Lots of people have been asking how I did my mirror dresser. So I am going to share with you all how I did it and what I have learned from this project. Here is the before picture of the dresser. It is not a very great but it is the only one I could find. If I would have known that I was going to do a blog post on how I made it, I would have taken step by step pictures.
-The first step is sanding the dresser. You want to get as much paint off as possible and create a surface that the mirror can stick to.
-After sanding the dresser you are going to paint all of the edges where the mirror wont cover, a metallic silver. I just used spray paint which you can find just about anywhere.
-Once the paint is dry you will want to measure each side of the dresser and all of the drawers because you will need to get mirror cut to the exact size of the dresser. Some lumber stores carry mirror that they will cut to size. I will explain at the end more details on the mirror.
-When your mirror is cut to size it is time to attach it to the dresser. You will need to purchase an adhesive that can be used on mirrors. This is the one I used. It was the only kind I could find in town that I could use but I am sure there are different ones out there. Once you have glued the mirror to the dresser and drawers you will want to clamp them down while they dry.
-Once the drawers are dry it is time to attach the knobs. I purchased my knobs off of amazon and they were a lot cheaper than I guessed they would be. These are the ones that I purchased and as you can see they came in a pack of 12. I then used E6000 glue to attach the knobs to the drawers. You will want to let the knobs dry for a very long time before touching them.
-After you have completed this step you are done! Here is my finished product.
If you really are interested in doing this project here are my tips on buying mirror. I first went to Century Lumber and gave them my measurements. They were only able to give me some of the mirror that I needed because they ran out. I had heard that mirror wasn't that expensive but when I went to pay they had charged me $10.45 per square foot. To me this was outrageously expensive!! I was still needing more mirror and was going to O'Neill so I went to one of the Lumber stores to get the rest of the mirror that I needed. They only charged me $4 per square foot. That was less than half of what Century Lumber charged me! The lumber store in O'Neill ran out as well and I needed just one more piece. I decided I would go back to century and show them what O'Neill had charged me and see if they would be willing to price match or discount their price a little for the last piece I was buying. The answer was no, not at all, even though I had already purchased $150 in mirror from them previously. I like to do my business locally but when you charge that much more and you have terrible customer service, I cannot justify doing business with you. If I would have originally purchased all of my mirror in O'Neill I would have saved over $100. It makes me sick to even think about it. So the moral of the story is if you want to save a lot of money and get great customer service, go to O'Neill to purchase your mirror at Carhart Lumber. It would also be a good idea to call and have them order enough mirror so you can buy it all at once.
If you end up doing this DIY project I would love to see pictures of how yours turned out.
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