Farmhouse mirror frame

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Materials:
-Wood (I used 1x4x8s – which start at about $3 each depending the wood type)
-Wood glue
-Hinges (optional – but I used these Corner Bracket)
-Adhesive (only use this kind Gorilla)
-Tape measure
-A mirror that you want to fix up
-Wood stain

When we were building this house, one of the last things we talked about was mirrors in the house. I think I was at my decision limit so I let my husband talk me into undreamed mirrors everywhere in the house. They look nice, but after a few months in the house, I wanted to spruce them up.

I wanted something farmhouse-ish. So, I measured the mirror and ran to the home improvement store. Our mirror is 40 inches wide and 42.5 inches tall. I wanted to use 1×4 (1x4s are actually only 3.5 inches wide…make sure you measure the exact width of your wood to ensure that you can’t see any of the mirror outside the frame!). So, I needed two pieces that were 40.5 inches long for the top and the bottom and two pieces that were 36 long for the sides (42.5 mirror +.5 inch overhang – 3.5 for top – 3.5 for bottom). Here is a picture for those who are more visual (like me). So, I need 153 inches of wood, or 12.75 feet. I went with 2 pieces of 1x4x8s.

Then, cut the pieces to length (or have your local home improvement store do it. Next, stain the pieces of wood. I used a wipe on stain that matches our hardwood floors (specifically, Sherwin Williams Sher-Wood wipe on stain in New Ebony) . Special note here….make sure you stain the back part of the wood too. You are putting this on the mirror…if you don’t stain the other side, you will see in in the reflection of the mirror. Maybe you all are smarter than me and would think of this, but I for sure had to peel it off the first time and quick throw some more stain on the back.

Once all the pieces were dry, I laid them out on the floor and joined them with some wood glue. Then, I screwed in the decorative hardware to really keep them together (or more sophisticated wood workers can use a pocket screw to join but with the adhesive you use to adhere to the mirror, some wood glue and the decorative hardware you will be all set). With two people, we carefully lifted the frame, put the adhesive on the back and placed it on the mirror. Be generous with the adhesive, but keep it in the middle so that it doesn’t spill over the edges. Hold it for a while to let it dry.

Here is the finished project…what do you think?