How To Put Crown Molding Around Bathroom Mirror

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.

How to put crown molding around bathroom mirror.

Using the chop saw cut molding to fit around the mirrors like a picture frame. If you have a wall to wall bathroom mirror that looked current a decade ago but needs updating do it with molding. Dab a small amount of caulk between the mirror and the wall the mirror and the strap and lightly tighten the screw. 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.

I wonder how this would look when there is more wall to the right of the mirror. And everyone says something to the effect of. The molding would have to be finished. Obviously i used white painted trim around that mirror and i used my miter saw to cut 45 angles to frame that one.

Glue will do it. Our toilet shower is right next to the mirror. This is the easiest update ever. For this project i used a little bit of glue from a hot glue gun since it scrapes away so easily and one nail.

I wish i would ve done it a long time ago. An old sink drain strap was cut into two small pieces to replace the plastic retainers. With the table saw cut a groove on the back of the frame for the mirror to sit in. How to frame a mirror 02 30 james lunday frames an old mirror with molding to create a masterpiece.

The plastic retainers on this mirror were too deep to notch into the back of the new frame. Framing a bathroom mirror. 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. Measure dimensions around mirrors to determine how much molding you will need.

The grooves should be the same depth as the thickness of the mirror. 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. But we owned that house and i attached the trim with lots of nails and glue.