Ikea Hack Mirror Makeover

I have a feeling that this is going to be one of many IKEA hacks in my lifetime.  I really do love a good IKEA hack!  I wanted to put some fun decorative frames in my playroom and I had a million four black Malma IKEA mirrors laying around in my house.  Sam from Atkinson Drive had a brilliant idea of making picture frames with the IKEA Malma mirrors.  I loved this IKEA mirror makeover idea and I wanted to take it one step further and add some decorative prints to the outside of frames.  There are so many great scrap papers out there and I went with these that I got from Hobby Lobby.

I wanted the frames to have a white background so I spray painted the entire frame and mirror with white primer.  (You could skip this step if you buy the white frames…all I had were black ones.)  A solid coat of spray paint on top isn’t necessary since I will be covering it with paper.  Make sure the edges have 2 coats of paint as they will be visible.  

I traced the mirror onto the scrapbook paper, cut off excess paper, and then I placed the paper on top of the mirror and cut out the center area with a razor blade.

I then put a layer of mod podge onto the top of the frame and placed the paper on top and smoothed out any bumps. After that was complete, I put another mirror on top of it so that it would dry flat without any bubbles. After it was dry I then put a coat of mod podge on the top of the scrapbook paper to give it a glossy look and make sure it was secured to the frame properly.

I printed a few Instagram pics (4×4 in size) on my computer. They almost fit perfectly into the mirrored section of the frame.  You may need to trim a the edges so it fits inside the frame.

Once the frame was finished I glued the picture onto the center of the frame.  I put a coat of modge podge on top to seal it.  Let the frames dry overnight and then they are ready to display!  I love the pieces of scrapbook paper I choose as they look like different types of distressed woods.  It is a fun little touch to add to the playroom.

I love this idea of creating your own frame exactly how you want it to look. I may have to try out a gallery wall of my own.  Last week I did an Ikea dresser hack…do you have a favorite Ikea hack you’ve done or want to try?  (I guess I’m on a little bit of an Ikea hack kick. Haha) Please share!

I hope you all have a great week, pretty busy over here.  Next week I leave to go to Arizona to compete with my quartet Delilah. (You can read more about my group here.)  Straight from Arizona, I fly to Hawaii to go celebrate my brother and future sister in law!  Okay…deep breath…back to packing!