I am just slightly excited about this DIY Bathroom Mirror Storage Case I am sharing today.  Ok, just kidding.  I’m giddy!  I shared a little sneak peek on INSTAGRAM last week, and I am so happy to finally reveal the whole thing!  I have imagined it in my head, and the results are even better than I was hoping.  I have always wanted a full length mirror.  It makes checking out the final outfit before heading out the door so much easier than using the reflection of my glass shower door or my blank computer screen 😉  I thought it would be so great to add some function to this new mirror.  May as well kill two birds with one stone! I decided to build a big storage case behind the mirror to hold all my goodies and I am LOVING the results!  Here is how it turned out!

DIY Bathroom Storage Cabinet

DIY Bathroom Organization

How fun is that guys?  Who doesn’t love a some beautiful function in their bathroom?? I DO!  I will walk you through the entire build below, and you can also download the FREE printable plans HERE or by clicking the button below!

DIY Bathroom Storage Cabinet Free Plans

Let’s get started!

DIY Bathroom Mirror Storage Case  – Supply List

2 – 1 x 6 x 8 pine or whitewood boards

4 – 1 x 4 x 8 pine or whitewood boards

1/4″ hardwood plywood cut to 19″ x 63″

Full Length beveled mirror (found at Home Depot)

3M Stainable Wood Filler

ScotchBlue Painter’s Tape

3M Advanced Abrasives 120 grit sanding paper

3m safety glasses

4 decorative hinges

1 pull or knob

magnet closures

wood stain of your color choice

I bought all the supplies and wood for this project for under $100.

DIY Bathroom Mirror Storage Case  – mirror door

I started by building out the mirrored door.  I used this great mirror I found at Home Depot for $25.  I love it because it is beveled and it’s also a great quality mirror.  It won’t give you the whole clown house distorted view when you look into it as some of the cheaper full length mirrors will.  This project is done off the specs of this mirror.  If you choose to use a different one, you will need to fix your measurements to fit it.

Home Depot Full Length Mirror

I started with my 1×4 hardwood plywood back.  I had the nice guys at Home Depot cut mine down for me.

How to make a bathroom organizer

Next, I cut my wood for the frame.  I used 1×4 pine boards for this part.  You can also use whitewood to save money, but make sure it is straight! Watch our How to Use a Miter Saw video HERE!

3m safety gear

Wood Bathroom Mirror

Next, I used my Kreg Jig to make 3/4″ pocket holes in each end of my 16″ pieces.

Kreg Jig K5

Wood Mirror Measurements

Check out our How to Use a Kreg Jig Video HERE

DIY Bathroom Mirror Storage Case  – Sanding

Before attaching all of my pieces I like to use a sanding pad to quickly remove the splinters on the edges.  This paper works great because I can keep it in my pocket and pull it out as I need it quickly… Perfect before attaching your boards!

3m abrasives sand paper

3m sanding paper

I attached my 16″ pieces to my 67″ pieces using 1.25″ pocket hole screws.

pocket hole screws for Kreg Jig

After attaching both ends, my frame looked like this…

Measurements for DIY Mirror Bathroom Case

Next, I added some wood glue to the frame and attached it down on my 1/4″ hardwood plywood.

How to add trim to mirror

I used my Ryobi cordless stapler to attach it from the back.

Ryobi AirStrike Stapler

After building out the door, I moved onto the frame of the case.

For this part, I used 1×6 pine boards.  I cut two pieces at  23 1/8″ and two pieces at 68 3/4″.  Again, I added 3/4″ pocket holes to my shorter boards.

frame measurements

I used my Kreg Right Angle Clamp to hold everything together while I attached it using 1.25″ pocket hole screws.

Kreg Right Angle Clamp

building a bathroom cabinet

Next, I added my top and bottom braces.   These were the same length as my shelf pieces, so I cut seven 1×4 pieces at 23 1/8″ each.

shelf pieces

 These will be used to attach the cabinet to the wall.  You can see here where I added pocket holes to these boards before I attached them.  This is a shot of the back.  These brace pieces will sit flush with the back of the cabinet.

back of bathroom cabinet

Now, it should look a bit like this…

Bathroom cabinet frame

DIY Bathroom Mirror Storage Case  – Time for the shelves!

