Mirrors in the interior - a great decorating element. In addition, it is a great way to visually increase the space: hanging the mirror in a small room, you will expand it by mapping. You can try to make not just a mirror, but a panel of mirror tiles! Make it is not so difficult, but you will need male help. You can draw a sketch of the future panel, make the necessary measurements and calculations, and your husband entrust more serious work.
For such work, you can easily buy a special mirror tile. It will take only nine tiles, so in general the purchase will not devastate your wallet. True, the mirror tile is not sold in every construction store, so there is another option to get it. You can create a mirror tile with your own hands! To do this, you can use the old broken mirror or simply pieces of such a material that is not sorry.
Make measurements and glass cutter. Slide the mirror to get the tile of the desired size. You can also contact the workshop where mirrors make. There you will be put on the tile, and will make Fazet. In other words, they will suit the edges, slightly cutting them at an angle. Fazet is done in order for the pieces of the mirror were not sharp on the edges (so that they could not be cut down). And the harder it is more difficult to independently prepare a frame with a backdrop for a mirror panel.
To make a mirror panel, take a mirror tile, wooden planks, plywood sheet, liquid nails.
How to make a mirror panel? Work description.
Put the sheet of plywood in front of you: it will be a panel back. Squeeze the desired size and cut the backs of the plywood sheet.
From all four sides of the backs need to attach the planks. You can shorten the upper and lower planks so that there are some space between them and side spacers. This is done so that the planks do not deform the panel in case of swelling from wet air.
If you have too thin strips, you can apply one to another, and so fix them.
Well, now - it's time to attach the robe itself. Try to choose for the frame perfectly smooth strips. If necessary - polish their sandpaper. Apply liquid nails to the top edge edge.
Apply the bar for the frame, press well. When the adhesive will dry, additionally attach the frame with a drill.
Then you can do the same with the rest of the frame. That is, stick the frame, and then, after drying the liquid nails, drill holes and insert screws.
This will look like a frame from behind: Neat plywood with planks attached to it.
Well, in front it will be just a plywood decorated with a frame from all sides. Now mirror pieces can be attached to this fane.
By the way, at this stage you can attach a suspension to the product. It is easiest - to nail two small carnations to the side frames of the frame (naturally, from the back side), slightly bend them down so that they become looped. Well, and then just stretching a strong lace between these loops. If the lace is stretched slightly, the top edge of the panel will retreat from the wall. So, if you want the product hanging, well-adjacent to the wall, better pull the lace.
That's all, the wonderful mirror panel is ready! It can serve as decoration, and a mirror!
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