DIY Framed Complete Period Reflect

 

DIY Framed Complete Period Reflect

I crossed yet one more mission off of the checklist for the visitor bed room. The total-length replicate is framed and able to hold at the wall. I had discussed the opportunity of the usage of yellow at the TV body, however, I made up our minds to apply it to this a lot thinner body as an alternative.

I nonetheless want to cling to the replicate and to do this, I’ll use a Hangman mirror hanger. The ones are the one issues I’ll use to hold massive and/or heavy pieces on my partitions.

However, let’s get to the framing procedure. I began by way of chopping a work of one/2-inch plywood (that I already had readily available and has been saved out of doors, which is why it seems to love it’s observed higher days 😀 ) to the scale of my replicate, plus about 1/sixteenth inch in each instruction.

Subsequent, I used my desk noticed to chop some lumber to the thickness that I sought after for the body. I began with a 1″ x 3″ piece of lumber, and minimize it into items which are about 3/8″ x 1-1/4″.

The usage of 1.5″ 18-gauge nails and picket glue, I hooked up the ones items to the perimeters of the plywood.

You'll be able to see above that I didn't miter the corners. And you'll see beneath what it gave the look of with all of the ones body items hooked up and the cracks and nail holes full of picket filler.

After sanding the entire joints and nail holes easy, I used replicate mastic to glue the replicate to the plywood. It’s vital to make use of replicate mastic in particular, and no longer simply any random adhesive, as a result of replicate mastic is secure for the silver backing on a replicate. Different adhesives would possibly imaginable react with the silver backing on a replicate and warp the reflectiveness of the silver backing and even take away it. I to find this replicate mastic at the replicate aisle (by way of the frameless mirrors) at House Depot.

And I exploit an excessively beneficiant quantity, particularly for a replicate this large and heavy. (My replicate is 60″ x 32″ x 1/4″.) Don’t pay any consideration to the gold paint. I assumed I sought after the replicate gold, however I virtually by no means like gold paint on picket. This proved to be no exception.

With the replicate in position, I had those tiny gaps between the replicate and the body that I sought after to hide. So I used my desk noticed to chop down some very skinny strips of picket (possibly 1/4″ sq.) to glue over the ones little gaps.

I sanded them in reality smartly after which did a dry are compatible to verify they might are compatible…

Prior to attaching them, I painted the aspect of the items that will take a seat towards the replicate. It’s vital to remember the fact that no matter is towards the face of the replicate will likely be visual. I’ve made the error of forgetting this repeatedly when framing mirrors!

When that paint used to be dry, I used small 5/8″ 18-gauge nails to glue those items. I shot the nails from the interior and into the out of doors body.

With all of the ones 4 items hooked up, I used to be able to color the body. When portray frames on mirrors, I by no means trouble with taping off the replicate. I simply paint proper onto the replicate.

As soon as the paint is dry, that extra paint comes off very simply with a razor blade.

And right here it's, all completed.

So I didn’t meet my function for completing the room by way of the tip of ultimate weekend. I if truth be told had one thing else arise that wanted my consideration and took my center of attention off of the room. However I don’t suppose it’ll be for much longer earlier than the room is totally completed.

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