DIY Nautical Porthole Mirror
Level:
Intermediate
How-To:
Home Decor
MATERIALS:
- Round plywood (15”)
- Round mirror (12”)
- Embroidery hoop (14”)
- Wood plugs
- Bolts
- Faucet handle
- Super glue
- Wood glue
- Flush wall hanger
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Pre-paint all of your materials. We chose to paint the plywood that is outside of the embroidery hoop copper, and everything else is painted bass.
- Place your 12” round mirror in the center of the plywood round. Use super glue to secure. 3. Place 14” embroidery hoop around the mirror. Use wood glue to secure.
- Use super glue to attach bolts to the wood chunk on the embroidery hoop. This will make it look like a hinge.
- Use wood glue to add wood plugs around the plywood.
- Stack a wood plug, bolt, and faucet handle to each other, with the faucet handle on top. Glue to plywood. This will make it look like the porthole can be opened. *Optional: If you want to give your mirror a weathered look, go back in with chocolate brown paint and paint around the bolts and embroidery hopp. Use a rag or paper towel to pull of some of the paint.
- Allow everything glued to completely dry, then hang with a flush wall hanger.
