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Quick Fix for Medicine Cabinet

January 21, 2013 //  by Paint It!

I do not have a before photo of my medicine cabinet, but it was very similar to this one pictured, except the mirror had a small crack in the bottom right hand corner. I looked around and could not find a replacement cabinet that a) would fit in this recessed space and b) that I really could get excited about, so I decided to give mine a little makeover.

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Here is the finished project and a closer look:

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Bath lighting:mirror

-1I wanted a mirror that would coordinate with the lighting. To make the frame, I used some yardsticks I’ve had forever in my studio. I cut them to the lengths needed, lightly sanded, and painted with gray paint.

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I cut four smaller pieces to cover the seams in the four corners, sanded and painted.

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Next, I applied a sizing and some silver foil to all the painted wood pieces and sealed for durability.

4I cut four strips of wire mesh, from a sheet of WireForm I bought at an art store. I then glued these strips onto the four frame lengths with spray adhesive. As soon as I did this, I decided I did not want the mesh on all four sides of the frame, so pulled off the mesh on the 2 longer frame lengths. This left the impression of the mesh, which I liked!

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I added these cap nuts to each of the 4 corner blocks with glue.

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Lastly, I used Liquid Nails to adhere the wood pieces to the mirror and gave the entire frame another coat of sealer. This was a quick and inexpensive fix for this mirror! The crack is covered by the new frame and the design goes well with the new lighting.

Category: Glass/Mirrors, Metallics, My Home Projects

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  1. Elsa Louise

    January 21, 2013 at 3:31 pm

    Clever and subtle. I like the idea of no mistakes, as in pulling off the mesh and keeping the depth (just the right level) that remained as a design feature. It echoes, quite effectively, the light fixture.

  2. Lighting

    January 24, 2013 at 9:23 pm

    I love what you did with the cabinet and the lighting, I think that is just clever and a very good use of the lighting. There is no way that you can improve that medicine cabinet even more after what you did. Thank you so much for the share.

  3. Cynthia Beshara

    June 6, 2013 at 3:30 pm

    Wonderful project! You are so talented! Thank you for sharing!

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