I was thinking that it might be easier to cut the tiles in a straight line instead of singular. Already spaced evenly. Overall pretty cool idea for upgrading the basic 👌🏾

@morgansdoor

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I agree, cut them in strips instead of individual pieces.

@tinap8955

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like that might work. But, first measure your frame and the line of tiles since you might need to adjust the space between tiles depending on the mirror measurements.

@HeatherValentineMsFoodie

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it would

@monstermcboo7282

2 жыл бұрын

A friend outlined her bathroom mirror (standard contractor mirror mounted on the wall) with sticky tiles. It looks like real tile!

@rachelking7002

2 жыл бұрын

Great idea 💡🙂

While creative, that's a lot of weight added to a delicate flimsy light weight card board backed mirror. It is EIGHT BUCKS FOR A REASON. To adhere/with adhesive to the back of a hollow core door I strongly suggest fortifying the backing with plywood, particle board, old paneling before you add that massive weight. PLUS: If you plan on hanging it be sure to use a better method for attaching your anchors. The hooks it came with are not anchored, but glued and it will not be adequate to support that added heavy weight. LASTLY: If you plan on leaning it against a wall, be sure to anchor it or hinge it by attaching to the wall if you have small kids or pets. Broken mirror/glass can sever an artery before you can dial 911. When falling it is human nature to put your hand up, making your wrist venerable. Safety first before inexpensive decorating. HOMETALK: I strongly advise a remake of this design. This is a dangerous idea.

@normaramsdell6859

2 жыл бұрын

If you look at the finished mirror you can see it is bending under the weight.

@WendyDahling3

2 жыл бұрын

It is definitely buckling or warping under the weight.

@teejay1650

2 жыл бұрын

There are a lot of Hometalk Ideas that shouldn’t be made….

@Rtarara

2 жыл бұрын

THIS! I tried to mount one sideways once and it fell to pieces. They cannot take any sort of pressure.

@316lvmnoneofyourbusiness7

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this post. Saved me time from making almost the same comment. The title is misleading. The mirror costs about $7-8. BUT, the cost of the tiles and glue aren't included. If you need to add a plywood backing for strength, that's another extra cost.

Very nice, but Amazon has very light aluminum self adhesive tiles that are much easier to apply and won't add 10 lbs of weight to the mirror.

@Myresha100

2 жыл бұрын

@ Trena Messer you are the reason I read comments ! Thanks for the idea I'm checking Amazon.

@trenamesser1345

2 жыл бұрын

@@Myresha100 Thanks! Hope you find something that works for you!

@deetimmons2685

2 жыл бұрын

You could go as far as getting those and maybe alternating the tiles… I love reading the comments and ideas for tips and tricks!! Thank you!! @Trena Messer

@MultiLisa10

2 жыл бұрын

Good to know!

@jbeanzz

2 жыл бұрын

Any suggestions for the exposed sticky parts of the aluminum/vinyl tiles that don’t come in contact with the frame of the mirror? I picture pet/human hair and dust bunnies getting stuck and hanging off the mirror.

I made one like this last year after seeing it on Pinterest & thinking it was such a great idea. It's NOT! I even added a thin plywood backing to mine but I only glued it to the mirror since like most of these frames they're hollow on the back & sit higher than the mirror that they're partway glued on to. On mine the top half of the plastic frame part broke from the weight and off. Do yourself a favor and remove the frame from the mirror, glue the mirror to a piece of plywood cut the size of your mirror plus the size of your tile & grout spacing . I laid my tile on the plywood, laid out my tile around it to get the size I needed plus grout lines, drew a line all the way around and cut the plywood.

@hinotefanatic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. I was wondering how well this would hold up seeing how flimsy they are without the added weight.

@Ms._Purple_Apple

2 жыл бұрын

I was wondering how well these tiles would stay on, especially when they look like they went pass the frame and the tile left a gap from mirror. I would add grout between tile and mirror.

@tisa6193

2 жыл бұрын

I figured as much. You could see the mirror bending in the middle.I wondered why it didn't snap

@francescampbell4731

2 жыл бұрын

His tiles looked like some sat higher than the others, and that would drive me nuts if I did it.

@MultiLisa10

2 жыл бұрын

Someone commented that you can get light aluminum tiles thru amazon that would work alot better

🤔 Why not just cut the tiles into long strips and use the spacing that they're already applied to the backing mat with?

