
Were the cabinets you gel stained "real" wood or builder's special mdf-ish stuff?
Larene Brubaker The cabinet doors and face were real wood except for the cabinet ends, They were press board with a laminate face on it.
Very good tutorial! In fact, impressive! No wasting time with useless chit chat or overly descriptive comments. You taught me exactly what i needed to know. Thanks a million for a job well done. I have now subscribed. Regards from Ontario, Canada
Danielle Emslie Thank you so much for your comment, I appreciate it very much. Thanks again.
It does look good but you will never be able to remove the mirror without breaking it. Instead of liquid nails use a little clear silicone, and it will hold as long as you need and will still be removable. Otherwise it's a great idea!
@@RichardTShebora clear silicone adheres?!!!
All of your videos are wonderful. You take the time to actually do the work and walk us through the process. I will be applying your technique in my kitchen and bathroom makeover. Thanks for taking the time to make the video and for sharing. Your properties look amazing. A Job Well Done!
vj212442 Thank you so much, I greatly appreciate that.
Love it
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Yes.. thank you for taking the time to make a video of the entire process. End result looks very nice. Now just replace the hideous vanity light bar and the bathroom will be perfect.
Great job I just want to re-frame my large living room mirror without needing a saw for corners. Exactly what I was looking for.
This is simply amazing...I was looking at ways to make my project easier...I was dreading the 45 degree cut. But this looks so much easier. Thanks
+lenej9 I'm glad this video helped you out.
Since I've decided to rehab my home. And my budget is small. I love your videos. You make everything seem possible. Great video.
+Kim Thomas Thank you so much.
+Pete B. I woke up today so excited! Knowing it is possible to update my home and not have to apply for a huge loan!! You're awesome!
WOW!!! That looks Amazing - Great Tutorial!!! Thank you Sir.
Thank you.
Thanks so much I just bought a house and I need to install mirrors and I didn’t want to spend a ton of money.. I’ll DIY and do this in one of my bathrooms
Thank you
I love it. I have two bathroom mirrors that badly need this. Monday I am getting a new vanity installed from Lowes. I then am going to try to do this to the builder grade mirror. I don't know where you live, however, I wish I could pay you to come to my house and do this for me.
You can do this or find some one to cut the boards and paint or stain them to match your cabinets.
Excellent presentation 🥰
Thank you 👍
Hello Thank for your video It couldn't have came at a better time I'm a renter and I want to update this in the house that I'm renting and to have a landlord like your to give his tentats that hopeful other landlord are watching us renter surely do appreciate it.
Ms. O I'm glad you liked the video, I'm sure if you show your landlord this video that he'll let you update the mirrors. Any improvement like this is a plus for both you and the landlord.
That looks great. Have looked at a few here on the Tube but yours does not require a lot of tools and mitering, so will go with this. Thanks for posting.
Awesome, Thank you for watching :)
Great work!!! Thanks for the step by step guide and esp getting rid of bulky plastic mirror holder.
Delkhaz Ahmed Thank you and you're welcome.
Love it ur video couldn't have come at a better time im updating my home and those new builder plain mirrors where annoying me so im definitely gonna do this..thanks for the walkthrough all ur videos are very informative
patty gonzalez Thanks, I'm glad you liked the video.
Wow, that looks great! We need to reframe our mirror to hide some 'silvering" on the bottom of the mirror. I figure it's cheaper and less hassle to reframe it than to try and replace it.
I'm going to show my husband this video. :) Thanks!
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This is a great idea! Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge with us. This is something I can do myself.
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2022-thank you for this
It will give my bathroom some class
Just what I was looking for.. Great job!!!
Awesome! Thank you!
I've watched a couple of your videos and really learned a lot! Thank you for sharing
Thank you 👍
Thanks for this video! I am not a DIY kind of girl but I believe I could do this.
+BigRedH85 You can do it!
Looks good and it eould have been better if a return was cut on the top and bottom piece. A nicely cut return would cause the profile to wrap around the sides instead leaving endgrain and is really nice detail which I think is worth the extra effort even if it is a little more difficult.
That looks great. 👍thanks for sharing.
It looks great, even better if you change out the cheap lights. Thanks
Eye on art Thanks
You can also make a scribe molding to slide under the side of the frame that isn't next to the wall.
Looks so nice. You gave me an idea for my bathroom. Thanks!
You're welcome
Good job !!!
Thanks!!
Thanks so much for this video! I cannot wait to try this. New Subscriber for sure.
+Dee Thank you.
Usually, it is release the clips and take the mirror out. But, given the clips will be gone after you put these beautiful frames, how are we going to remove the mirror, should there be a need to do so. Thanks once again for the video. It is very helpful indeed. I am contemplating to do something similar.
