Hi Friends! I HAVE to blog about the thrifty find I made yesterday! I really don’t like the mirrors in our bathrooms but I have been patient in changing them out because I wanted to replace them with framed mirrors (for a more custom look) and that can be costly! Well, I said it CAN be costly but as I found out yesterday my patience paid off BIG! I went to Lowe’s to buy some curtain rods when I stumbled upon a rack full of Mirr-Edge mirror trim in several different colors. I stared at the Cherry Walnut for a while and wasn’t sure how it would look but I couldn’t leave the store without it so I bought just enough for the boys bathroom upstairs.
These came in sets of two so I bought 2 sets ~ one set for the horizontal trim and one for the vertical trim. I then bought 1 set of 4 corner plates. They cover the seams and add a nice aesthetic touch.
Whitney just happened to be coming over that afternoon (how convenient for me) so she assisted me in this venture. The trim is 59.5” long, so roughly 5’. The instructions say to measure each piece on the mirror, score and then crisply snap the trim to get the right fit. This did not work (circular saw is so much more efficient – learned how to use one with this project). Measure the vertical strips first and then the horizontal. After you cut them down to size there are double-sided adhesive pads that come with the trim – just peel and stick (we put 4 to 5 on each strip).
Then press the trim on the mirror and Voila!
Once you have all of the trim up it’s time for the corner plates. No cutting here – just peel and stick the double sided, adhesive, strips and fit to each corner!
I just love how custom my boys mirror looks now and it completely transformed their whole bathroom! Total time invested – 30 minutes! I highly recommend this product to anyone that wants a chic look in minutes!
Okay, so I loved this product so much that I went back to Lowe’s that night to get more trim for my master bathroom.
This line also carries seam plates that cover seams when you need more than 5’ of trim. My master mirror needed about 6 ft. on the horizontal pieces so I bought 1 set of 2 seam plates.
You want the seams in the center of the mirror for aesthetic purposes so I had to buy 1 set of trim for the top and 1 for the bottom and then 1 set for the vertical sides. I measured the horizontal pieces so that they met in the center and followed up with the same steps we used for the boys bathroom. When I was done I added the seam plates to cover the seams in the center with the double sided, adhesive, pads and that was it. I LOVE MY MASTER BATH SO MUCH MORE NOW! Total time invested – 30 minutes!
I had so much trim left over that I decided to do my half bath also! I will eventually buy a framed mirror for my half bath but for now this is perfect! The only purchase I made for this mirror was the corner plates!
At the end of the day I had customized three bathroom mirrors / which in turn transformed all three bathrooms (in about 1.5 hours) ~ it just doesn’t get any better than that folks! As always ~ Enjoy!
UPDATE:
You can purchase this product in a variety of colors and styles HERE!
You can also purchase at HOME DEPOT online or in store!
I had no idea that you could buy precut pieces for the mirror – I want to do the same thing but thought I'd have to make it myself. {{off to Lowes to find my own set!}}
Wow! I am so jazzed about this post … I am so totally going to get this for my 3 bathrooms! What a difference! Thanks for sharing! Great post!
Oh much better! ANd so beautiful!
oh wow! i need to go to lowe's! love it!
Oh, my gosh I have been wanting to frame the mirror in my Master bathroom for so long and I didnt know this stuff existed. Woohoo, we have a Lowes and this is payday week.
Thank you, thank you for sharing this.
Your bathrooms look wonderful!
Very very good idea! I love the ZEBRA towels in the background. can I have them? lol!
That is amazing!! Just amazing..what a great transformation!!
my post is here:http://spindlecottage.blogspot.com/2009/09/transforming-for-fall.html
What a great look…. I love the way it all turned out.
xoxo
Julie
Girls, I am so impressed. I didn't even know something like this existed. Looks great.
How did you fit it around those annoying little plastic mirror clips? I love the way yours turned out!!
What a transformation! I, too, have been holding out for framed mirrors for my bathrooms. That score and snap thing rarely works out for me either. I think you have to have more upper body strength, like the men who designed the product,lol!
Paula ~ Mise en scène
Black! My favorite new color! 🙂 Just beautiful! I need to come here more often!!! 🙂
Wow! I just paid $20 for samples from MirrorMate frames. The frame itself will cost about $200, which I thought was a good deal until I saw this. Now I'm thinking Mirr Edge is the way to go!
Oh my goodness! You've just saved me hours of fighting with my husband:-) I've been trying to convince him to let me take down our ugly new home mirrors for ages but it stresses him out! I'm totally going to do this! Thanks so much!
Fabulous! I wish I had done this in our last house. I hated those builder-cheapo mirrors we had there.
Jane