Your ideas for a mirrored wall

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fourcorners

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Hello all!

This is a project for my own home. My husband and I purchased our first home about 6 months ago (Woot!) and we have a mirrored wall. It's not my favorite part of the house but it's going to have to stay for a while. The room is coming together nicely but I really want to hang some art on that wall. My thoughts so far... something on canvas with a *gasp* gallery wrap. I'm thinking this only because it will be light-weight. I'm hoping light enough that a couple of those larger 3M adhesive hangers will be able to hold it up. My other thought was to call our mirror guy and see if the mirror can be drilled through to accomodate hangers that can go into the wall. But paying a guy to come out and do that is not really what we want to spend our money on right now. Am I goofy to think those 3M hangers might work?

Any suggestions would be fantastic.

Thanks!
 
You might try adheisive Velcro strips around the stretcher bar with the counter part attached to the mirror wall. When the time comes to move the art or take from the wall you can just peel off the velcro and the vintage mirror wall will be as good as new. I would think that any residue remaining on the mirror could be easily removed with Beinfang's UnStik... Good Luck...
 
If you would rather hang a framed piece on the mirror, you could glue a sheet of plywood slightly smaller then the frame to the mirror. Then put a couple of screws in the plywood.

I would use mirror mastic to attach the plywood. I am not certain if you could get it off again with out damaging the mirror surface, but by then you will be ready to replace the mirrored wall anyways.
 
You can buy glass bits at most good local independent hardware stores and get expert advice on how to use them. There is a proper name for them but and I can't think of it now :sleep:, but if you ask for glass bits they'll know what you mean and take pity on you thereby giving you all the info you need. They run about $ 10.00 and up if I remember right.

They aren't too difficult to use, but do you really want to be drilling holes in the mirrors?

I just don't know how that would reflect on you.

;)

Dave Makielski
 
Just masking tape off about a foot square for each hole... drill in the center of the maskings. The tape reduces the micro vibrations and greatly reduces the possibility of cracking the glass....
It also provides a secure starting on the "dot" for drilling instead of just skating all over the place.

Personally, on a wall like that, I just hang a beautifully framed mirror. But I'm strange that way.
 
Here's a thougth for you....

Why not frame the wall in a large moulding that scoops in and hang whatever you are wanting to hang from that? I've done this with several small pieces and some fine chain. Can send a pic if you'd like. If you choose a black moulding, you can insert hooks verically into it and paint them black, you won't be able to see them....this gives you the flexibility to change location, size etc. of what you are wanting to hang!!! I've sold several clients on this idea when they couldn't decide if they wanted a mirror or a piece of art in a specific location....why, they can have both!!!:
 
I've never tried it personally, but I'm told that the hangers with 3M's Command adhesive work pretty well for reasonably light objects. I saw that they sell a coat hook with this adhesive, so I guess that means it would hold the weight of the hook plus a coat. I'm guessing it would work well on a smooth surface like mirror. I'd be more worried about affixing it to a painted surface, since all you are really gluing to is the paint.
:cool: Rick

P.S. On one of those HGTV redecorating shows they eliminated a mirrored wall by covering it with a nice looking curtain. Maybe you could do something like that if you aren't ready to "demo" it. You could hang your art in front of the curtain on thin wires suspended from the ceiling near the curtain top.
 
picture rail?

How about installing some picture rail moulding above the mirror? There's the wood moulding that uses metal hooks from the rail with regular picture wire dropped to accomodate the art. There's also the snazzy stainless steel type that has a monofilament drop with an ajustable hook for the art.

Hopefully you have a bit of wall above the mirror to install the rail. If you don't, at least you'd only have to drill anchor holes for the rail & not each individual picture! No way I'd be drilling a hole in an installed plate mirror...money well spent for a professional I'd think.
 
It seems like Rob Markoff went over situations like this in his Installation Class at the PPFA/PMA show. Rob are you out there to explain?

Susan

PS: Great class to take!
 
first choice. I'm with Artistic on this one. Get a picture rail or gallery hanging system. Having one at home you will also be comfortable selling them to your customers! so it the long run installing one will pay for itself. I like Gallery Systems in Mass.

second choice. Hammer. You started out saying the mirror is eventually going to come down. Start out small. One or two little holes with a good 7 pound ball peen should start you down the right track! "Oh Honey look, since it is already cracked let's finish the job!"

thrid choice.. use the masonry hangers from united and treat the mirror like it was chimney brick. Hey if it breaks the mirror, remember it's gonna come down anyways!

And be sure the backing paper looks good. You'll be seeing it reflected back at you!
 
How about just gluing some empty frames onto the face of the mirror? Could be kinda cool.
 
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