Great mirror- now you need new lights :)
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thank you so much for making this simple
+francisco uribe You're welcome.
Really nice....
Thank you
What’s your formula for doing the measurements?
Beautiful I love it
Thank you! 😊
So I just did my upstairs bath mirror. Took a while to stain it. Anyway, fairly happy at this point, just hoping it dries ok. The only issue is that the top frame still isn't as level as it should be. I replaced the plastic top mirror holders with the washers, just like you did. But very top of the frame stick out a bit, because the depth of the screws and washers is still too much. The liquid nails seems to be working, but appears to only be holding it on by the lower portion that is flush with the mirror. The top part is not, unfortunately. I tried to copy you as well as I could, but this part was a mystery. I did this smaller mirror as a test. I want to do our master bath next, but that is a crazy big mirror.
+Jeff B I used a sheet metal flat head type screw with a washer and that was good enough. I'd leave it alone If it doesn't look bad. The liquid nail should hold the top piece just fine, but if you want to replace it, try using the sheet metal flat head screws. Not sure how well the liquid nail will come off.
Awesome work. Now since my wife has seen this it's been added to my honey do list. Thanks. Great job. Looks amazing.
+Mark Kellerman My wife is the same, but it will keep you busy and you'll have a great looking bathroom mirrors.
J NULL lol my husband too!
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thank u thank u thank u..u r a life saver :)
+Simply Blissful You're welcome.
It’s great but I still see some edges; perhaps you could have cut it into 45 degrees angle? Overall it’s much easier to do it your way without any extra tools. Great job and thanks for sharing.
looks great!!
Thank you
I was originally looking for a DIY video that would explain how to take my mirrors down without breaking them, and then I was going to replace them with framed ones. So glad I saw this first. You just saved me lots of time and hassle. Thanks for the video!
+M Walker Your welcome, I'm glad the video helped you out.
Looks great! Going to do this v
Thank you 👍
Thank you so much for the idea! I'm redoing my bathroom now, and want to update the big mirror. Great Idea, and Great instructions! Tom O.
+Tom Obinger You're wecome.
I'm so glad I watched this. I visualized the process completely wrong! It is a lot simpler than I was making it. Thank you!
Awesome, I'm glad the video was helpful.
Great idea, thanks
Thank you
Do you need to worry about water getting in between the mirror and the frame at the bottom?
Well you do have to be careful about that but they also make trim that is not made of wood too.
great tips. Thank you
Thank you
Good video ….
I’m going to be that guy…..
It hurt my soul when I saw you spray paint’ 🤦🏻♂️🤣 after so many mistakes I’ve learned my lesson’ Light coat
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I love it. Another great video. I had a question. Why did you cut the trim a few inches longer and how many inches is a few inches? Did you do this to make sure it would cover the mirror? Why didn't you just go with the measurements of the mirror? Thanks
If you have the room, I would go a 1/2 inch or so longer on each side so you don't see the edge of the mirror plus it will make the mirror look a little bigger.
Nice, but now you have more weight pulling the mirror. Should put just a squirt of liquid nails behind the top corners of mirror on wall, then put the screws in especially for a rental. Safety unseen..
I would add some hot glue so the trim will stay in place while the liquid nail is curing. My experience is that liquid nail may pull apart due to gravity and the hot glue will hold it in place while it's drying.
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Thank you so much...in all these videos showing framing mirrors, no one shows what to do about the clips that stick out so far. This is perfect. Now I'm ready to frame my mirros.
Thank you
How you get the mirror off the wall if you need to when you cover the fasteners?
You could also use a good quality silicone rubber instead of liquid nail.
Please don't use Liquid Nails. When that day comes when you want to remove it, you will break your mirror and frame. Use a real high quality double sided sticky tape instead. Since it is just holding up light frame with no glass, it will work so much better and more easy to remove when that day comes.
Not sure you would want to take it down later. You usually do the frame treatment on old mirrors and bathrooms anyway. The chance you want to beautify again would be kinda low. A more semi permanent solution would be silicon + hot glue.
It does look good but you will never be able to remove the mirror without breaking it. Instead of liquid nails use a little clear silicone, and it will hold as long as you need and will still be removable. Otherwise it's a great idea!
Thank you very much!
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Could you tell us the size and name of the trim pieces that you used?
It's in the description under the video.
I'm impressed. I like this a lot. Simple and wonderful looking!
Thank you for this great video. Also great that you linked the molding so I could find it easily at Home Depot. I’m in the process of doing three mirrors. The first one came out great. Can’t wait to do the other 2. Thanks again for great video.
