Place the piece of wood against the mirror and mark the location of the clips with a pen or pencil.
Easiest way to frame a bathroom mirror.
Nothing that a bit of caulk can t fix.
Measure the outside dimensions of the mirror.
Determine trim style and positioning of trim around mirror to obtain.
Paint or stain the frame pieces being.
The first step is to measure your vanity mirror length and width.
Add latex paint extender to.
Here s how to frame a clipped on mirror in 5 easy steps.
Measure mirror and select frame style.
Apply your liquid nails or glue to the back of the board but make sure to leave an inch or so at the top of the board so you won t see the glue reflected in the mirror.
How to frame a mirror step 1.
Make cuts for all four sides.
This is a very basic pine wood frame distressed and stained.
To stick it to the mirror i used ordinary velcro with adhesive backing.
Using your miter saw cut your wood at a 45 degree angle so the outside portion of your wood piece will be the full length of the mirror see pic above.
And you don t have to miter the corners either you can just put them against each other like this and even have home depot cut the wood for you.
It s much easier to stick both sides of the velcro to itself before cutting it then stick one side of the velcro to the molding and push the entire thing in place against the mirror.
Here s one of the corners don t be afraid if they don t match up perfectly.