![]() ![]() It’s not pretty, and to be honest it’s not even completely effective. I repeat around the full circumference, adding painters’ tape as I go. I place a piece of paper at the edge and trace in the crease, then cut and place on the mirror. Protecting the glass when painting round mirrors is not an easy task. Add the wood rounds, with equal distance between, in the remaining space on the mirror’s frame. Place the battery terminals on the mirror and adhere with Gorilla Glue (I like the gel version). Glue the hinge directly across from the mid-way point between the two battery terminals. Step #1 (presuming you don’t need to “fix” your rounds like I did – in which case Mistake #1 was technically my Step #1). Once adhered to the back of the wood round, each piece had enough height to fit into the narrow part of the mirror’s ridge, and they ended up adding a nice dimension as opposed to simply flat rounds on the mirror. These have adhesive on the back so were easy to add. The wood rounds I purchased were too large to fit in the ridge of the mirror’s frame, so I needed to build them up a bit with furniture pads. Materials: Ikea 28″ round mirror 2 colors of hammered metallic spray paint wood rounds (sold at craft stores) battery terminals (yes, car battery terminals) one hinge and gorilla glue I made a few mistakes along the way, but they ended up adding character to the finished piece (I love it when that happens). I decided to go the DIY route, so I roamed the aisles of Home Depot and Michael’s to find items that I could use to replicate the look, using an inexpensive Ikea mirror as the base. I shopped online for porthole mirrors, but the large scale ones (over 18″ or so) were in the range of $200 or more. I knew that I wanted to have a large mirror there, and thought it would be a great look for it to have a nautical theme. ![]() We rearranged our bedroom at the cabin this summer, which resulted in a blank wall directly across from the window overlooking the lake. ![]()
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