I like the look of the box cut vs the miter cut on the ends of the boards better. Looks great.
Thanks, yeah I didn't want it to look like a picture frame :)
I’m not handy with a saw, this turned out great & easy enough for me to do.
how did you attach the top when there is mirror attachment brackets sticking out
I took the mirror brackets off and put a flat head screw with a washer. Check it out at 8.33 in the video. Hope this helps
do you make housecalls....LOL..i love it! looks great
Thank you :)
Does the spray paint come in a FLAT instead of the SATIN to save time from sanding before the gel spray? Good video. Good voice!
Not sure, but you can use a different brand or color spray paint if you like, but that would work out good.
@@petebeasttexashomesteading Glad you showed how easy using spray paint would be over regular paint like I'd been planning on using. I have a pretty big plain mirror in my second bathroom that needs a trim around it and it looks like something I can do! Thanks!!
Thank you for this video! I can't wait to start updating our bathrooms and kitchen! Question tho, why do you have to spray paint and then gel paint? Why didn't you just gel paint to begin with?
+aashly1O1 I spray painted them first because I only wanted to put one coat of gel stain on them since they were white to begin with, but you don't have to. You can paint or gel stain them what ever you like to match your decor.
wow you seriously just made it look easy enough that I can do this to my existing mirrors, thanks for sharing....
+rfn41 Awesome thanks.
This was a very good DIY. I am doing same project in my own home. Stay away from Command Strips people on any project over 5 pds.
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Does that Paneling Glue hold up pretty well? Thanks.
I used liquid nails and it's held up great. If you're looking for something not so permanent, You could use a good quality silicone rubber.
@@petebeasttexashomesteading Ohhh Ok. Thanks. Really Appreciate It! 🤝
@@petebeasttexashomesteading Just any liquid nails? Any particular holds? Thanks
Love the way this looks and don’t have to worry about the mitered corners
Do you see any problem with turning the bottom moulding upside down (so that the thicker ledge is facing down)? Also, is the polyurethane to add sheen or does it protect the wood in the moist enviromment? thanks so much for posting this video- your mirrors look great!
You can put the molding anyway you feel it will look good. You only have to polyurethane them if you gel stain or use regular stain but not necessary if you paint them. Thank you so much for watching.
Yes, interesting how you skipped the 45% cut and then the issue of joining the ends, your pick of molding made it unnecessary while at the same time making it look good, I will try it on my mirror , thanks
Thanks for the video.. Get a quick question: @ 9:10 you mentioned the screw on the mirror and you changed to a washer, when you mount the top panel, is the screw in the way, maybe slightly? thanks...
Yes it will hit the screw head slightly, but the screw head that you would use would be a flat head screw with a washer to hold the mirror making it very low profile. It will have no effect on holding the frame once the liquid nail is applied.
Thanks for your kind reply, Pete B.
How did you measure the wood?
You sir are a DIY WIZARD ! Keep up the good work two thumbs up ....I gotta go headed to Lowe's right now
Thank you 👍
You made it look easy. I love it.
Very good tutorial!!! but a quick question does home depot people offer cutting the molding casing in 45 degree angle if i want to use only one style of molding on all sides, like the one you used on top and bottom.
I'm not really sure because you have to be very exact with your measurements when cutting a picture frame style framing with 45 degree cuts.
Thank you for the response. how did you measure for your frame for mirror any tips would be appreciated.
@@shwetag4384 I just measured all the pieces about 1/2 inch or more then what I needed so it will over hang the edges of the mirror.
Thanks so much for the information.
Love it! About how much did this cost you?
Thanks, not really sure because I had to gel stain them to match the cabinets. But just figure two 8 or 10 foot frame molding, a can or two of spray paint to match your bathroom and one liquid nail gun caulking/clue.........not that much.
What is securing the mirror on the bottom? Mine is in a track, that's secured to the wall, will this still work with the track?
Did you put the wood even with the side edge of the mirror?
I over hang it a little so you don't see the edge of the mirror.
Pete B. By how much of an inch?
Madiha Rashid Try a half inch, if that looks too much then try less.
Not yet, she is still looking for the right trim
wow your mirrors look beautiful! thanks for the tip!
+howlingwolf vanessa Thank you and you're welcome
I want to do this , however my mirror has a metal strip and the bottom of the mirror and suggestions on how to deal with that?
+Dizzylizzyscreations If the metal strip does not protrude out to much then the frame will cover it. If the metal strip is just for decoration and not to hold the mirror then you can try to remove it.
Thanks Pete!
What does gel stain do?
I had gel stained all of my cabinets so I used gel stain on the frames to match the cabinets. You can use whatever you want to match your cabinets.
