DIY Bathroom Mirror Frame with Molding
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Making a DIY Mirror Frame is easier than you think! With just a few supplies and some molding from the hardware store you can upgrade your builder grade mirror in one day!
My husband and I have been hard at work transforming our master bathroom into the vision we had when we first built the house. I recently shared how we painted the room and put up a gorgeous custom roman shade-it made a huge difference in the feel of the room but the next thing on our list was to frame out the mirror. I love the look of wood framed bathroom mirrors and it was a very easy DIY!
Here is the mirror before we added the mirror frame:
I debated getting a ready-made mirror frame kit but I’m too cheap frugal so we decided to DIY it. (of course)
How to Frame a Bathroom Mirror
We bought three 8′ sections of basic molding at the hardware store for less than $40. My husband measured our mirror and cut the molding into four pieces using the miter saw set at a 45-degree angle. (We used a simple miter box which was less than $15 to make the cuts)
We wanted the molding to match the cabinets so we decided to try Oil Rubbed Bronze spray paint. Be sure to paint both the back and front as you’ll see a little of the reflection of the back once you have your DIY mirror frame up.
Once we had prepared the molding we were ready to put the DIY Mirror Frame up. We had mirror mastic as I had seen recommended on other blogs but it was not holding the frame at all. I tried to tape the frame in place as well but-nope-still wasn’t working. So I poured myself a glass of wine and got to googling!
The glue gun worked fabulously to hold the molding in place so the mastic could dry. My husband would apply the mastic to the back of the molding then I would quickly put hot glue at the corners and at intervals along the length (being careful to get neither too close to the edge) and he would put the molding up quickly before the hot glue dried while I grabbed the level to check it…we were like a well-oiled machine and once we figured it out we had the entire thing up in 15 minutes!
We didn’t have to caulk the gaps but if your edges don’t match up perfectly you can apply paintable caulk and then paint it to match your molding.
Here is the before and after, what a difference it made! I’m so glad we took the time to learn how to make a mirror frame!!
Have you framed out any mirrors in your home? I was so nervous to do this and kept putting it off but it was really so easy and inexpensive and made a huge impact!
Hi,
I like your idea.
Question for you is how did you get around the brackets that hold up the mirror against the wall? How did you get you trim to sit flat against the mirror.
Thanks.
My brackets were not very big Jason so I just had my molding go directly over them, you couldn’t really tell they were not totally flush, it just looked like a bit of a shadow at the edge. Hope that helps!
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I have a question. Once you put the fram around it, does it leave a gap between the frame and the wall. Do you have to use a router to make it lay flat against the wall? Love the look… We just bought a house and the master bath has two huge mirrors and one of them has water damage around the edge that is quite large. I think I can cover it up by framing it out. This adds so much to the look of the room. You did a GREAT job…
There was a small gap between the frame and the wall but it was never noticeable or bothersome to me Cheryl. The way that bathroom was set up you never saw the mirror from that angle really.
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Hi there! Did you remove the original plastic hooks holding up the mirror? Or did you just glue the trim over them? I don’t want to take off the plastic hooks and then risk the mirror falling down.
Thats awesome piece of work and look at the transformation. Superb
What did you do to the mirror clips?
I put the molding directly over the clips, they were newer clips almost flush with the mirror so it did not affect the frame. Hope this helps!
That looks a thousand-million times better! I want to do something similar with the hideous triple panel mirrors on our medicine cabinets. The spacing for the gaps has me flummoxed, but seeing how nice yours looks is getting me psyched up for a little trial and error experimenting. 😉
Quick question…. Are you glueing the frame to the mirror or wall? I really want to frame our bathroom mirrors but they are so close to the wall on one side I wasn’t sure how to attach it unless it was glued directly onto the mirror.
To the mirror!
Turned out great!! We did the same thing with our bathroom mirror. It is so easy and inexpensive!! It dresses up the bathroom!
Love the look of a framed mirror! Nice job! Another super easy way to frame out a mirror is with a MirrorMate frame kit. It only takes 20 minutes to put it up and doesn’t require any tools or cutting – which is my favorite part! 🙂 You just order the style you’d like at http://www.mirrormate.com in the measurements that fit your mirror and it arrives pre-cut in just days!
Thanks Amy! I have heard great things about MirrorMate and almost used them for this project. Maybe I’ll try it on my next bathroom frame to compare the process!
I just did something similar with our mirrored medicine cabinet! Found you at IHeart Organizing. Of course I would love to have that big mirror in our bathroom. Maybe in the next place!
I bet it looked great on your medicine cabinet! I have two other bathroom that need the upgrade too, ah the never ending to do list right?!
What did you do about the clips that were holding the mirror to the wall? Are you still able to take the mirror off the wall now for when it comes time to repaint the walls?
My clips were flat enough that the frame was glued right over them. I have no idea how I would ever be able to take the mirror off the wall, I just tape around the edges when I painted my bathroom. Hope that helps! ~Melissa
what is the molding made of? Pine or what. Went to Home Depot and the pine and other molding beside it seemed to heavy.
BTW, your project looks great 🙂
I believe it’s pine or white wood…I’m sorry I’m not sure exactly! It was at Lowes in the molding section and it was not very heavy when we were putting it up. Sorry not to be of more help!
Tamara I think she did glue to the mirror. I can tell by the elec. outlet cover in the before and after pictures. You did a great job! Thanks
You’re right Tammy, I did glue it directly to the mirror with Mirror Mastic. I believe I answered Tamara directly before I figured out how to have my replies show up on my blog when I reply!!
Thank you all! Looks great and I can’t wait to try this!!
Your mirror looks great! I am wanting to try this as well but haven’t decided what finish to use on the trim. I loved the idea of using the oil rubbed bronze and wondered what color your vanity is? Is it black? I couldn’t tell for sure in the pictures. I used General Finishes Java stain on my vanity so it is dark but not really black and wondered how the oil rubbed bronze might look with it.
Thanks for posting this!