Ashley's Shanty Thrifty Find

Hi Friends! I HAVE to blog about the thrifty find I made yesterday! I really don’t like the mirrors in our bathrooms but I have been patient in changing them out because I wanted to replace them with framed mirrors (for a more custom look) and that can be costly!

Well, I said it CAN be costly but as I found out yesterday my patience paid off BIG! I went to Lowe’s to buy some curtain rods when I stumbled upon a rack full of Mirredge mirror trim in several different colors. I stared at the Cherry Walnut for a while and wasn’t sure how it would look but I couldn't leave the store without it so I bought just enough for the boys bathroom upstairs.

These came in sets of two so I bought 2 sets ~ one set for the horizontal trim and one for the vertical trim. I then bought 1 set of 4 corner plates. They cover the seams and add a nice aesthetic touch.

Whitney just happened to be coming over that afternoon (how convenient for me) so she assisted me in this venture. The trim is 59.5” long, so roughly 5’. The instructions say to measure each piece on the mirror, score and then crisply snap the trim to get the right fit. This did not work (circular saw is so much more efficient – learned how to use one with this project). Measure the vertical strips first and then the horizontal. After you cut them down to size there are double-sided adhesive pads that come with the trim – just peel and stick (we put 4 to 5 on each strip).

To see the rest of the project check out my blog at: Ashley's Shanty2Chic

Completed mirrors

I wanted to send you a picture of two completed mirrors I did. I not only did the "builders" mirror I also did the medicine cabinet mirror. I still need to do a little paint touch up (I painted it white but will for sure buy the next kit in white already) ...... I think it looks pretty good.

Thanks

Shawna Hazelett

We loved the results...

Hello Mirredge.

Attached are some photos of our mirror using Mirredge. We loved the results. Very easy to use.

We have two more bathroom mirrors which we will also do with your product. Love it.

Thanks.

Beveled Acrylic Mirror Strips

"We had our basement finished and we have a Retro theme, black, red and white. We searched the internet looking for mirror to put between black half round moulding at chair level, to match our Black Wurlitzer Juke box. When we came across this product we were thrilled. Previously in our search we could only find 1 inch sqaure mirror. This product was so easy to work with and the effect is beautiful. We did the whole bar area and are ordering more, to trim the bar . I would highly recommend using this product. We have gotten so many compliments on it."
By Sheade714 from Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey

Quick and Easy

The mirror edge product line is easy to install and looks great! Many of our friends and family members could not believe the beautiful change in our bathroom. By KimberlyC from Weston, Florida

Mirror Frame Kit

Made my 17 year old mirror look new. So easy to install decided to use this on another bathroom mirror. Only problem top corner pieces alittle too heavy for the stick pads that came with product. By JanJ from Memphis

How To Apply Acrylic Mirr.Edge to a mirror that has existing mirror clips

The best way to deal with this situation is to unscrew and relocate the plastic or metal mirror clips to within one and a half inches from each corner. Affix the horizontal and vertical Mirr.Edge Acrylic Strips in between the clips using the included double faced tape in each package, in addition to dabs of Mirr.Edge Glue Adhesive or Liquid Nails LN-600 Adhesive (sold separately) next to the double faced tape squares. Affix the Mirr.Edge Corner Plates into the corner areas and ON TOP of the Acrylic Strips in each corner, thereby covering the mirror clips.

In the event the mirror clips are not able to be relocated to the corner areas, you can piece the Acrylic Strips in between the existing clips, and cover the clips with a Mirr.Edge Cover Seam Plate, or a small piece of leftover Mirr.Edge Acrylic Strip, cut to two or three inches long, or as desired. This solution works best with the metal mirror clip, as it is only about an eigth inch thick. If you have the traditional thicker plastic mirror clips, replacing them with a metal clip would work best. These metal mirror clips can usually be found at your local home improvement stores in the mirror and/or hardware department.

Black edges look awful but look what happened...

BEFORE with ugly black edges from desilvering
around the edges...

AFTER - WOW!! Look how beautiful it looks

with the acrylic mirror trim....Just love IT!!!!

Wood grain

"I and my husband first saw this product in sky mall brochure for Southwest Airlines last year. We visited one of the Home Depot stores around our area. We bought the product and saved our aging mirror that had become an embarrassing fixiture in our beautiful bathroom!! It made quite a dramatic difference. It totally changed our bathroom and it is easy to install. TRY IT!!" Anne K from Columbia, MD

Change your bathroom mirror by adding this border

"Especially useful for large, rectangular bathroom mirrors that look like hotel mirrors. Dresses up the mirror and changes the entire look of the bathroom. Easy to install." Lina of Florida

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