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How to add molding around your bathroom builder grade mirrors

By Debbiedoo's Team Published: Sep 26, 2010 · Modified: Oct 11, 2015

How to add molding around your bathroom builder grade mirrors. 

One thing I hate about some of the newer bathrooms is the large builder grade mirrors. 

Now…. you can rip them down, which in turn will cause wall damage, then you have to drywall and paint all over again. 

Builder grade mirrors before molding

The boys bathroom was the last to have the mirrors not finished with molding.

This weekend hubs was OFF and he actually said he would do this project for me.

YAY! I love it when I do not have to beg. So here is how it went down.

1.  First we measured the mirror.

2.  Then a trip to Home depot to buy the already primed molding.

We also bought wood appliques  to go in each corner…for one thing it just makes cutting easier.

You just do a straight cut. 

A quick coat of white spray paint.

Spray painting molding for bathroom mirrors

We USED two sided tape to adhere the molding around the mirrors. It was industrial type, and AWESOME!

You can find that at the hardware store as well.

We have used the glue in the past, and not an easy quick dry. And you have to stand there forever waiting for it to somewhat stick. So we skipped the glue.

The cost to do both mirrors was $50.00 total there and as you can see these are larger.

Adding molding to builder grade mirrors

I am so happy to be done with builders mirrors.  You too can do this project, even you gals on your own, it really was that easy. You can acutally cut the wood at Home depot, or Lowes.

After molding on mirror

  
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I hope this project inspired you to try this easy diy project.
PLEASE NOTE these pictures and post were from the very beginning of my blogging days.
They are far from good quality {the pics} however the project is awesome and still holding strong!
How to add molding to builder grade mirrors
 
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  1. Karrie Smith

    August 28, 2013 at 8:40 pm

    Debbie, did you bathroom mirrors have clips etc…if I follow your protocol (which is awesome) I will have to “carve out” where clips hold mirrors…

    I pretty sure there is glue big time, holding them on. But clips are visible at top and a “channel” metal piece is where it sits close to the tile.

    what’s your thoughts and what did you have?

    Reply
    • debbiedoo's

      August 28, 2013 at 9:40 pm

      My husband kept the clips on otherwise the mirror would fall off the wall.

      Reply
      • Dawn

        January 28, 2014 at 12:33 am

        Leaving the clips on though will keep the molding from resting on the mirror. I would cut the molding where it meets the clips.

        Reply
        • debbiedoo's

          January 28, 2014 at 7:15 am

          The clips we have are tiny the molding rested perfectly flat on ours.

          Reply
  2. amy

    July 18, 2014 at 2:57 pm

    What is the name of the tape you used?

    Reply
    • debbiedoo's

      July 18, 2014 at 7:39 pm

      I believe it was by scotch. It was industrial strength two sided tape.

      Reply
  3. Clearissa

    October 08, 2014 at 11:04 pm

    Hi There,

    Old or new post, this is awesome! I have one and the tape is an awesome technique. So I’m assuming you measure the corner pieces and your mirror before buying the molding so you know how to have it cut. Awesome!!!

    Reply
    • debbiedoo's

      October 08, 2014 at 11:27 pm

      Yes indeed that is all you do! Good luck, it’s an easy project and very inexpensive.

      Reply
  4. jan

    April 27, 2015 at 7:39 pm

    can’t wait to try this! Awesome idea & directions!

    Reply

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