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How to Make a DIY Mirrored Wall

November 14, 2014 By: Katie36 Comments

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Learn how to make a room feel larger by adding a Mirrored Wall. An easy DIY craft tutorial idea for home decor that you can do! 

Learn how to make a room feel larger by adding a Mirrored Wall. An easy DIY craft tutorial idea for home decor that you can do!

I love my new house, but there are still a lot of blank empty walls that I need to do something with.  Around the time that we moved in, I found boxes of 12 x 12 mirrors on clearance for $7.  Each box had 6 mirrors, that’s just over a $1 each!  I bought 4 boxes.  I had several ideas about what I was going to do with them, but late one night while my husband was far away in Germany on a business trip I decided to hang them in my bathroom.

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This was my current bathroom mirror situation.

Learn how to make a room feel larger by adding a Mirrored Wall. An easy DIY craft tutorial idea for home decor that you can do!

Yup. That is pretty sad and pathetic.  I could do way better than that!

To install I needed a level, and then when I bought the mirrors I also bought packages of Scotch Indoor Mounting Squares.

Learn how to make a room feel larger by adding a Mirrored Wall. An easy DIY craft tutorial idea for home decor that you can do!

The first step was to make sure that the wall I wanted to put the mirrors on was actually straight against the door frame and floor.  Whew! It is, so that made things a whole lot easier.  I just lined up the mirrored squares along the baseboard and door frame.  (The door leads into my closet if you are curious.)

The Scotch Mounting Squares are double sided so I started by sticking four to each square, one in each corner.  Peeled the backings to one mirrored square at a time, and stuck them to the wall.

Learn how to make a room feel larger by adding a Mirrored Wall. An easy DIY craft tutorial idea for home decor that you can do!

Working from the bottom up, I added my mirrored squares.

Learn how to make a room feel larger by adding a Mirrored Wall. An easy DIY craft tutorial idea for home decor that you can do!

The next six are up.  It is looking cool already!

Learn how to make a room feel larger by adding a Mirrored Wall. An easy DIY craft tutorial idea for home decor that you can do!

The whole project took about an hour, which is good because it was about 1 in the morning when I started.

When all of the squares are up, the wall looks awesome. I am thinking to myself how amazing I am, even though I am pretty sure I am not the first person to ever hand mirrors on their wall.

Learn how to make a room feel larger by adding a Mirrored Wall. An easy DIY craft tutorial idea for home decor that you can do!

Then I noticed something…

The toilet is right across from the mirror!

Learn how to make a room feel larger by adding a Mirrored Wall. An easy DIY craft tutorial idea for home decor that you can do!

All of my kudos and pats on the back went away.  Oops!  Why didn’t I see that before?

Learn how to make a room feel larger by adding a Mirrored Wall. An easy DIY craft tutorial idea for home decor that you can do!

Ultimately I decided “Oh well”.  Now I just have a better view of hubby when he is in the shower!  See you can turn anything into a positive!

I found my mirror tiles super cheap on clearance but here are some links to where you can purchase similar mirror tiles.

  • 12 inch x 12 inch Square Mirror
  • Set of 10 12″ Square Beveled Mirror Set
  • Set of 10 8″ Square Beveled Mirror set

Where will you hang your mirror wall? Share and leave a comment below.

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Comments

  1. Christina at SWEET HAUTE says

    November 17, 2014 at 6:27 pm

    Katie! I love this, great work!!! Such a cute photo at the end….lol

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  2. Christina at SWEET HAUTE says

    November 17, 2014 at 6:29 pm

    by the way, forgot to mention…I have 2 of the ‘lean’ full length mirrors in the house but they aren’t very chic or beautiful….just functional

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  3. angie says

    November 18, 2014 at 6:01 pm

    love it would be so pretty in any room

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  4. Karren Haller says

    November 19, 2014 at 3:33 pm

    Well you did a great job, makes for a brighter bathroom too!!! I am stopping by from Merry Monday party earlier this week and Now I have an invitation for you to stop by and link to yet another Party. Hope to see you soon, have a great week!!!

    Have a great week!!!

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  5. [email protected] Pinch of Joy says

    November 23, 2014 at 1:56 pm

    LOL!!! Haven’t we all done something like this!? The mirror still looks great!

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  6. Paige says

    November 30, 2014 at 6:07 pm

    Bahhaha i love this! And it’s hilarious that the toilet is directly across!!

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  7. Christine says

    January 13, 2015 at 6:59 am

    LOVE this Katie!!!! Gabrielle has been asking for a mirror in her bedroom. I bet she’d love a mirrored wall.

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  8. Christie says

    April 19, 2015 at 8:19 am

    This looks great! Where did you buy the mirrors for that great of a price?

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    • Katie says

      April 19, 2015 at 12:57 pm

      I found them at walmart.

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      • shar says

        October 21, 2015 at 4:28 pm

        Hi Katie!

        Do you have a link to these mirrors? I cannot seem to locate them at walmart.com :((

        Thanks!!!

