In this article we try to offer a small contribution of ideas to give a "dress" to these objects that populate the homes (and not only) of all of us and we do it by relying on some projects that can be easily replicated by lovers of DIY.
The dress of the mirror is, if you like, its frame; a mirror without a frame does not stop "working" but loses its relevance, just like a painting.
We do not pretend to be the least bit exhaustive since the ideas for creating or embellishing frames can be virtually endless, we have only selected a few contributions that seemed particularly successful.
The relationship between the mirror and its frame can be both balanced and conflicting, in the sense that the frame could be, between the two, the dominant element of which the mirror itself is nothing more than a complementary element; this is all the more true when the mirror is custom cut to fit the frame and not, as in other cases, when we are going to customize an existing frame.
As you can see from the gallery of images, the main material for the realization of frames is certainly wood but, in fact, any other material (even a copper tray) can be used to frame the mirror.
When you go to customize a frame everything is made easier if the frame is flat and without moldings that would make the anchorage of various materials (generally fixed with hot glue) much more problematic.
A note, finally, regarding the shape; we are often inclined to imagine the mirror surface as rectangular, square or, at most, circular or oval, but in reality the mirror can virtually merge with the frame so that the mirror surface takes on irregular shapes, unusual. Certainly, not the best for those who use the mirror to do their make-up, but extremely suggestive for those who consider the mirror as a piece of furniture.
Copper tray mirror frame
On the bottom of this large copper tray was placed the appropriately shaped mirror, a unique way to serve your own reflected image.
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DIY mirror frame with wooden discs
This frame is great for rustic settings. It is made with slices of wood from a branch and cut at the same height.
Frame with paper napkins
DIY natural wood mirror frame
This mirror frame shows how it is possible for the mirror to fit the frame and not the other way around.
Mirror frame made by pennies
Coating a mirror frame with copper pennies is as simple as it is beautiful in its end result.
DIY rope mirror frame
Made like a wreath this circular mirror frame uses simple rope. Unsuitable for damp environments.
Old wood mirror frame
Drop shaped mirror frame
A mirror may not even have a frame. This is demonstrated by these drop mirrors.
Mirror frame with old barrel wood
The idea behind the realization of this frame is really good. It 'was reused part of the wood of an old barrel and the mirror is obviously circular in shape.
DIY frame with recycled wood
Paper roll mirror frame
Ragged mirror frame DIY
A set of wooden sticks that are distributed in a radial pattern, almost forming a sun. This mirror has a purely decorative function.