As promised, I completed my second mirror makeover – this one in our master bathroom. If you’ll recall, I did the mirror in the kids’ bathroom first, under the assumption that I would be able to work out the kinks, making for a smooth installation in our bathroom.  Ah yes, but as all know, DIY projects like to throw curve balls. I had this project almost completed, with three sides of the frame up without an issue. I just had to wait for the glue to dry on the top piece and install it. Easy Peasy, right? Shall we do a check for collateral damage? The busted outlet cover as a result of “the crash” Yes, the top piece came crashing down. Ironically, I had run downstairs to get some tape to “hold” it since it didn’t seem to be adhering as well as the other pieces had (hindsight, the Liquid Nails was a bit dried out). That’s when I heard it. From upstairs. Ohhhhh craaaaapppp. I rush upstairs to find my top piece of the mirror frame, on the ground. Still in one piece, but it needed to be reglued/recaulked. Thankfully, no one was up there when it happened […]

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After admiring so many mirror transformations in blogland, I finally found one that inspired me into action.  Janell, of Isabella & Max Rooms, recently did an amazing mirror makeover, and since it didn’t involve mitre-ing (is that a word?) corners, I decided, this is the tutorial for ME! I hit Lowe’s for my supplies, and fortunately, didn’t need to buy too much.  Some primed MDF for the frame, paint and wood glue.  I decided that I would start small on the project and do the mirror in the kids’ bathroom to get my feet wet.  I figured if I could do their bathroom, I would learn from my mistakes and doing our master bath mirror should be a piece of cake, right? While I didn’t have to mitre any corners, I did venture into the garage and used the circular saw for the first time.  I have to admit, I was a bit intimidated by this particular power tool.  It’s loud.  It’s powerful.  It’s sharp.  And it has a lot of safety instructions on it.  But, it saved me from having to have Lowe’s do the cuts for me, which was kind of nice.  Even though I had to go BACK […]

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