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        • Katie says

          October 21, 2015 at 6:11 pm

          When I purchased the mirrors they were on clearance, so it doesn’t surprise me that they no longer carry them. I did find some equivalents they just aren’t as cheap.

          Ikea 4 pk
          1 square beveled mirror
          12-inch square set of 10

          I hope that helps!

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  9. Pedro says

    June 18, 2015 at 7:14 pm

    Very good Katie, you are a smart girl

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  10. Tiffany says

    July 19, 2015 at 11:50 pm

    Hi Katie! I would love to do this in my apartment bedroom. I have one question, though! In the last (hilarious) photo, the reflection looks a bit distorted… Am I correct? I just want a smooth finished product; a distorted reflection would just drive me nuts! I hope for your honest feedback. 🙂 Thank you for the great idea!

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    • Katie says

      July 21, 2015 at 10:07 am

      Since the wall is made up of several smaller mirrors you can get a bit of a distorted reflection. If you wanting more of a solid reflection you would probably want to go with a larger one piece mirror.

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  11. catherine says

    November 13, 2015 at 4:33 pm

    I have to laugh because we have a large mirror in our bathroom that is in the same spot…across from the toilet. We have been trying to figure out how to get rid of it, without damaging the wall. Unlike you, they glued the sucker to the wall. Maybe a curtain to cover it. I don’t know, but I have had some strange conversations with guests after their first use of our bathroom, lol.

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    • Katie says

      November 14, 2015 at 7:51 am

      oh no! LOL That is too funny. I would definitely feel more weird about it if it was a bathroom that guests use.

      Reply
  12. Elle Harris says

    February 14, 2016 at 9:09 am

    I love this wall! I think i’d even attempt this and add crown Moulding to make it look like the wall came that way. I’m definately Inspired!

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    • Katie says

      February 14, 2016 at 11:00 am

      I love that idea Elle! I would love to see your finished pictures.

      Reply
  13. Hannah says

    July 17, 2016 at 8:16 am

    How did you keep the mirrors from falling down? In the past, I used mounting tape and mirrors but they came off the wall and shattered! So, thinking that mounting tape wouldn’t work I recently put together 6 mirrors on a thin wooden board with hot glue. Super hot glue. Works too well. One broke and I had to replace it. Took an hour to break and pull up all shards from hot glue and wood splintered it was so adhered. Anyway my project is not working out. The replacement mirror is a tiny bit too wide for the space and I’m so frustrated. Looking at your project and how easy it was I am wondering if there was a way with mounting tape after all!?

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    • Katie says

      July 17, 2016 at 8:36 am

      I am sorry you are having problems with your mirror tiles, Hannah. I used the 3M Scotch Indoor Mounting Squares (Affiliate Link – http://amzn.to/2a00ulq) and I haven’t had any problem with the sticking. I put one square in each corner of the tile. I hope that helps

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  14. Karen says

    August 15, 2017 at 9:44 pm

    The mirror squares were sold as decor in the 70s. My grandma has a bedroom wall still in her house. They had adhesive and you pressed them on the wall. I remember when she did It as I was there. Good revival.

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    • Katie says

      August 16, 2017 at 8:36 am

      Ha ha! Thanks Karen!

      Reply
  15. Sophy Sophy says

    August 28, 2017 at 8:06 pm

    Hi Katie! I wonder if you’re still checking this! I have a question. I love your idea, but I have textured walls, and I don’t think the scotch squares will adhere. Do you have any recommendations for my situation? Should I stick em up with caulk? Or grout? Or glue?

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    • Katie says

      August 29, 2017 at 8:19 am

      Hi Sophy! Great question! The wall I put my mirrors on do have a texture as well and the scotch squares are still holding strong. You could definitely use a caulk but that will make the mirror wall much more permanent.

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      • Sophy Sophy says

        August 29, 2017 at 8:42 pm

        Really? Okay, I’ll give the squares a shot then! I’ll let you know if it turns out. Thanks again for the help. 🙂

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  16. Ann Benoit says

    October 18, 2017 at 12:08 pm

    I had a similar situation with a toilet and a mirror opposite and similar walls, ie your wall goes up to the ceiling on both sides. Easy-pease. Mounted a heavy duty shower STALL spring rod between the two walls and hung a curtain. Instant privacy and no more bad reflections.

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  17. Tonya baxter says

    January 10, 2018 at 7:59 am

    A solution to seeing the toilet (and yourself on the toilet) is add a tension rod across that space and make a cute curtain…adds privacy and even more character

    Reply
  18. Jesse Sanchez says

    December 15, 2018 at 2:51 am

    Hi, This looks amazing. I want to fix it on my bathroom wall. Can I do it In there?

    Reply
    • Katie says

      December 27, 2018 at 1:22 pm

      Yes, you can! If your walls are textured the vinyl won’t stick as well, but you can totally apply vinyl to walls!

      Reply

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