DIY: Rustic Mirror

It's Tuesday! Which is twenty-four lx minutes menstruum closer to our novel adventure! nineteen days together with a wake upwards today :) I am hence excited together with ready! Our identify is pure chaos correct directly hence excuse the bad pictures :(

 I started this projection amongst 2 other friends that wanted to produce it also. shanty-2-chic.com did this starting fourth dimension together with nosotros wanted to simulate the look... together with give instructions on how nosotros did it equally well!

Here's my mirror! I LOVE it! And can't hold off to hang it inward our novel house! I convey SO MANY ideas for a projection similar this! You could produce whatsoever coloring for the mirror, whatsoever size... Menards had a ton of mirrors inward unlike shapes together with sizes to pick out from! I excogitation to create some other similiar this but to a greater extent than inward a foursquare cast together with set chicken wire behind it...and create yet some other earring holder :) You could also purchase hooks together with drill them into the sides or horizontal bottom together with convey a swell entryway primal or coat holder. So many possibilities people!

Ok, hence starting fourth dimension things first... your supplies. Here's what you lot volition need.

Staple Gun: (Your nearest Hardware store)(Hobby Lobby has them too)

Gorilla Glue: (Menards)

Paint Brushes (Menards)

Stain or Paint (Which e'er you lot prefer)

Not pictured: Liquid Nails

Mirror: Walmart (without edge)

Wood: Menards

Optional: Clamp (This helps secure something you're trying to concord together. Ask your hardware shop associate)

**TIP: If you lot desire to hang this on the wall, rememeber to consult an employee at the shop where you lot are purchasing your supplies. You volition demand brackets for hanging the mirror on the wall.**

Ok! So permit me starting fourth dimension start yesteryear proverb this projection didn't toll me $15. I want it would convey but sadly, no! The mirror itself was $15 but that was the cheapest ane that our Walmart had PLUS I didn't convey to withdraw the border hence fifty-fifty improve ;) I already had most of the materials on hand... so that did salve me some money. I did convey pictures from our endangerment to Menards but sadly, I accidently deleted them before :( I know, I am hence sad. H5N1 sad, distressing panda.

Here's the measurements that you lot demand for the forest but this is ONLY subject upon buying this exact mirror from Walmart! I bought my forest at Menards together with nosotros had the guy cut it in that place to salve money. Sad panda inward me knows that I don't intend he got my measurements correct :( Such a distressing panda almost this but it's withal super cute hence it'll be a - ok!

Each slice needs to endure cutting at a 45 score angle... they likely won't endure perfect. But most things that aren't perfect are to a greater extent than beautiful because of that. So yes, I am going to maintain telling myself that.

It does non affair what type of forest you lot run for this, either. I recommend bespeak an associate at whatever shop you lot may endure visiting together with search for a inexpensive alternative  similar I did. Mine was pino together with toll me $3.69 per board. So that's $7.38 for two.

The mirror is  4 human foot tall yesteryear 1 human foot broad that I purchased. Yours may endure different.

BOARD SIZE:

{2} 1x4's at 10ft long each

BOARD CUTS:

Cut ane board into {2} pieces at 4ft 4 inches each. (Long betoken to long point)

Cut the other board into {2}pieces at 1ft vi inches each. (Long betoken to long point)

You volition also demand to convey each terminate of each board cutting to a 45 score angle. MAKE SURE when you lot cutting these they line of piece of work up. I had a huge occupation amongst trying to larn them to line of piece of work up! This is the best moving-picture present I convey to present you. (Remember I accidentally deleted mine).

After all your forest is cut, I starting fourth dimension stained mine to larn that out of the way. I set it on the ground just similar shown inward the moving-picture present upwards in that place ^. Remember to stain the within of forest together with outsides. You volition come across both! I used Minwax stain inward a darker tone. They convey many to pick out from! I am going to produce some other mirror similar this ane but adjacent time, I excogitation to pigment it white together with distress it. Then, larn over it amongst stain together with wipe clean. It creates a real pretty cream, onetime fashioned look.

Ok! So you've stained all your forest together with you lot convey it lined upwards similar the moving-picture present upwards there. ^

Next, you lot volition demand your staple gun together with your gorilla glue.

I know you lot actually can't tell but convey no fear, this is Gorilla Glue inbetween those 2 corners! I'd recommend doing this on pavement you lot don't hear getting the gum on! IF NOT, set a scrape slice of forest or something underneath this! I set Gorilla Glue betwixt these 2 terminate points together with held together hence the gum could secure. I held that for almost ane infinitesimal together with and then got my staple gun out. Proceeding to tightly maintain the 2 corners together, I also stapled every corner similar seen inward the picture.

Next, I didn't desire to larn Liquid Nails on the front end of my mirror hence I set the Liquid Nails on the BACK outer rim of the mirror on every side. Top, bottom together with all sides, the edges closest to the middle.  Alittle goes along way.

All together together with alone because I had some supplies laying unopen to together with I used other materials.... it toll me nether $40. Still non bad considering it's custom! And existent wood! Something similar this could easily endure $100+ at Pottery Barn, etc. 

And merely permit it dry. I also used a clamp on each corner to ensure that it was held tightly together with wouldn't come upwards apart...and drum ringlet please...........

What produce you lot intend of my mirror? I dearest it! Are you lot going to effort to produce your own?

Let me know what you lot think! And I would dearest for you lot to maintain pinning me together with permit me know you lot did so! Thanks hence much for the continued support!

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XOXO,

Ally