Anthropologie Inspired Lotus Mirror

9 Materials
$15
2 Hours
Easy
I came across a mirror that I just LOVED at Anthropologie, but with a $400 price tag it was way out of my budget. So, I decided to try to make one myself.
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First, I gathered my supplies. I used:


1/8 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.
(eeks, ignore the after workout pic)


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.
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 love how it turned out!
Ashley@Biggerthanthethreeofus
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  • Joni Kinsey Joni Kinsey on Feb 01, 2016
    Great job!! Why did you use a second demplate?
  • Kar4153311 Kar4153311 on Feb 03, 2016
    Where do we find the templates? Could this be enlarged to frame larger mirror?
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  • Pat C Pat C on Apr 15, 2021

    Very nice and it is so unusual - definitely not your run-of-the mill look. Very nice job!

  • Paddywagon Paddywagon on Apr 15, 2022

    This is just beautiful. So unique. Well done!


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