CHEAP DIY MIRROR TUTORIAL | DIY INDUSTRIAL GRID MIRROR | IKEA HACKS 2023 | CHEAP DIY WALL MIRROR
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 เม.ย. 2020
- Today's video shows you exactly how to make a DIY industrial grid style mirror. I talk you through exactly what you need and the steps to take.
I have always loved this style, but they can be pricey so I thought I would give this easy Ikea hack a go using mirrored tiles, MDF and wooden battens. I am really pleased with the result as it only cost me around £50 excluding the paint and undercoat (which we already had).
I hope you find this helpful and please let me know if it has inspired you to make your own!
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Anna Louisa x
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Mirrored tiles:
www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/lots-mir...
MDF and Battens: All from Homebase, but any local hardware store will stock them.
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CHEAP DIY MIRROR TUTORIAL | DIY INDUSTRIAL GRID MIRROR | IKEA HACKS 2020 | CHEAP DIY WALL MIRROR
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TRANSCRIPT
Hi guys, so in today's video I'm going to be showing you how I've made my industrial style mirror.
Ok, so you'll need an MDF sheet, some mirrored tiles, some wooden battens, to go in between each tile, some undercoat, some paint and some glue.
These mirrors were from IKEA. You get four in each pack and they were £7 each.
We opted for 1 centimetre wide wooden battens to go in between each mirror.
Ok, so what you'll need to do first is to decide on the size of the mirror. We wanted ours to be quite large so we opted for three packs of the mirrors so that will give us 12 mirrors so we will have four in length and three in height.
Working out the measurements of the MDF sheet, I first of all worked out the length so I added together the widths of the mirrors plus the widths of the battens each side of each mirrors. So each mirror is 30 centimetres, there are four mirrors in length and there are also five 1 centimetre battens so this all added to 125 centimetres.
I then did exactly the same for the height, although this time there were only three mirrors in height and there were only three battens so the measurement added to 94 centimetres.
We then worked out the measurements of the battens. You will need to take into account the width of the battens that will be taking up some of the space on the MDF sheet.
I will link some of the materials that we've used in the description box below.
Ok, what we did first was we undercoated all of the wooden battens and the MDF sheet. We had this left over from our DIY panelling. If you haven't checked that video out yet I will put the link in the description box below and also at the top.
Ok, once that is all dry you can then paint the battens with the white paint or whichever colour you're going for. What I then did was I actually laid it all out to check that I had got all the measurements correct. I then removed all the mirrors and the battens except for one row, as I did one row at a time so if I needed to alter the measurements slightly then it gave me the room to do that. I then stuck down each mirror and batten one by one.
As you can see that's the first row done so now it's on to the second.
I did exactly the same for the second row, I laid it all out first and then one by one I stuck down each mirror and each batten. Make sure you press firmly when applying them to the MDF. For any excess glue, just wipe away with a cloth.
I did exactly the same for the third row and left it overnight to dry.
You can then fill any of the joins if you need to.
I hope you found that helpful. Please give it a thumbs up if you enjoyed it and please subscribe if you haven't already.
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What do you think? Let me know in the comments below! x
What size is your mdf sheet? Away to do the exact same hope it looks like yours!
Where did you get your wooden battens?
Love it!
It was the calculations for me! 😍 subscribedddddd
That's a really good idea instead of ruining a wall with double sided tape by installing the mirros directly on to the wall one can make this and just hang it up on a nail.
This is such a useful video, thank you so much! Now I can’t wait to make our grid mirror for our hallway! ❤
Hi, love this! Just wondering what you would use to hang this up?
I wanna know too
This looks perfect! Thank you for this! We’ll add this to our upcoming projects!😍
You're welcome! I hope you enjoy making it 😊
Awesome thats what I was looking for thanks lady
Awesome video! Well done
Love it Anna! I want to make one for our hallway! 😍
Thank you! It was so easy to make :)
Super ❤️ working properly
Look great! Such a great idea.
Thank you so much 😊
Thanks for sharing. It's beautiful work
Thank you so much 😊 I really enjoyed making it x
Beautiful ❤
WOW! this looks amazing, thank you so much for sharing, I NEED to do this
You're welcome! So glad it was helpful 😊
You really have that creativity in you. I love the output. Must try this, Iĺl show this to my husband.
Thank you so much 😊
This is amazing, can i stick the mdf board on the wall, if so then what do i use to stick it to the wall?.
Amazing tutorial! I also love doing DIY projects at home
It's perfect to do at the moment 😊
This is a great idea. And a nice diy
Thank you so much 😊
Loved it.. Its really nice to have it in my home.. thanks for this video..
You are so welcome 😊
Omg love it. Im gonna do it ♥️
let me know how you get on! :) xx
Hi! Love this! I’m searching for your update on this. How do you stick or hang the mdf on the wall?
