![]() ![]() Warning.I think I paid more in shipping than I did for the actual rosettes! I couldn't find the rosettes at my local Home Depot or Lowes, as they only offered clear ones, so I just went on-line and ordered some. We bought plastic mirror rosettes to place at each cross-section, and nailed them into place with cut tacks size #4. Once the grid was measured and drawn on the front of the particle board, we began cutting and gluing the molding (it's helpful to use a mirror as a guide when gluing the molding into place. The bigger the mirror the heavier it will be, obviously. Be sure to purchase hanging hardware that will support as many pounds as the mirror will actually be. We added the hanging hardware at this point, as we didn't want to be pounding or nailing anything into it with the mirrors on the other side. The back of the mirror looked something like this We also purchased our picture frame molding at Home Depot. We didn't want to fuss with buying two smaller pieces and adhering them together so we paid a little more and bought a full sheet of particle board. We opted to use particle board and had it cut to size at Home Depot. When my hubby made the frame for the mirror, there was a lot of measuring and re-measuring. We ended up putting six 8x8 inch mirrors across, and 4 8x8 inch mirrors down, totaling 24 mirrors in all. We ordered extra in the event that we broke a mirror or some had imperfections. So, we purchased 5 boxes of mirrors (30 mirrors). We wanted our finished mirror to be about 50 inches wide, and 34 inches high, frame and all. ![]() They came as a box of 6 and cost roughly $19. ![]() They were precisely 8"x8", with no variations. Rather than reinvent the wheel, here are the websites we used to aide us in creating this beautiful mirror:, , and. ![]() I thought maybe I could find one on ebay, but in my search, I came across a couple of blogs that offered tutorials on how to make this mirror (I thought I heard angels singing). So, I turned to google, and began my hunt for this mirror. However, the large mirror is $699 + shipping - a little to steep for my wallet. I wanted a substantial sized mirror, and had been drooling over the Pottery Barn Multipanel Eagan mirror for a long while. This is not on the You Tube video, just something I came up with to be sure you could not see the plywood.I'm still working on my daughter's bedroom, but have been concurrently redecorating my dining room. This way if your mirrors don't go all the way to the edge, you will not see the unfinished wood. Use paint pen/brush to paint the side and edges of the plywood. Silver Craft Paint Pen/Foam Brush (I got my paint at )ġ. Mine is 48"x36"īeveled Mirror Tiles (I got mine at home depot-Glacier Bay 12x12 tiles) Plywood - cut in your desired finished size. Here is what you need-Total I spent was $47. This video shows a small mirror, but as you can see, the one I made is large -48"x36". Once we got started, it only took about 45 minutes from start to finish. I'm going to link you up here to the YouTube video I used. They start at about $250 and go upwards to $700.Īt soon as I got home, I hit Pinterest to see if I could DIY it! Sure enough I found several bloggers who had all the instructions I needed to get started. The Eagan Mirror collection is absolutely stunning and comes in a variety of shapes and sizes to suit your style. While strolling through the Annapolis mall recently, I came across this amazing mirror at Pottery Barn. Over the next few months, I plan to share several of them with you. As many of you know, I recently moved and am in the process of doing lots and lots of diy projects around the house. ![]()
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