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The building works in our master bedroom are more or less complete. When we moved in, it was a complete smelly mess of pee stained carpet, dirty walls, torn wallpaper and dodgy electrics.

Edwardian Bedroom Before

Now, a bit over three years later, there are still a few things here and there that need sorting – like the window that we’d eventually like to replace, but in general it’s one of our most finished rooms in the house.

Bedroom Progress

Although our building work is more or less completed, the room is definitely still lacking in personality and a lot of those finishing touches that make it feel welcoming. So here’s our newest addition to the room!

DIY Wood Mirror

We really love how our new DIY wood mirror turned out. The size is pretty much perfect for the space and the different thicknesses of wood that we’ve used really give it an interesting texture.

DIY Wood Mirror

It really wasn’t difficult to make and if you’d like to make one of your own, this is how we made it.

What you will need:

  • A mirror (we used KOLJA from IKEA)
  • Wood Stain
  • No Nails Glue
  • Wood Glue Old Rag and Gloved to apply stain
  • Wood strips
  • Plywood as backing base (we used some hardboard which we still had lying around)
  • Saw (we used our new fancy mitre saw which made things very easy. At a push, a normal handsaw would do, it’ll just take a lot! longer to cut the pieces)
  • Jigsaw
  • Sandpaper
  • Pencil, string & glue
  • Mirror hangers & screws

How to make it:

Start by working out the overall size of the mirror and frame that you want to make and roughly cut out the shape you want out of a large piece of wood (we used hardboard). There’s no need to be too exact at this point as you will have to trim the mirror when you’ve finished gluing your wood strips into place.

After you’ve prepared your base, continue to cut your wood strips into a load of short, same sized pieces. We cut ours to exactly four times the width of the wood strip.

DIY Wood Mirror

We used our fancy new mire saw for all of the cutting. To make sure that all pieces are exactly the same length, we attached a board to one side of the saw, so that we were able to push the wood strips against it without having to measure each piece individually.

Then, we just glued the strips onto the prepared base with some wood glue.

DIY Wood Mirror

Our tip: Don’t get any glue on the top of the wood pieces. Wood stain won’t cover where there is glue. 

The next step (after letting everything dry thoroughly) is to cut the wood frame into the shape you’d like. We decided a circle would be best for us, so we drilled a hole into the centre of the board and with the help of some string and a pencil marked out the outer and inner circles for the frame.

DIY Wood Mirror

Trying to be exact as possible, we then carefully cut along the lines with our jig saw.

DIY Wood Mirror

Our tip: Because we used two different thicknesses for our wood strips, it was really difficult to cut a neat line with the jigsaw. If you attempt to make a mirror of your own, it would probably be much easier to cut out if you draw the circle on the reverse (flat) side of your mirror and then cut it out.

After cutting out the frame and giving everything a quick sand, we stained everything with some wood dye (the same one we used for our staircase).

DIY Wood Mirror

We achieved the look we wanted with just one coat of the stain. We love the way the darker stain really brings out the different thicknesses of the wood strips.

After preparing the frame, the last step is to attach the mirror. We used some No Nails glue to stick it onto the back of the frame.

DIY Wood Mirror

Because we didn’t want to see any fixings, we used some self-gluing wall brackets that stick to the back of the frame to hang it to the wall.

DIY Wood Mirror

And after a few more dodgy calculations, this is the result!

DIY Wood Mirror

DIY Wood Mirror

DIY Wood Mirror

We’re really happy with the new mirror. It definitely make the room feel more finished.

Have you ever made your own DIY wood mirror? Do you have suggestions to further finish off the room?

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  1. Barbara says

    10/08/2015 at 20:15

    Love that – how creative! Would fit into a retro or contemporary setting! I need a jig saw!

    Reply
    • Christine says

      10/08/2015 at 21:28

      Thank you Barbara! It was super easy to make, too.
      Cx

      Reply
  2. Jessi @ Practically Functional says

    28/09/2013 at 18:42

    Oh my gosh, I love this sooooo much! It turned out so perfectly; I love the texture! Pinning, and thanks for sharing at my link party!

    Reply
    • Christine says

      29/09/2013 at 22:05

      Thanks Jessi! We love it, too.
      Cx

      Reply
  3. Magali@TheLittleWhiteHouse says

    28/09/2013 at 07:25

    I think I just fell in love with your electric saw. I might need to add that on my letter to Santa, right after pearl earrings! The mirror turned lovely, not only are you good at DIYing, but your sense of design is great.

    Reply
    • Christine says

      28/09/2013 at 10:30

      Thanks for the compliment, Magali! That’s soooo kind!
      I can’t believe we DIYed for such a long time without having a mitre saw. It’s now on our list of must-have tools and sounds like a pretty perfect Christmas present to me ;)
      Cx

      Reply
  4. KarenAnita says

    27/09/2013 at 11:04

    I cannot BELIEVE you made this! I was going to ask where you bought it from! Amazing job! Love love love it x

    Reply
    • Christine says

      27/09/2013 at 11:39

      Aww, thanks! It was really easy to make!
      Cx

      Reply
  5. mary says

    27/09/2013 at 03:57

    looks fantastic!
    You guys have really come a long way in a short time.

    Reply
    • Christine says

      27/09/2013 at 10:48

      Thanks Mary! Not sure that 3,5 years counts as short though… ;)
      Cx

      Reply
      • mary says

        28/09/2013 at 01:06

        ha!
        I’m going on ten years and I JUST repaired walls/painted my bedroom last year……..

        Reply
        • Christine says

          28/09/2013 at 10:30

          Well, let’s be honest – there’s always something better to be doing than DIY!
          Cx

          Reply
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