Rookie move not cutting your corners on a 45°. But looks ok otherwise
I jus st wish builders would stop putting those big ugly mirrors in every bathroom they build. They're everywhere! Even in higher end homes. And they're ugly! Framing helps but it's really just an attempt to make them slightly less attractive. I hate the trouble of removing them and then making repairs to the drywall and repainting etc. Contractors, please stop installing big ugly mirrors!
Years ago I worked in a glass shop after high school. We did a ton of mirror installations in new construction. It's the cheapest way for the builder vs. custom framed mirrors.
nice looking brushed nickel finish with multiple water spray options
Our master bathroom has a standing shower with handheld shower head.
We started to see some rust spots in the hose not to mention heavy mineral built ups in the shower head because our house has very hard water despite water softener we have.
My wife picked out this handheld shower head to replace our old one because she loves the brush nickel finish to match our bathroom decors but this turned out to be very impressive handheld shower head.
Although I have replaced shower heads many times in the past, it came with nice instruction on how to replace it for those who's not familiar with it. My only advise would be to use wrench to hold the base spout when removing and installing the holding adapter so you don't accidently twist and damage the base pipe when you over tighten it.
I really appreciate that it came with plenty of plumber's tape because you really want to put that on before connecting different parts so that there's no water leak in between threads. This is one of most common mistakes and reasons why there's leak after installing it. Very happy to see that they have provided plumber's tape to remind you to use it!
It also had rubber rings/washers in each connector but it also came with extra one, which is nice. They also included a shower drain cover to prevent hair from going in to the drainage, which is a nice bonus. I really love the brush nickel finish, which makes it look elegant and expensive. The 7 different water spray setting is nice to have so you can change it for different purpose. We will most likely leave it on one setting for most of the times but it's nice to have option to change it when needed, such as jet spray for cleaning the shower wall, etc.
After replacing the shower head, I didn't see any leak and the stainless steel hose feels sturdy. I also like that I can rotate and tilt the shower head holder and it stays in place. Overall, very happy with this shower head!
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Looks really good. Job well done
Thank you so much for this video! We followed your instructions and our whole bathroom looks better with the framed mirror. I wish I had thought to do this right when we bought our house.
That's awesome, I'm glad it turned out great.
Please don't replace the mirror clips with a washer and a screw. This will only result in the mirror cracking and falling with 5lbs of attached wood trim falling on your tenants. Rabbit or dado the back of the trim to accommodate the clips.
Could you explain what rabbit or dado means?
Very helpful! Thank you for not rushing. 👍
Glad it was helpful!
Can you please advise me on how to frame a 6ft x 4 ft bathroom mirror that has plastic loops with screws 10 total) around to hold it in place. Thank you
You can do as I did in the video and replace the plastic clips with a flat head screw and a washer.
thank you.
just wondering, saying rental, do you rent, or you are a land lord? I found it awesome that you do it, anyway
Can you provide links in the description for exactly what wood you bought please? It'd be very helpful.
Great video too, thanks!
+Jon Snow Good suggestion, I will do that. Thanks
can you gel stain pressed or particle wood? I would love to re-do my old sink cabinet in bathroom. its not real wood but it's in good shape. just wanting to update it like this!
+Saisha Sanchez Yes, I've gel stained white bathroom cabinets with this Java gel stain and it came out great. Just watch my "How to gel stain kitchen cabinet" video. ua-cam.com/video/plePW69gKcw/v-deo.html just make sure you clean and rinse the cabinets really good before gel staining.
+Pete B. thanks so much
OR you could actually used the liquid nails you are using to attach the trim pieces to the mirror to attach the mirror to the wall... interesting choice of different moldings too.
Beautiful! Totally doing this to my bathroom mirror. thank you for the easy tutorial 👌🏽
Thank you
love it! Thank you for sharing step by step exactly what I want to my bathroom mirrors!
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i have that same lighting & i want to change it, mine is 2x the size of yours , i think i want to put 2 separate light fixtures, how do i do this?
+VEGAS VAL It's very simple, make sure you turn off the power to the lights and unscrew the light bulbs. then twist and pull off the chrome collars where the light bulbs screwed in to and the whole metal chrome cover will come off. If you're not sure about the wiring, get a friend to do it for you.
Thanks Pete. I actually just decided to paint lighting with oil rubbed bronze from rustolium and I love it.
+VEGAS VAL Great idea
A bit late but thank you for the video 😄 exactly what I was looking for even though I’m sure it was cheaper 5 years ago I’m still doing it this weekend
I like you did straight edges with 2 different molds rather than 45 angles...I dont have a miter saw
Thank you!~~~
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