Today marks the last day in the "Knock Out Knock Offs" series. I've had a blast getting to know the other ladies in the series and seeing their projects over the last few months! So, if you haven't had a chance to check out their blogs, definitely do it. =)
Brave New Home - Delineate Your Dwelling - Designer Trapped In a Lawyer's Body
Upcycled Treasures - The Gathered Home
This month our featured store was Anthropologie. I fell in love with this mirror.
The wood grain on their mirror is spectacular, but it comes with a $400+ price tag as well. I knew I could DIY one at my price point.
First, I gathered my supplies. I used:
⅛ inch Birch plywood (found at Lowes for $12)
Wood Glue
Clamps
Round Mirror (found at Joanns for $1.49)
The first step for the mirror was to get the edging that would go directly on the mirror. To do this, we used string and a screw to draw a circle on the birch plywood. We did one slightly smaller than the mirror and then another one about 1.5 inches out slightly larger than the mirror.
Once the circles were cut I used the jigsaw, with the orbital setting off, to cut the inside of the circle out first. I did the inside first, so that you still have plywood supporting the frame of ring. Next, I cut the outer ring out.
After the "frame" for the mirror was done, we made some paper templates of the petals.
When we got the sizing of the petals finished, we taped the petals together at the points (to make a square) and this gave us the template for the first set.
We traced the petals and then used the jigsaw to cut them out. By cutting them out as one piece, we saved ourselves a few cuts as well as made our frame of the mirror more sturdy.
(eeks, ignore the after workout pic)
Next, we made the second round of petals using new flatter paper templates. This time around, we cut the petals individually.
We used wood glue and clamps to get the first and second petals together.
We attached a hanger on the back and called it a day. To look more like the Anthro version, we would have needed to stain the wood, but I really adored it natural looking. So, we kept it natural and I just love it.
I really love how it turned out and for just under $15, it was the perfect price and size for us.
Ready to see what the other ladies came up with? I'm inspired just by looking at the collage!
3. Designer Trapped in a Lawyer's Body
4. Bigger Than The Three Of Us
Linking up to:
C.R.A.F.T., The Makers, The DIY'ers, The Winthrop Chronicles, Home Stories A-Z, Hit Me With Your Best Shot, Work It Wednesday, Fry Sauce and Grits, Liz Marie Blog, The Inspiration Gallery, Creativity Unleashed - The Bold Abode, Remodelaholic, Whipperberry, The Creative Collection, Tatertots and Jello, Link It or Lump It, and Frugal Crafty Blog Hop.
Amy W
Ah! Wow, this is stunning. Great work and excellent series!
Ashley Mayes
Thanks Amy! I had so much fun with the series... we will definitely all have to do something together again!
Brynne@The Gathered Home
That wood grain is gorgeous! Wonderful job, Ashley - I love this so much!
Ashley Mayes
Thanks Brynne! I didn't realize that you could buy pretty plywood... now I know which is great!
Katie @ Upcycled Treasures
Okay seriously Ashley this mirror is beyond AMAZING! Love, love, LOVE it! Thanks so much for the tutorial because I will definitely be referencing this later!
Ashley Mayes
Thanks Katie! That jigsaw is seriously the best!
Chaney
Love this! So so pretty!! I would love one of these above my bed - are you taking orders? 😉
Ashley Mayes
Thanks Chaney! Not taking any orders =) but I do know where you can find a good tutorial. Lol.
Alexis @ Persia Lou
I'm so impressed! This turned out beautifully!
Ashley Mayes
Thanks Alexis! It's always nice when something turns out the way you hoped it would.
Jennifer @ Brave New Home
Great mirror and I love the styling you created for the photo!
Ashley Mayes
Thanks Jennifer!
Tasha @ Designer Trapped in a Lawyer's Body
I am TOTALLY blown away by this project, Ashley! I love, love, love it! Adding it to my to do list. I'll get to it some time in the next 5 years 🙂
Ashley Mayes
Thanks Tasha! I totally understand about the never ending to do list!
Kristi
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this mirror! SO creative!!! Can't wait to share it this Friday morning with my faves from the week!
Ashley Mayes
Thanks Kristi! Can't wait to see the other faves!
