slate tile mirror

All About The Slate Tile Mirror

When you are mirror shopping for your home, or decorating a space, you will want to take into consideration the style as well as the make of the mirror that you choose. You will find that many of them are framed with decorative frames, and this will help your designing and using them in decorating as well.

Slate mirrors offer a rustic look that can match several types of dcor. Ranging from large mirrors with a thin frame of slate to small mirrors with heavier slate frames, slate mirrors are beautiful. You can buy slate mirrors, which are hand made, or you can make your own to suit you. Making a slate mirror is not really that difficult if you follow these seven steps.

Step 1:

Gather your materials into your well-ventilated working area. These will include the slate floor tiles in the color and texture of your choice, safety glasses and gloves, mirror, ruler, scoring tool, household oil, plywood, grout and tile adhesive, putty knife, notched trowel, and waterproof construction adhesive.

Step 2:

Wearing protective glasses and gloves, cut the slate tiles with the tile cutter to the size you have chosen to make the frame around the mirror.

Step 3:

If the mirror does not fit the opening exactly, use the scoring tool and ruler to cut it to size. Dipping the scoring tool in the household oil first will help the tool to score more smoothly....

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