Frame your bathroom mirror. . .

When I think about remodeling a room, usually, my main influence is the bottom line.....how much is it going to cost?  Most often, I am working with a very minimal budget!

When I started remodeling my downstairs half bathroom, I knew that I wanted a change from the red, but I didn't have a lot of money to spend....

I started with a can of blue paint that my friend, Erin, had given me and lightened it by dumping exterior white paint into it.....not the most scientific of lightening techniques, but it worked and was FREE!!

Once I lightened my walls, I darkened my cabinet by painting it black...

I also added beadboard wallpaper to the doors and side of the cabinet to give it a different look....the cost for this??  NOTHING because I had leftover wallpaper!!

But the room was still missing something.....a cool frame for the mirror!  Months ago, I had seen a tutorial by Sasha at {show & tell} and I knew that I wanted to recreate it...cheaply!!

I went to Lowe's and bought two 4 x 4 pieces of MDF. Have you discovered MDF yet?  It's amazing!!  Handles like wood and reasonably priced!!  I think that I spent $9.00 for the two pieces.  You can also buy it in larger sheets, but MDF is heavy and I was shopping by myself.

I also had a $2.00 piece of crown molding that I had purchased at the Habitat Restore....it was a little moldy and gross, but I knew that I was going to paint it!

Because I've been slightly overworking my hubby in the basement, I called in reinforcements.....my dad!  It took him all of about 60 minutes to put this together!  He took measurements of my mirror, cut the MDF to fit and attached the crown with nails and glue....

Then, I painted the frame the same black as the cabinet and distressed it slightly with heavy grit sandpaper...

My hubby was away for the weekend and I was way too impatient to wait for him to hang it, so I went and grabbed some liquid nails off of his work bench.....

I love this stuff.....it's amazing!  But you definitely have to commit that whatever you are gluing is going to be there forever!

Ever the blogger, I grabbed my camera and took a picture while holding the frame filled with liquid nails....good thing I didn't drop it or I'd have a frame permanently attached to my head!!

I wish that I could get a picture of the entire bathroom, but it's very small and I don't have a wide angle lens....you will have to trust me when I say that the frame added the needed focal point.....it looks gorgeous!!

If you add in the $11.00 cost of the mirror, the total cost of my bathroom makeover is still under $30.00!!  

To be exact, the makeover cost $26.50!! 

You can see the breakdown HERE for the other costs!

I just love the difference that it makes....all for very little money!

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