How To Frame A Bathroom Mirror With Clips

This step is easiest with 2 people.

How to frame a bathroom mirror with clips. Clean the mirror using a paper towel and glass cleaner. Then grab your knife and make some slices in the wood in between the marks. This easy tutorial will show you how to frame a bathroom mirror over plastic clips.

At this point you can use a small chisel to make a small recess into the wood. With a partner carefully turn the frame over to where the front of your frame is facing. Add 1 4 inch to each measurement.

Cut a length of trim to fit over each mirror edge. I clamped the pieces down to my workspace to add. Lay your boards out and fit them together face down how they will be assembled.

Using your miter saw cut your wood at a 45 degree angle so the outside portion of your wood piece will be the full length of the mirror see pic above. I decided not to do miter joints for this because to me they stand out more. Next i used my kregjig and drilled two pocket holes on the ends of each vertical piece.

The additional length allows the. Make cuts for all four sides. Place the piece of wood against the mirror and mark the location of the clips with a pen or pencil.

Afterward you can use a chisel to carve out that portion of the wood that already has slices. This will transform your boring mirror into something gorgeous. This idea is great and genius i have two bathroom large mirrors with these clips and had been searching for an online article to help me find a way to frame these mirrors without removing them from wall with the clips.