I added 3/4″ pocket holes to each piece.  You can attach yours wherever you would like, but here is where I attached mine for your reference.

Shelf Placement

Before moving on, I filled all of my pocket holes with wood filler.

3M-Wood-Filler

I filled each hole and then used a scraper to flatten it out.

Scraper for Wood Putty

This wood filler is stainable, and I prefer using it over the plugs on holes like these.  This covers them well enough, and it’s also very easy to do.  Once the putty dries, I use the sanding pad to go back over it again.

Putty for pocket hole

That’s it for the build!

I stopped here and stained everything using Varathane stain from Home Depot in Dark Walnut.  I love this stuff!

After the stain completely dried, I attached my mirror to the door.  I used this mirror adhesive I found at Home Depot to attach it.  I just ran a thin bead on the back side of the mirror all around.  Then, I laid it on the door and used tape to hold everything in place.

Frame out a mirror

My final step was attaching it to the wall.  I used a stud finder to find my studs in the wall and marked on my frame where the studs would be.  I then used 3″ torx or wood screws to go through my braces and into the wall attaching to the stud.  I did pre drill before going through the brace pieces to keep the wood from splitting.

Hanging a bathroom shelf

I also added 2 to the bottom brace piece.

Hanging the bathroom shelf

I made sure everything was level before attaching the door…

Hanging the bathroom cabinet

To attach my door, I used two clamps to hold the door in place while I added my hinges.  I attached the hinges to the door first and then the frame.

clamp the mirror

DIY Bathroom Mirror Storage Case  – Hinges

How cute are these hinges I found at Home Depot!

Cute furniture hinge from Home Depot

My final step was adding some magnet closures and my pull to the front.  These just screw into place… Super easy!

magnet closure

pulls from home depot

And here she is all finished up!

DIY Bathroom Mirror Storage Case 

A little shot of the goodness inside…

Organize your rubberbands

I used 3m Command strip hooks to hold my rubber bands and also for my curling and flat iron below.

DIY Bathroom Organizer

And these are those great SnapWare containers I use in my pantry for this shelf!  These are great because they won’t break if they ever do get dropped.  5 kids… It could happen 😉

Bathroom Organizer

What do you think??

DIY Bathroom Storage

DIY Bathroom Storage Cabinet

I personally LOVE everything about it!  I finally have a full length mirror, and a ton of storage at the same time.  Can’t beat it!  I would LOVE for you to share and PIN my storage case with all your friends!

Happy Building!

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131 Comments

  1. Love it so much I want one of my very own! Thanks for sharing such an amazing tutorial! Laurie@Vin’yet Etc.

    1. This is useless, what woman owns tools like this to do the job. Just cheaper to go out and buy yourself a medicine cabinet.

      1. Sometimes you don’t need every tool, just the basics and some innovation. That is what I do. I don’t have all the required tools but I bet I’ll be able to make it just as good.

        Great project. Cannot wait to get started!

      2. Well, this woman does. Unnecessary negative comment.

        Excited to get started on this for our new house. Thank you for sharing.

      3. I own the tools to make goodies like this. You can absolutely go purchase something cheap of course, but you won’t find anything that is REAL wood. And it certainly won’t have any personality. You take your veneer “made in China” cabinet. I’ll be printing these instructions. Thank you Shanty Gals!

      4. I do! And I have the skills to do this. Betty, most communities have options available to you where someone could teach you how to build something. Tools don’t have to be expensive. Even if you don’t want to build it – it’s easy to find someone local to build it for you. .Yes – you could also just go buy one., tell me where you’d find something like this. Most that you’d order online will be made with crappy products and not hold up.

      5. Whatever……… GREAT JOB and thank you so much. Could not believe when I seen this. Is exactly what my bathroom Needs and is missing. I will be starting on this soon as I walk in front door after work.

      6. If one could find a cabinet like this for sale, it would cost $350 and it would be made of cheap laminate. I’m a woman, I have all of these tools, and I plan to make something similar to this.

