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Mirror over trim?

3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago

hi! how do you get the mirror flush w the trim?


A: the trim is cut and stopped at the mirror nicely somehow

B: mirror hung over trim somehow w something behind it at the top (but what?)

C: something else ?

thank you!!



Comments (16)

  • 3 years ago

    Your question is unclear..could you add more detail what you are trying to achieve?

  • 3 years ago

    I want beadboard/trim like this and a mirror added to my small bathroom and not sure how to do it .

  • 3 years ago

    I think his goal is to attach the mirror parallel to the wall which he could accomplish by (a) cutting the wainscotting and trim to the shape of the lower portion of the mirror and attaching the mirror to the exposed drywall, or (b) cutting a piece of, say, wood the shape of the upper portion of the mirror and thickness of the trim, attaching that piece of wood to the wall, and then attaching the mirror to the piece of wood. I would only do the latter.

    In the photo it appears that the person hanging the mirror just cut a rectangular piece of wood, attached the wood to the wall, and attached the mirror to that piece of wood. That's why you can see the gap between the mirror and wall.

    HU-394525437 thanked wdccruise
  • 3 years ago

    The bead-board does not have to be that tall.. the trim can be flatter…or the mirror can be a little shorter…if you are building this you can accommodate your needs with little variations such as these… in fact in this picture the cabinet and bead-board look taller than necessary?

  • 3 years ago

    Looks like something was secured on the wall first so the mirror hangars would bring mirror out from the wall.

  • 3 years ago

    A block of wood would be attached to the mirror or to the wall to bring the mirror forward.

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    Maybe get a round mirror like we did here so the mirror doesn't overlap the beadboard:



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  • 3 years ago

    Short-person perspective here... If the mirror gets moved higher than the bead board I won't get a good view of myself. If you are all tall that's not an issue. I think you have a decent solution with the blocking attached to the wall at the top to make the mirror vertical.

  • 3 years ago

    I have done this before by putting a small 2x4 on the wall and hanging the mirror on the 2x4. Make sure you attach the 2x4 to the studs.

  • 3 years ago

    I used a pivoting mirror for a similar situation. The pivot points hold it out from the wall and it doesn't look like a mistake.


    (Bonus--short people can use it too!)

  • 3 years ago

    @Fori that's right! There is a pivoting mirror at work. Not sure why. I also don't know why someone tipped it to angle down. It makes everyone look short. I recy tipped it so it's perpendicular to the ground and like it more.

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    Pivot mirror example. I had one installed in a bathroom we remodeled. Handy for both tall and not-so-tall users.


  • 3 years ago

    I think they make hooks/hanging hardare that hang things slightly away from the wall at the top for situations like this.

  • 3 years ago

    (Of course I hope people in my house don't ACTUALLY mess with the mirror angle. I did install it myself after all. 😁)

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    Pivot mirror is a great solution!

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