@modifiedmomma2365

2 жыл бұрын

It won’t always be the exact spacing depending on the mirror size. It’s all depending on the tile size and the mirror size and not cutting it could lead to the tile strip being too short or overhanging too much to fit. I’m sure it could be done, but it would likely limit tile options

@stephaniemccord6100

2 жыл бұрын

Because he's thinking like a man. LOL

Great project to accompany a bathroom renovation with leftover tiles! Would be beautiful to try a smaller mirror with various gemstones applied !

@lorettacook1754

2 жыл бұрын

Great project

The only thing I would suggest is to add a piece of thin plywood to the entire back. With the added weight of tiles it has a tendency of wanting to warp if not lying flat..Some of the cheaper mirrors only have a cardboard backing with is not enough to support the weight of added tiles. Great look and Upgrade for the mirror👍

@rachelgaspar779

10 ай бұрын

Excellent feedback

Thank you for sharing this tiled mirror project. It turned out beautifully!

What a lovely way to enhance a mirror….

What a great idea. I use these mirrors in groups throughout my house..really opens a room. When they come down for painting I feel claustrophobic.

@wendybutler1681

2 жыл бұрын

Used one sideways in a tiny bathroom. Made a HUGE difference.

@jmms429

2 жыл бұрын

@@wendybutler1681 My daughters friend had three or four staggered on her wall horizontally. Looked surprisingly good.

Thanks for narrating at a nice pace. Sometimes home talk videos are just so fast. Mirror looks great!

How smart and easy and cost effective and doable. 💙💙💙

Thank you so much for the detailed instructions and for going slow for us elderly people 💙 😊 ❤️

Love it! I want to do this and try to put led strip lights under the tile on the mirror. My husband did tile too, and we would use his leftovers for projects like this. We got some concrete bird baths and a concrete bench for the garden and did this to them. 💙

@cherylclements9061

2 жыл бұрын

I like your idea for the strip lights. That will be so pretty! God bless you and yours!

@tkowalke76

2 жыл бұрын

@@cherylclements9061 thank you, and Bless you too. 😁

They'll definitely snap off if left leaning like that Needs a sturdier, outer frame

@jennymoore1911

2 жыл бұрын

Kasey young, I read your comment. Please, share your experience with me, concerning this project. I, do not want to waste my money or time. Any, other ideas for these cheap mirrors? Jenny Moore

I used various sizes of seashells for my mirror, it's incredible. I sold several of them for pretty good money.

@Jennifr1966

Жыл бұрын

I wish you would do a KZread video. My mother has lamps that she filled with seashells. Could you just imagine selling your mirrors along with matching lamps!

@pamelawrenn8664

Жыл бұрын

@@Jennifr1966 That would be amazing, however I don't have the equipment for a KZread channel. I used to have classes at my home, until the covid crisis. Small, flat pebbles work also.

What a wonderful project, never would have thought of something so simple and beautiful.

Awesome work and idea!! Thank You for showing all the steps clearly and slowly. Even if I never do this project or any of these ideas I appreciate your work and inspiring all of Us who come to watch and check this and other videos out. SmilezZ and Take Care

My concern is that the frame may flex when moving and positioning, making the tile work unstable. Is that the case?

Now this was one of the best I've seen on this channel! really great idea, and I will make note of this for future decorating ideas...thank you Sir.

Love the project and also truly enjoyed the creator. Such a calming voice!

What an awesome idea! Looks beautiful. Thank you 👏🏻

I would like to attach 4 or 5 of these mirrors side by side to a larger, lightweight backing such as a thin sheet of plywood, to make a large wall hanging and then do these tiles around all the edges.

@tinap8955

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, just be mindful of the entire weight of your project. You might need to add some heavy duty wall hangers and/or use the studs in the wall for support to protect your wall board. You sure don't want to risk the project falling and taking chunks of your wall with it.

@NashvilleNative3113

2 жыл бұрын

@@tinap8955 absolutely. I've considered everything.

@tinap8955

2 жыл бұрын

@@NashvilleNative3113 I bet your wall hanging will be really cool!

@MultiLisa10

2 жыл бұрын

Now that would look cool!

😮My face when I saw the final product!

