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freedomplace1
last yearimo, you should just have the tile removed; it is totally unnecessary. Any mirror is going to be too high above it - and I don’t think a mirror can be secured well on top of the tile. And imo it also doesn’t add anything to the design. Someone else here may differ and/or have an idea for you to affix a mirror over the tile. I would just remove it. It does not work. A kid’s bathroom mirror has to be very low, if they are going to be able to see themselves in it, or it’s pointless. I’m sorry this happened - and I understand the inconvenience. But mistakes happen.
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PROJAN MOYER
last yearlast modified: last yearTake the tile off. It was never needed anyway. Smooth out the drywall behind it. Have the contractor make you a frame, right on the wall and ALL four sides, the whole vanity space , edge to edge and top to bottom using 1 x 2. Paint it to match vanity. Call a glass company and they will template, and cut a mirror to fit inside it EXACTLY. They will glue the darn thing , one mirror for the entire vanity space. Sturdy? You bet? See yourself from anywhere. Unmatched wall textures? Gone.
Somewhere everyone got the idea that you HAD to have a free hanging mirror or be very un cool.
Answer? Dead wrong. Mirror the entire space and move on: ) Return the mirror/s you bought or use elsewhere.
Want the extra cool way? Go to the ceiling with the frame and mirror, and THEN mount the light, right ON the mirror. The glass company will account for the mount, the hole for the electric will be in the mirror for install.
The whole thing should not set you back more than a few hundred bucks, because thankfully, mirror is cheap. The matched frame will look great. When you buy a free hanging mirror? You are mostly paying for frame : ) not the glass.
Easy..... Blue frame? Fine in white too
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