IKEA items used: Filipstad glass door
• First, choose the size of the mirror that will fit in your room : 15”x30”, 15”x40”, 18”x30” or ”18”x40”. For a small bathroom, I recommend a 18” x 30”.
• Cover a solid table with a thick cardboard and place the glass door, face down.
• Attach securely the glass door to the table with clamps.
• Clamp a strong metallic guide along the side of the glass.
• With a sharp cutter, cut the strips of wood that holds the glass. Go very slowly, until you can see the side of the glass, 3 mi/m inside the wood.
• Repeat around the glass, only on the right, left and up sides. Keep in place the wood at the bottom of the glass.
• When the 3 sides have been cut, it is easy to separate the glass from the wooden frame.
• Use the glass as a pattern to shop a cut mirror that will perfectly fit into the frame.
• Then secure the mirror in the frame with nails or inserts : I used a Logan F500-2 Dual Drive Elite
• I finally cut and attached a shelf at the bottom of the framed mirror.
~ J-M. Bouley
Jules is the author of IKEAHackers.net: 25 Biggest and Best Projects".
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