Hi, love this diy!! How much does the mirror weigh please? I would like to make it but would need to use command strips / anything other than drilling into the wall to hang it up x
That’s impressive 😳😍
Thank you so much 😊
It's look amazing 👏 😍, now I am wonder where to get the mdf base🤔
This is a nice idea!
Thank you so much 😊
fantastic tutorial you are very talented
Thank you so much, thats very kind 😊
wow really fab xxx
Thank you 😊
Nice! Makes me want to head to Pinterest to find some DIY projects 😊
Haha, pinterest is the perfect place for it 😊
Creative 💯💯
Thank you so much :)
Great video. How many hours would you say it take you to do all the steps ?
Hello thank you for sharing with us ! I am going to make it , however I can’t find any video on your account where we could hang the mirroir on the wall ! Are you able to help or guide me ? Xx thanks so much x
Hi, where did you get the battens from and how much did they cost? Did you have to pay extra to have them cut? Thanks
This is great. I can do this for the dance studio
That would look fab!
Great video, very detailed information. Where did you buy your battens from? Thanks
Thank you 😊 they were from Homebase
Great tutorial. What about hanging or did you keep yours on the floor?
We show you what we did to hang in my video after this one - updating our dining area 😊
Nice Creativity 👍
Thanks a lot 😊
Great job very helpful. Do you think it's to heavy to be hung on the wall ? I'm planning to make one for my kitchen wall .
That varies. There are light weight MDF boards including battens, i.e you can opt for plastic to reduce the mass and simply paint over with your desired paint.
I will say this, the mirrors alone are quite heavy which in turn could cause the board to collapse - that is assuming there is no back support/inappropriate wall fixings to a large-extra large mirror.
It requires a bit of research but the physics should be simple.
Hi, Can you send us a Hombase link for the batterns? I'm having difficulties find it.
Many thanks !
This is really good!! How thick is your MDF sheet?
Thank you 😊 it's 12mm x
Great video ! Do you have to cut the battens yourselves or can they be cut at the hardware store? Also, what glue did you use?
Hi, we had ours cut for us. Saved a job! It only cost £5! And the glue is just a standard wood glue 😊
@@annalouisaathome2284 thanks !
I love diy....
Me too, nothing better than creating something from nothing 😊
Would you reccomend priming the mdf? It's hidden behind the mirrors and wood so is it needed? X
We did it just incase there was a slight gap x
love this idea!!!! but im finding it hard to find the battens :(
Oh no, it's going to be difficult until all the hardware stores open again. Hopefully it won't be long x
What thickness mdf did you use please?
what is the thickness of the mdf board?
What is the depth of the plywood sheet and the battens?
Hi. What if i want to remove the mirror. Is it possible? If yes do u know how?. Please share. Thanks
Nice video 👍 your friend here from Philippines watching tnx 🙏 see you
How would you mount it?
Approximate cost?
Thank you for going straight to the point, very helpful ☺️
Hi, in the video following this I show you how we mounted it 😊 also it was approximately £50 xx
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Which glue u used please let me know
What thickness mdf?
What thickness was your mdf board? ☺️
Hi, it was 12mm 😊
Hello what thicknes where the battens? i love to make this to
Hi they were 1cm thick x
Did you get the mdf measured and cut for you beforehand??
Hi, yes we worked out the measurements and they cut it for us at Homebase 😊
I love this! Is it possible to give a bit more detail about filling in any gaps? How do you do it?
I was just thinking that, have u found out at all? would it be the same filler like in panelling do i think?
Just use caulk
How think was the mdf?
How can you attach this to a wall?
Which color you have used on the plyboard
Hi, it’s just brilliant white wood paint
What thickness of wooden batten?
The wooden battens were all 1cm thick 😊
Please make more diys
I have another one coming on Sunday :)
What glue was that pls?
Hi, it is wood adhesive for interiors by Evo-Stik 😊
What thickness mdf did u use?
You'll need to use 12mm thick MDF so when it comes to screwing the brackets on the back to hang you don't go through the front of the mirror
@@annalouisaathome2284 HI Anna, what kind of brackets did you use to hang to the wall?
@@vikde3339 Hi, I used flat brackets. In my dining room update video I show you the brackets if you want to see them 😊
What type of glue is this?
It's wood interior glue. No more nails would be good too :)
very nice
yasir malik kalroo
Thank you :)
You have written 92 Cm at 1.38 mins and then you say it’s 125 x 94 (height and length) I literally bought the wrong measurements cause of this... can you explain and also correct?
Literally so annoying, you just know you made a mistake too if you followed your own measurements as there are 2 different for height
@@jannasilverstrand5175 hi, sorry you found it confusing, however it clearly states that the measurement for the mdf should be 125cm x 94cm and then the 92cm written is for the batten lengths.
@@annalouisaathome2284 Ok, this got a bit confusing as the video needs to be paused every 3 seconds to follow the measurements. Maybe you could post all the measurements in the descriptions so there arent any room for errors?