      7. Actually Betty, I specifically look for plans from Shanty 2 Chic – they’re amazing. If you’re questioning the use for this because “what woman owns tools like this to do the job” then I’d say to you, why are you looking at Shanty 2 Chic anyways? They are amazing at helping those of us women who DO have tools to do this. Every single tool. I’ve got it. Sorry you don’t, but I think you need to redirect yourself to Amazon if you want to buy yourself a medicine cabinet. I have to go now, this build is waiting for me. Thanks, Shanty sisters!

      8. Other than the clamps I own every tool. I also just rendered my kitchen by myself. Doing this thingy but I want to mount it on the back of my bathroom door is my next plan of attack on randalling my house.

      9. Lets not degrade women Betty…some women do better wood working then men now a day’s. I do wood working and this is very basic. You actually dont need nmany of the tools and dont need to use pocket screws and pocket drill guide just make sure its square. Drill your holes. Fill holes. Paint or stain and add mirror and acessories. It is a great idea and a great beginner project and will save you a ton of money. This is a 150.00 to 200.00 mirror cabinet you can do for under 75.00

      10. You don’t need much Home Depot can cut all the wood to size. You don’t have to make poke holes instead use screws with a screw gun or buy on for $35 or less. A box of screws are so cheap in size needed. Stain not expensive or buy $8 samples from any paint store in your chosen color and $1 for foam brushes from dollar store. So if you own a screw driver, another dollar store buy it can cost less then any cabinet or mirror unless it’s good will but still cost more.

      11. Why bother looking at DIY If your only point is to defame the author who has the skills and equipment to pull it off. WHAT is USELESS IS BEING RUDE.

      12. If this is “Useless” to you, then why bother looking through the tutorial, let alone wasting your time commenting negatively? As a women who would much rather DIY anything like this than purchase it, I am that women you speak of who has the tools to do this, and if I don’t, then I go buy what I need to complete the project. Then guess what!? You’ll already have it on hand for your next project! 🙂 This is clearly not the same as a simple “medicine cabinet” as you say. Something like this where I am from would be in the hundreds of dollars. The beauty of them sharing their completed project, (for FREE might I add) is you can get inspired by it, make the changes you choose to do and the custom dimensions needed to complete your space. To each is own though…if you are satisfied with store bought purchases instead of creating your own then by all means, do so. But leave your negativity out of the comment section next time 😉

    2. Did anyone catch the dimensions of the mirror? If not, anyone make this project and have the dimensions of the mirror they used or how to convert measurements?

    3. Love your idea I just made mine out of wood I had from old jobs some of the wood was before 1900 an some was from restaurants that closed down an I bought that they had built lights an other thing out of.

  2. Love it! I did one for Hello I Live Here that was in between the studs of the bathroom wall It was an awesome project like yours. I gained a lot of room for storage I did not have before completing. Great job!

    1. I too would love to build this between the studs…how difficult is that?! Any help or suggestions appreciated 🙂

    1. Great thinking! I didn’t mind losing the 6″ of space, and now I have the ability to take it down and move it around if I decide to… I think in the wall would be awesome though!

  3. Wow, nice job! I’ve often thought the space between studs was wasted. This would work great recessed. Thanks for the idea!

    1. Great thinking! I didn’t mind losing the 6″ of space, and now I have the ability to take it down and move it around if I decide to… I think in the wall would be awesome though!

  4. This really is a great idea, and as always you did a mighty fine job. I wish you had recessed it into the wall, though…I want to do something similar, only recessed. Any suggestions? Absolutely LOVE to read your posts and watch your videos!

    1. Great thinking! I didn’t mind losing the 6″ of space, and now I have the ability to take it down and move it around if I decide to… I think in the wall would be awesome though! 🙂

  5. I love this…you should get those curling iron/hair appliance plastic holders
    and attach them to the bottom shelf.

  6. I am totally doing this! I’ve been having the great debate in my mind about medicine cabinet vs. mirror above the sink in my tiny, storageless bathroom. I have a wall of unused space behind the door that will be the perfect spot for this. Bathroom saver!

  7. I think it’s fab! What a great idea, especially when storage space is an issue. Thank you for the how-to. Must make this!

  8. Your bathroom mirror storage is gorgeous. I love the color of your vanity also. I’m going to pin this so I can come back and replicate this when it’s time to redo our bathroom! Thank you.