Building A Wood Mirror Frame

The wood frame itself is made from pine boards.

Building a wood mirror frame.

Since this frame is floating on not attached to an existing mirror already mounted to the wall a margin of overlap is left to conceal the edge of the mirror. Be sure to leave at least 2 of material to the outside of the frame. However this method can be used with any wood type of at least 3 4 thickness including ornate trims. In this diy post i ll show you how to build a rustic wooden mirror frame.

Right now on my blog i am working on a series of entryway makeover posts. How to assemble a wood frame for a wall mirror. If you have a large mirror you would like to display make a wooden frame for it. It s time to step it up buttercup and give this mirror a makeover.

Wooden frames protect and ensure that it has adequate bracing for. First i painted and then i built a shoe cubby grab the free build plans here. Materials needed full length leaner mirror mine measured 60 x 18 inches here s a smaller option from wal mart and a larger option from wal. We stained the frame rustic gray and roughed it up a bit with a sanding block nails and a rough gloss treatment.

A plain basic full length mirror that s doing nothing for your home decor game. Build a mirror frame an old mirror from a sliding closet door is repurposed with the help of new molding and paint. The project took less than a weekend to make and cost less than 100 in materials. Today i m sharing the next step in my entryway makeover.