Not totally necessary but I had extra yardsticks laying around, so I thought it couldn’t hurt.Ħ. Optional- Glue some sort of support to the back of the mirror. Cut the mirror out of the frame, if the frame is too chunky, or if you want to manipulate the shape a little bit.ĥ. Spray paint the items above as well at the pearl/ weatherstrip combo.Ĥ. Glue the pearl garland to the weatherseal.ģ.Mirror (Mine was thrifted, but if you want to use an extra large, floor length mirror this one is a GREAT option.).
Duck Tape (In case your base splinters when you break it.).Weatherseal (This is key for giving your mirror that arched shape.).I have been on a quest for the perfect mirror to repurpose so that it would have a gold, antique, effect, and Goodwill came through, per usual. (You can read more about this fascination here if you’d like.) I think most people are at least intrigued by vintage clothing and decor. If you are anything like I am, then you are probably drawn to antique items. Repurpose a mirror to make it look like an antique. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This post probably contains affiliate links, but only on items that I use or would recommend. Here is the video version of this post, if you’re interested: Tag me on insta hereso I can see how you style it. If you’re rich and want to skip the DIY tutorial and get the real, Anthropologie Gleaming Primrose Mirror, here it is. If you’ve never seen it, it is an arched, antique-looking mirror that comes in small to the-biggest-mirror-I’ve-ever-seen, sizes.
I had to figure out a way to re-create it. I love every single thing in there, so when the Gleaming Primrose Mirror started trending, it was no surprise to me. Also make sure to use a small paint brush to clean up any excess glue that has pressed out from under the appliqués.Anthropologie is my FAVORITE store. Once you place the appliqués, use clamps to hold them in place until the glue is dry. I think either would work fine, I was in a hurry and didn’t give the wood glue the needed time to fully dry and ended up going with the liquid nails. I tried attached the appliqués using wood glue and liquid nails.
These are the ones I ended up using here, here and here. I got the appliqués from Amazon, although you can find some pretty ones at places like Lowes and Home Depot, or Michaels and Hobby Lobby. I also used the same stain and method to stain wooden appliqués. I ended up doing three coats of stain to get the look I wanted. You can read all about that method in this post.
ANTHROPOLOGIE MIRROR DUPE PROFESSIONAL
Mixing the two creates a beautiful, splotch-free, professional finish. Step 4: Stainįor the stain I chose to use my favorite staining method, mixing my stain with satin sheen polycrylic. I used plastic wood to fill any gaps, and then used a sanding sponge and my multi-tool detail sander to smooth the corners. I also used very small wood screws so they didn’t go through the front of the moulding/frame. Note, my mirror was 1/4″ thick, make sure you use clips made for the correct thickness of your mirror. I also used two packs of them, so 8 clips total to give as much support as I could to the mirror since my frame was on the thin side.
I didn’t want to see the clips from the side of the mirror and I wasn’t planning to extend the frame to cover that area. I preferred the metal because of their lower profile. To attach the mirror I used Liquid Nails along the back of the frame (**make sure to use a Liquid Nails meant for mirrors), and then secured the mirror to the frame using metal mirror clips. I used corner clamps to hold everything in place while the glue dried. Using wood glue and staples to secure the mitered corners (cut on my miter saw). I used picture frame moulding to create a frame. Here’s how it went down! Step 1: BUild the frame Some creativity and wrestling of our vanity mirror later, and I had my dream mirror. I’ve been wanting a large, floor mirror for a while, and I love the Anthropologie Primrose mirror and the Amelie mirror from Arhaus, but my budget was not in concordance. It had been sitting in our girls playroom, acting, as a makeshift dance mirror for over a year until one day I had the idea to turn it into the mirror of my dreams. We took down the large mirror in our main bathroom and replaced it during our renovation. And it is gorgeous! DIY Anthropologie Mirror Dupe So I created a DIY Anthropologie mirror dupe repurposing our old bathroom vanity mirror. But if you’re like me, spending that kind of money on a mirror just isn’t in the budget. Raise your hand if you have been drooling over the Anthropologie mirror that is making rounds in the social media and design world? I’m raising mine! The Anthropolgie primrose mirror is blowing up as THE mirror to have.
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