DIY – How To Make a Floor Length Mirror Using a Kreg Pocket Hole Jig

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I want to share with you how I created my very own floor length mirror using an old bathroom mirror and a few building supplies. It’s not as hard as you may think.

My husband Mickey and I have what seems to be a never ending list of DIY projects that we are always tackling. Mostly for our own home, but also sometimes for others like our parents or siblings. This particular DIY project was a long time coming!

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For this project, I wanted to surprise him by framing an old mirror that we had in our room that has been just leaning up against the wall for seriously probably four years! This mirror came out of our master bathroom when we renovated it upon buying our home. Through the years it has gotten chipped along the bottom and I was worried that one of our littles would hurt themselves on it. Hence the need for me to get this done.

I had been looking through Pinterest for ideas and saw a bunch of different ways to tackle this project. So what I did was combine some of the best ideas and created my own little system.

The big item that I purchased to get this project completed was my Kreg Jig set. The Pocket Hole Kreg Jig R3 was $44.00, the Pocket Hole Screw Project Kit was $29.99 and the Clamp was $14.99, I happened to have an Amazon credit, so technically I didn’t have to pay for it, but even if I did, let me tell you it is worth EVERY penny! I LOVE this thing! I will put a link of which ones they are exactly that I used.

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Preparation:

First things first, here is my supply list. Anytime I do a project, I always try to be as organized as possible. I am a big-time list maker! It really helps to not only keep me organized, but also on task.

Supply List:

• Wood to frame your mirror – (the wood will vary in size depending on the size of your mirror)
• Mirror
• Dewalt Power Drill
• Ryobi Circular Saw
• Kreg Pocket Jig R3 Set
• Pocket Hole Screws – I used the Kreg Project Kit
• Classic 2″ Face Clamp by Kreg
• Clamps – miscellaneous (I grabbed whatever I could find in my shed)
• Gorilla Wood Glue
• Extension Cord
• Varathane Wood Stain – I used Light Walnut
• Minwax Wood Finish – I used Jacobean 2750
• Caulk
• Mirror Clips 
• L Brackets – I bought these at Home Depot because they were cheaper there than buying them online. *Because you know, a penny saved is a penny earned!
• Any size rocks
• Brush or rag for stain application
• Little Helping Hands.. My helpers were Brad, Rival & Ava

Helpful Tip:

When I bought the wood, I had Home Depot cut the wood down for me. I was very specific with the gentleman about my measurements. Even though I had gone into great detail, when I got home and started the project I realized his cuts were off. So always make sure to measure while you are there, or you will have to make cuts when you get home. (This is the only reason I needed my circular saw, otherwise you can leave that off the list.)

Gather all your supplies together and make sure all your wood pieces are the accurate measurements before drilling, screwing or gluing them together. I did a dry run and laid mine out on the ground the way they were supposed to be to get a visual on what it would look like. Make sure you like the way the grain is running and that the knots that will be seen are where you will like looking at them every day.

Drilling the Pocket Holes:

• Measure out where you will be drilling your pocket holes to join your 2 pieces of wood together. 
• Attach the Kreg Pocket Hole Jig to your piece of wood using the Kreg clamp. You could use another clamp if you don’t have the Kreg clamp,  but it is a little more cumbersome.  The Kreg clamp fit in the hole perfectly and was very easy to work with.  
• Once you have your jig clamped in securely,  drill your holes. You will need to un-clamp and reposition your jig and repeat this step at each position you want to drill your additional pocket holes.
• When you have drilled out all of your pocket holes, get your wood pieces ready to be glued and screwed together.  Make sure to double check the size screws that you are using. You want to have a long enough screw to secure the wood pieces together. But at the same time, you do not want to use a screw that is too long as it will poke right through the other side of the wood. I used the pocket hole screws recommended for the Kreg jig set and they had great instructions and tips in their packaging that gave you the idea of the correct size to use.
• Before screwing your wood pieces together,  you will want to secure them together with wood glue and clamps so that you can keep them level. Also put some wood glue in the holes where you will be screwing the wood together.
• Time to screw the wood together! Repeat as needed. 
• Once I had glued and screwed all of my pieces together,  I kept the clamps on the joints and put my frame in a safe secure place and let it dry overnight. 
• After the glue was dried and set, I took my frame outside for the distressing and staining process. 

Distressing the Wood Frame:

I laid painting tarps down to protect the floor from the wood stain. To distress my wood pieces to give them a more rustic look, I gathered a few rocks from my garden and used them to smooth the edges of my frame as well as make holes and dings and dents throughout the wood. How you do this is all up to you and your preference.  Just have fun with it. This is a good time to let the kids have fun with it too. We even took a hammer out and I let my kiddos bang away at it!

Staining the Wood Frame:

Once I completed my distressing,  I brushed a coat of the Varathane Wood Stain in light walnut over the entire frame.

Helpful Tip: 

Also make sure to stain the small portion underneath where the mirror will sit because if you don’t,  your mirror will show unfinished wood.

This coat was too red for my liking, so before this coat dried, I applied the Minwax Wood Stain over the entire frame using a brush. I wiped the stain off with a dry rag as I went along to achieve my desired color.  

Just Having Some Fun:

Ava was such a good girl through the process of creating this mirror frame. She got to have some fun with the paper I laid down to protect my rug. Took a minute out to just enjoy my kiddos! Feeling so blessed to be able to spend this precious time with them!

Let frame dry completely. 

Once my frame was dry. I  laid it down on the tarp and it was time to adhere the mirror to the frame. This was a tricky process for a couple reasons.  One being the mirror was large and heavy and the second being we had to work fairly quickly because we didn’t want the adhesive to dry out. 

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Helpful Tip:

Before applying adhesive to the wood frame, I laid the mirror out onto the back of the frame and positioned it where I wanted it to go. I traced around the entire mirror onto the wood with a pencil, so when I lifted the mirror away, there was an easy outline of where I was going to put the mirror. Set your mirror aside in a safe place while you apply the adhesive. 

Attaching the Mirror to the Wood Frame:

• Apply the adhesive to the back of the wood frame in side of where you traced your mirror frame. This adhesive will help to secure your mirror to the wood frame.
• Carefully lay your mirror down onto the wood frame. Use the outline that you made as a guide. 
• Once the mirror is positioned where you want it to be,  install your mirror clips all the way around the entire mirror and frame. 
• I also installed corner L brackets at the 4 corners of the back of my frame just to be safe because the mirror frame I made was HUGE! 

Let your mirror adhesive dry and Voila! You have yourself a Beautiful Floor Length Mirror!

Helpful Tip:

I used adhesive caulk to basically glue the mirror to the wood frame. You can find several different kinds of adhesive to use. I used the kind that was designed for mirrors. Once I glued the mirror on, I installed the mirror clips all the way around the mirror. Then, I applied the l brackets at the corners of the mirror as shown in the pictures. This was probably an overkill, but my mirror and frame is so big that I did not want to take any chances.

The Big Reveal:

The big reveal was awesome and our son Brad was on hand to snap a pic of Daddy’s first reaction to our project. SURPRISE!! My husband Mickey had no idea that we had created this monster sized mirror! (We hid it in my son Christopher’s room..tricky tricky we are!)

This project was so fun to do with my kiddos! As you can see, they are all proud of their handy work and are enjoying their newest accomplishment! Love all the face and fingerprints Ava left all over the mirror! Haha!

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