Aniko@PlaceOfMyTaste
This is awesome, Ashley! Super creative and looks easy to DIY. Pinning!Xo
Ashley Mayes
Thanks Aniko!
Mindi
Wow, this is spectacular!! I LOVE it!
Ashley Mayes
Thanks so much!
Cindy Eikenberg
Ashley, this mirror is just stunning - what an amazing job! Visiting from i heart naptime and pinning! Have a happy weekend!
Ashley Mayes
Thanks Cindy!
Amanda @ Dwelling in Happiness
Oh my goodness. This is AMAZING!! You guys did a beautiful job! I so wish I had some wood cutting tools so I could do one, too! I think I like it better than the Anthro one. Visiting from Link Party Palooza. Pinned!! 🙂
Ashley Mayes
Thanks Amanda! The jigsaw is a pretty inexpensive wood cutting tool and one that is great for beginners. We've had it for about a year and have made quite a few things out of it. Thanks for coming over!
Kathy @ The Salvaged Boutique
This may be one of my all time favorite blog post projects I have ever seen... Love this! Great job 🙂
Ashley Mayes
Aww, Kathy you are too sweet. Thanks for stopping by!
shonee
wow I love this mirror! I just might have to make one myself. I will be featuring this over at my favorite things Friday! Thanks for sharing!
-Shonee
http://www.hawthorneandmain.com
Ashley Mayes
Thanks Shonee!
Kerry Dean
In one of your pictures for this post, you have a bench with a woven seat. Did you make it? If so, do you have a post for it and would you post the link? I really like that design. Thanks.
Ashley Mayes
Thanks Kerry! Actually, I bought the woven stool at Target, but it was back in the Spring.
Carmody
Love it. The plywood looks like a million bucks.
Ashley Mayes
Thanks Carmody! Before this project, I didn't even know that you could buy different types of plywood (birch, white oak, etc.). There are some pretty ones out there!
Kristina @ My Own Home Blog
Stunning! I need a million of them! I don't know if I'd be able to make this, but I'd love to try it! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Ashley Mayes
You should definitely try it! It looks hard, but once you get your paper templates down... it's pretty easy. Thanks for stopping by!
cassie
this is awesome, ashley! that mirror is so creative and so good looking! 🙂
Ashley Mayes
Thanks Cassie! I'm feeling like I can almost graduate out of the jigsaw and try something more. =)
Creative Khadija
Awesome! you did great job!
Ashley Mayes
Thanks so much!
Jenny
What a beautiful mirror! Thanks for sharing this!
Ashley Mayes
Thanks Jenny!
Stephanie
Ashley, this is awesome! Can you tell me how big the mirror is (how big it was before you added the wood to it?) Also, if I wanted to try this, how would I make a template for the design?
Ashley Mayes
Thanks Stephanie. The mirror itself is a 9 inch diameter. The wood pieces are: inner (about 7.5 inches on the widest part) and outer (about 9.5 on the widest part). You can see from the tutorial, that we just made paper templates. You can get an even paper template by folding a piece of paper in half and draw on one side (like you would do to make a perfect heart) and then cutting it out. Hope that helps! Just have fun with it!
Amy W
I love how this turned out and am so glad you shared at our link party. I featured YOU this morning, be sure to stop by and grab a feature button!
http://www.delineateyourdwelling.com/2014/08/link-it-or-lump-it-party-52-features.html
Krista @ the happy housie
This is absolutely incredible! I can't believe that you built it yourself- I am seriously impressed and NEED one of those saws!! I love it so much that I chose you as my Hostess Pick of the Week for Work it Wednesday this week:) Thanks for sharing it with us!
Ashley Mayes
Yay! Thanks so much Krista! You totally need the jigsaw. It's so easy and addicting!
Kristina @ My Own Home Blog
This is awesome! Looks so great, and seems simple! Can't believe that was DIYed!
Ashley Mayes
Thanks Kristina!
Anam (Delicious and DIY)
What a beautiful mirror.Super Cute.
Ashley Mayes
Thanks so much!
Amber
The mirror looks awesome! And just out of curiosity what is the paint color on your walls? From what I can tell it looks like a really pretty blue gray.
Ashley Mayes
Thanks Amber! The paint is Benjamin Moore Gray Husky. We have it in quite a few rooms and it pulls a true gray. I love it.