DIY floor mirror

A floor mirror is not only a mirror, but also an excellent decorative item. This item is considered unusual and therefore attracts a lot of attention. You can make such a mirror with your own hands.

How to make a floor mirror yourself

Creating such a design with your own hands consists of 2 steps:

1. It is necessary to cut a mirror of a certain size.
2. A wooden frame is made.

What materials and tools will be required

In addition to the finished mirror, we need wooden material to create a frame. One of the following options will do:

1. Oak. Very durable and high quality wood, resistant to damage.
2. Pine. This material is soft, but much easier to process. In addition, pine is cheaper.
3. Plywood. The best choice. The perfect balance between price and quality.

To create, you need the following tools:

1. Tape measure and pencil.
2. Drill and set of drills.
3. Jigsaw.
4. Screws.
5. Fastenings.

Attention! If necessary, other tools may be used.

Original ideas

There are a lot of ideas on how to make such a mirror with your own hands. It all depends on your imagination. Among the most interesting ideas are:

1. Cut it into some shape (for example, in the shape of an animal). Install the frame using wood.
2. Frame it with wood and mount it in the lamp frame. It's called a Hollywood style mirror.
3. Make a large wooden frame. Install shelves with cosmetics on it. It looks beautiful, and cosmetics will not take up extra space on the nightstand.
4. Winnie the Pooh style. To create such a design we need a small round mirror. The frame for it will also be round, but in the upper part there will be 2 bulges, shaped like bear ears. You can make ears of any animal.
5. In vintage style. Such mirrors came from France. The idea is to make a large and beautiful frame with different patterns, such as flowers. Such mirrors were used in ancient times by the royal family.
6. In the shape of a window. You need to make it in such a way that it resembles a window in appearance. To do this, long but narrow wooden sticks are glued to the mirror. Window shape as desired.
7. Pottery Barn. The shape is a bit like a Rubik's cube. But the length of the mirror is greater than its width. To create such a design, you can use sticks, as in the previous step. Miles cut out several pieces of the same shape and size and connect them together, like parts of a Rubik's cube.

Attention! You can make a floor mirror without a frame. Wooden legs are made for this. Small holes are made in them. Then the mirror needs to be inserted into these holes.

Floor mirror yourself: step by step

The whole work involves making a frame for the mirror, which will also serve as a stand. We need a ready-made mirror. If its size is too large, you can use a glass cutter and cut out the excess part.

You can make a floor mirror yourself as follows:

1. Take a sheet of small plywood. Using a jigsaw you need to cut out 3 shelves. Their size will be about 100x200 mm.
2. The plywood needs to be placed face down and measured 200 mm from the top edge and 100 from the left. Let's put a mark here. We repeat this step 2 times, stepping back 10 cm from the mark already made. In the places where the marks are installed, you need to make holes for installing screws.
3. Each shelf must be measured 50 mm from the edge of the long sides. We make marks in the middle of the thickness of the shelf.
4. Now you need to check the markup. We attach the shelves to a sheet of (large) plywood. The marks must match the holes. We make holes in the shelves for installing screws.
5. Now the shelves need to be screwed on.
6. We lay the structure so that the shelves face up. We install mirrors in the central part of the plywood. There should be a distance of about 50 mm from the edge of the plywood sheet to the edge of the mirror.
7. Now you need to mark the places where the fasteners for the mirror will be installed (you can choose the places as you wish, but it is important that there are as many fasteners as possible).
8. Drill holes in the places for fastenings. Screws are suitable as fastenings.
9. The last step is to secure the mirror with fasteners.
10. The structure is ready.

Making a mirror with your own hands is very simple. You need to choose an idea and do what you want.