I think you need to put back the mirror a yard stick so don’t bend is just a opinión but look awesome

@carmenhuff4805

2 жыл бұрын

I agree it will be heavy and bend in the middle. There are so many inexpensive ways to do this , one is use large paint sticks. They sale these at Walmart or Lowe’s or you may think of way.

@eddiefniii

2 жыл бұрын

Or wooden dowels glued to the back.

I LOVE this idea 💡! Yesssss

Awesome i got this mirror awhile ago intending to spray paint it, but this is WAY BETTER! THANKS!

I love this idea! It's simple and affordable to make it as custom as you want. I have some tiles laying around and cheap mirror to! So this project will only cost me the glue and grout. May husband may even have some glue in our storage as well. Just have to do some digging

That looks great and fairly easy to do as well! I am going to have to do this! Thank you! 💜💙💜💙💜💙💜💙💜💙💜

Great idea 💡 👍 love it!

Neat idea 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 thanks for sharing this with us. Might have to try this sometime soon ❤❤❤❤

Genius idea!!! LOVE this mirror! 🥰❤❤❤

Fantastic project! Love it!

That's a great idea , thought about that before , thank you for showing it's possible.👌

I would love...nope...I would LOVE to see some ideas from this artist (I consider all of Hometalk's guests as designers/artists) on how to improve existing tiles, or even how to tile small projects.

Looks goods. I think it would look great hanging sideways above the couch too. Of course secured tightly.

Definitely doing this! Thanks 👍🏽

Turned out really nice!

That would be a great weekend project. Thank you.

Can you add glitter to the grout? I've seen that look on an expensive floor tile in bathrooms. Thanks for the great video!

Definitely going to try this

It does look beautiful, great job.

Beautiful it’s amazing what a small creative touch does

Great idea!! This would look nice in a home entrance or next to a fire place 👍

Very nice! Thank you!

NICELY DONE I'M LOVIN IT ❤ THANKS FOR SHARING.

Came out great.... How many sheets of tile for the size you did? Love it?

Awesome 👌

Very nice! You have my thumbs up. I may have to try that. Thanks for sharing.

Many mosaics come with bullnose edge that would be a nice finished edge all around. Bagging in the grout is an easier option. Pipe it in, similar to decorating cakes. Way less mess.

Very cool idea!! Thx for sharing

Beautiful!

So nice, love it.

That looks really nice!!

Beautiful look!

I loved it, thanks!!!♡

Love it. Thank you🙏

that is really nice. I have some little tiles but the rectangular tiny and some are clear glass frosted glass and a white they're all together and I think I'm going to try that with those thank you have a blessed day

I really this, and awesome job! I was wondering if you could use another material other than tile?

Great idea!!! Thank you Thank you Thank you♥️

Wow! Beautiful!

Super pretty and luxe look❤️

Most excellent!! ❤️❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Great job 👍

Note that those frames wont be hangable w the extra tile weight. Looks good though. Just plant to prop it. Maybe add a support wood on back so it doesn’t bow when propped ?

Great Idea of how to share your years of experience with Tile.

How many sheets of tiles did it take to complete the project?

❤ love ❤ this. It's so simple but what a pop

Wow it’s looks so nice 👍 thank you for the idea ✨👍✨

Pretty!

Sooo beautiful

Great idea looks awesome

Very creative thank you for sharing ❤️

Excellent 🥰

♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ Love it!!!!!!

This is a great way to personalize your mirror.

Very pretty!

Great ideas. I like it. Thanks

Wow, super project!!

WOW, I LOVE IT !!

That is SO cool! TY

Very nice!

So cool!!!! I convert rocking horses into carousel horses. I have some uploaded to my KZread channel. You inspired me to make my next horse theme mosaic tile.

Love it!

Great idea!

That's really nice!

Wow that was awesome thank you very much

Very nicely done. 🙂

Thanks for sharing 💗

Wow, that is really nice!

LOVE IT!

awesome!!! thanks :) continued success

people are so quick to tear this man’s video apart… can’t people just be nice …

Nice. Next time, can you include a product list, and perhaps where to find quickly & easily? Thanks in advance.

Awesome!!

Actually I would cut the sheet of tile in rows to get the perfect space.

Thank you!!!

wow, this is awesome

How does the grout stay in the area where there isn't anything behind it? Seems like it might just crumble away after a while because grout needs a surface to stick to.

I have one of those mirrors from walmart and i would have some concern adding that much weight to it since its so flimsy, but I do like the idea.