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Framed

January 24, 2009 By Rhoda 80 Comments

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This is my old bathroom in Georgia. We put in the furniture piece complete with sink and marble tiles and it really turned out pretty. I loved this vanity, the feet, hardware and everything about it. That was back when wallpaper and borders were really in (hello 90’s), but I don’t miss either, however, and it was time to move on to Alabama and a new house.

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This was a classic dining room buffet in a former life, but worked out well for a new vanity in the bathroom. And yes, that is indeed a cat’s tail you see in the pic. My sweet kitty that I used to have loved drinking water out of the sink.

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Now, here’s the part I really wanted to show you. This mirror was framed out using square blocks and fluted moldings and glued on with Liquid Nails. These were painted and glued on the mirror by me. And just to clarify, YES…they are glued directly on top of the mirror, not the wall. So, you don’t need extra space on either side of your mirror at all. No more crackle finish this time around, but I’ve got big plans for these……IMG_3924

And 2 naked bathroom mirrors just crying out for some bling. You’ve probably seen this done before, but it’s a great way to frame out a plain bath mirror without taking it down and starting over. You’ll see soon enough and I’ll show off both of them! I’m working on the first one now.

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  1. Diane@A Picture is Worth.... says

    January 24, 2009 at 8:53 pm

    I’ve got one naked mirror that has been crying out for help! Do you just glue it over the little mirror holder things?

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  2. Susan says

    January 24, 2009 at 9:36 pm

    This is on my list to do for master bathroom… unless I can talk hubby into pulling the huge mirror down and putting up 2 smaller mirrors!

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  3. Blondie's Journal says

    January 24, 2009 at 10:10 pm

    Rhoda…I wish I had your bathroom mirror ideas before we decided to gut our bathroom. I hated the huge mirror in there. I am always pleasantly surprised by the creative, decorative ideas you come up with that I never would have thought of.

    Love that cat!! 🙂

    xoxo Jane

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  4. An Accomplished Woman says

    January 24, 2009 at 10:21 pm

    What a pretty mirror. Great idea.

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  5. Shelia says

    January 24, 2009 at 10:34 pm

    Hi Rhoda! This is wonderful!
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia 🙂

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  6. Sherri S says

    January 24, 2009 at 10:40 pm

    I love this idea. I actually have an ‘old’ very large picture frame I am planning to place ON my mirror in my bathroom. Can’t wait for more info on your project and I just LOVE your blog!

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  7. Jen r. says

    January 24, 2009 at 11:28 pm

    Rhoda, I love the way that looks!

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  8. justabeachkat says

    January 25, 2009 at 12:21 am

    Great idea Rhoda! Can’t wait to see how you do it this time. Maybe I should do something like this in the guest room where you and Peter stayed??

    Okay now I need some help with Super Bowl decorations in my formal dining room where we’ll be putting the food this year. I’ve posted some pics of the room although you’ve seen it in person. Help! You always have great ideas.

    Hugs!
    Kat

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  9. A Southern Family says

    January 25, 2009 at 12:23 am

    I LOVE this!!!! I’m going to have to do this in my guest bath!!!

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  10. Alex and Jill says

    January 25, 2009 at 12:24 am

    GENIUS! I have two bathroom mirrors that need just this! Thank you!

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  11. Ashley @ Domestic Fashionista says

    January 25, 2009 at 2:20 am

    Looks great! Cannot wait to see the rest! 🙂

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  12. kathi says

    January 25, 2009 at 7:04 am

    What a great idea! Thanks for telling us how you did it too!

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  13. A New England Life says

    January 25, 2009 at 7:30 am

    Rhoda I’m so glad I saw this post! I have the same dilemma, a large, quality mirror in a bathroom I’m re-doing with no frame. Now what to do with it?

    I have to ask though, how did you hang it? Are there hooks on the wood? I’m just afraid that won’t hold it.

    Thank you for the wonderful inspiration!

    Sharon

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  14. Anonymous says

    January 25, 2009 at 7:50 am

    Rhoda what a wonderful idea for a mirror. Can’t wait to see your finished products! xoxo

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  15. Betty Jo says

    January 25, 2009 at 7:51 am

    Oops! I didn’t mean to post as Anonymous. Not sure what happened there! xoxo

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  16. Kimba says

    January 25, 2009 at 8:18 am

    I can’t wait to see how it turns out! I’ve been dying to do the same thing to my bathroom mirror but I think I’ve been making it harder than it needs to be.

    Kimba

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  17. the pleasures of homemaking says

    January 25, 2009 at 9:36 am

    Looks great! I did this to my hall bathroom too and used liquid nails. It’s so easy to do. I was in Lowe’s yesterday and they now have kits they sell to do this.

    Manuela

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  18. Bo says

    January 25, 2009 at 10:01 am

    Hi Ms. Rhoda…I took your poll and clicked on everything…so I hope you'll continue to share some of all…Your former bathroom was beautiful & I'll bet it helped your house sell extra quickly!
    😉 Bo

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  19. KMfamily ;-) says

    January 25, 2009 at 12:37 pm

    let the creativity flow!!!!

    cant wait to see it all finished

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  20. Cote de Texas says

    January 25, 2009 at 2:03 pm

    You bathroom looked so great – I think I would have put in a cabinet from Home Depot before I moved and taken that beautiful cabinet with me!!!! I couldn’t have left it. The legs looked so great on it. Love the mirror idea and how you repeated it a few times – very cute!!!!

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