A mirror is an indispensable thing in a home. Today it is difficult to imagine a hallway or a bathroom without this attribute. Besides the fact that it performs its main function, reflecting us in all its glory, the mirror is part of the overall interior of the home. It should harmoniously complement and adorn it. If for some reason your old mirror does not fit the design of the room, do not rush to throw it away. Let's make it so that it does not just “fit” into the interior, but becomes a worthy decoration. From the selection of material presented on this page, you will learn how to make a mirror decor with your own hands. You can also view photos of finished products here.
Shells
Still from a trip to the sea in your house were seashells littered? This is an excellent natural material with which you can do the mirror decor with your own hands. For work, prepare a hot gun or glue (PVA, "Dragon"), a brush, napkins, and, in fact, the shells themselves, different in shape and size. It should be noted that you can decorate the frame of the mirror or, if there is none on it, the glass surface itself at the edges. To complete the decor of mirrors with your own hands from shells qualitatively, you need to clean this natural material from dust and sand. On the surface that will be decorated, lay out about the composition as you would like to see it. Now smear every shell with glue and fasten to the product. Hold for a few seconds so that the material "seized". During operation, the glue can be pulled by a "cobweb" or appear from under shells. Clean it immediately with a napkin or brush. When all the blanks are glued, leave the product to dry for a day, after which it can be hung in a permanent place.
In the same way, you can decorate the mirror with stones. Try to pick up light and small in volume specimens with a more or less even surface.
Tree
If your home is decorated in a rustic style, then you can also make your own mirror decor for it in the appropriate format. Materials for this can serve as dry branches. They are laid out exactly next to each other throughout the frame and glued. To give the product a fortress and shine, everything is varnished.
Round saw cuts of wood - this is another original decision on the design of the mirror. You can make them yourself by sawing dry logs into pieces. Pick the most beautiful cuts in your opinion and stick them on a mirror or frame. If desired, cover with stain and varnish.
Food - material for creativity
An interesting, unusual and beautiful result is obtained if you make the decor of the mirror frame with your own hands from pasta or cereals. They are easily glued to
silicone glue or PVA. The surface to be decorated should be smeared with glue, covered with cereal, leveled and left to dry. After turning the mirror, so that all unnecessary crumble. You can use several types of products in your work at once. For example, combinations of large and small pasta or the ensemble “white beans - buckwheat”, “coffee grains - semolina” look good. At the end of the work, you need to varnish everything.
DIY mirror decoration can be done with many other materials: eggshell, sand, decoupage and much more. Imagine and maybe you will come up with your exclusive mirror design solution. We wish you a fruitful creative process!