How To Put Crown Molding Around Bathroom Mirror

Transform the look of a bathroom by installing decorative trim around a plain plate glass mirror.

How to put crown molding around bathroom mirror. Measure mark and cut four pieces of wood using either a butt. Using the chop saw cut molding to fit around the mirrors like a picture frame. Glue will do it. Yours is wall to wall.

I ve seen probably a half dozen tutorials all over blog land showing you how to frame a bathroom mirror featuring amazing transformations simply by adding some molding around the edges. An old sink drain strap was cut into two small pieces to replace the plastic retainers. And everyone says something to the effect of. Obviously i used white painted trim around that mirror and i used my miter saw to cut 45 angles to frame that one.

In this week s video andy glass with glass impressions is going to show you how to make a frame for your boring mirror using crown molding from the big box. The grooves should be the same depth as the thickness of the mirror. I wonder how this would look when there is more wall to the right of the mirror. Dab a small amount of caulk between the mirror and the wall the mirror and the strap and lightly tighten the screw.

How to frame a mirror with molding and save over 300 we made another upgrade in our bathroom and this time saved over 300 by trimming out the current mirr. For this project i used a little bit of glue from a hot glue gun since it scrapes away so easily and one nail. With the table saw cut a groove on the back of the frame for the mirror to sit in. Framing a bathroom mirror.

Once your molding is cut you need to paint the back of the molding near the top edge so the unfinished back won t be reflected in the mirror when the molding is installed. This is the easiest update ever. The molding would have to be finished. But we owned that house and i attached the trim with lots of nails and glue.

Our toilet shower is right next to the mirror. Measure dimensions around mirrors to determine how much molding you will need. The plastic retainers on this mirror were too deep to notch into the back of the new frame.