DIY Modern Farmhouse Mirror

Jolene is the web content editor for Atomic Ranch magazine,…

Add a custom farmhouse mirror to any space in your house with these steps.

Astra’s hardest DIY renovation to date was the primary bathroom, which she redid in 6 weeks as part of an online challenge. “We tore it down to the studs,” she says. “I have a family friend who’s a general contractor. I told him all my crazy ideas, so he’d come every weekend, look at my progress and walk me through things I didn’t know how to do. He moved the plumbing for me, teaching me how to do that. He corrected the framing that I did wrong.” The black vanity is a vintage piece. Astra painted it, added plumbing, sinks and an epoxy countertop.

What You’ll Need:

3 x 6-foot plywood or OSB board
18 square 12-inch mirrors (Astra used the Blodlönn sets from Ikea)
Wood glue
50 feet of 1 x 2-inch wood trim
Brad nailer and nails
Wood putty
Sandpaper
Painter’s tape
Stain of your choice
Paint brush or rag

What You’ll Do:

Cut the plywood or OSB board to the finished size of the mirror. The dimensions here are for a 3 x 6-foot mirror.
Lay out the mirrors across the board, spaced evenly. There should be a bit of wood showing around the edges of each mirror.
Use wood glue to glue the mirror pieces onto the board. Let them dry.
Cut four 6-foot pieces from the wood trim. Lay them out vertically on the board so they cover up the gaps between the mirrors. Use a brad nail and nails to secure them in place.
Cut one 12-inch piece from the wood trim. Lay it horizontally between two of the vertical wood pieces, then trim off any excess so the piece fits snugly between the two rows of vertical trim.
Cut out twenty more pieces of the same length from the wood trim. Lay them out horizontally on the board so they cover up the remaining gaps between the mirrors. Use a brad nail and nails to secure them in place.
Use the wood putty to fill in the holes left from the brad nails, then allow it to dry. Sand down any wood putty that sticks out once it’s fully dry.
Tape off the mirrors with painter’s tape and use a paint brush or rag to stain the wood in the color of your choice. Let it dry, then remove the tape and lean or hang your mirror on the wall.

For more on Astra, visit her on Instagram @athomewithastra