Our Master Bath & A $200 MirrorMate Giveaway


    

This giveaway is now closed.    


When we had our master bathroom painted a couple of months ago, the plan was to also do away with the basic builder mirror and replace it with two pretty mirrors instead.  Unfortunately, I miscalculated how hard it would be to find two tall, narrow mirrors to fit the exact spaces under the lights.  After bringing home several styles to try, my husband and I sweated like nobody's business trying to get the old mirror back into its original spot.





A week later, I got an email from MirrorMate and like my fairy godmother, they asked if I would like to try out one of their custom mirror frames.  Uh, yes!  It was the perfect solution. 

And, they couldn't have made the process any easier.  I was able to first order samples of the different frames I was considering.  








Instead of matching the frame to the cabinets, I decided to go with a rich, dark color--Cherokee "Java"--to match some shelving we already had above the bathtub.  I thought the darker wood against the light gray walls gave the space a spa-like feel.






The frame came in a few boxes.  Here's my husband laying out the pieces before we began.  (He was doubtful about my measurements that I had put on the order form; fortunately, I proved him wrong. . .)






It came with really easy-to-follow directions.  We were assuming this might take most of our Saturday morning, but it was actually pretty painless.







All of the glue and reinforcements for each corner were included. . . .









Once we had the frame put together, we had to let the glue set for one hour. 




The adhesive strips on the back are stuck for good once you stick them, but luckily they also included cardboard corner guides so that we got the frame in exactly the right spot.





Once the frame was up, the corner guides peeled right off.



To quote my husband, "This wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be.  I would do this again."  There you have it--his official seal of approval!


I really loved the way it turned out.  I think it gives the bathroom the finished look it needed:










Before/After:





Giveaway Details:

And, the best part of this post. . .  MirrorMate is giving one lucky reader $200 toward the purchase of a MirrorMate frame of their choice.  There are so many styles and colors to choose from so that you can easily customize to your taste. 








To enter, simply leave a comment under this post.  For an additional entry, "like" MirrorMate on Facebook and leave a second comment letting me know.

The winner will be drawn at random and announced on Wednesday, April 27th.


Good luck,
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684 comments:

  1. The mirror looks great! I would love to add one of these frames to our powder room mirror!

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  2. Ummmm a tv in the bathtub! YES Please! I love this Frame idea..I think I may send this to my mom so she can add a little flare to her bathroom! Thanks for sharing!

    4/21/2011

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  3. Those are amazing! I have never seen that before! What a great solution. Thanks for the giveaway. =)

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  4. I love it! That makes such a difference in the bathroom.

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  5. Wow - I can't believe how the frame changed your bathroom - it looks fantastic!

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  6. I love it! I've been wanting to add one of these to our master too. But the mirror is enormous, and I can't swallow how much it would cost to get one. This sure would help!

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  7. I have used Mirrormate and their frames are great! So easy to create. I'd love to win the gift certificate and dress up another of our bathroom mirrors!

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  8. My designer has been telling me about this product. Would love to use it in our master bath!

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  9. I've been thinking about trying a Mirror Mate mirror for our guest bathroom, but wasn't sure how difficult it would be to install. Thanks for the product review and the giveaway opportunity!

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  10. I've been thinking about ordering a couple frames from MirrorMate, and I'd love to use a gift card to do so!

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  11. Wow what a great solution, I definitely need to be considering this for our guest bathroom!

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  12. Oh man! That looks great! I would love one!!

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  13. Awesome giveaway! I would love to have this for my little girls bathroom :)

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  14. Wow--not many projects like that are easier than you thought they would be. Usually it goes the other way :). Would love to win a gift card from Mirror Mates!

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  15. Love the mirror! would love to do that to our masterbath!

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  16. Yes please! We have a mirror in our almost-done-remodeling bath that needs some help!

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  17. Our bathroom mirror would greatly benefit from a frame! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  18. I liked MirrorMate on Facebook.

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  19. What a great transformation!

    I would love to try this in our guest bath. It needs a little updating.

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  20. Believe it or not I wish I still had my builder's grade mirror in my bathroom! Crazy, I know....we removed our several years ago and I replaced it with two pretty mirrors but I miss that big expanse of mirror.

    Yours does look very spa like. Great job! Please enter me to win.

    Judy

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  21. I need this! Pick me! Pick me!!

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  22. You read my mind with this post! I've been wondering what to do with our boring mirrors since we moved here (4 years ago)...this just might be the solution!

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  23. I am glad to see it done! We have considered MirrorMate as on option!

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  24. Super way to re-use a mirror. Posting this on Earth Day was most timely too!

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  25. Gosh, that would be perfect for my bathroom!

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  26. I just Liked Mirror Mate on Facebook too. Hope I win! Thanks.

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  27. Looks great! I would love to do the same!

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  28. I'd love to win! Your bathroom looks fabulous.

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  29. This is exactly what I need for my master bathroom mirror!!! Yours looks awesome.

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  30. This is exactly what I need for my master bathroom mirror! Yours looks awesome!

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  31. Wow. That makes such a huge difference! So simple, but huge impact. Looks great!

    And as an FYI--Love the tv right above the bathtub--genius.

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  32. I've seen this done in a few homes and it's so much easier {and cheaper!} than having to order something custom!

    Looks so nice and finished!

    p.s. practically all the pics I have of my hubby doing projects he's in a UK tshirt, too!

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  33. That looks really awesome, Emily! I heard about this company on another blog and it is such a great idea!

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  34. Emily - what a difference! I would love to try this!
    Thank you!

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  35. Looks awesome! What a great idea they came up with

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  36. This would be perfect for my bathroom!

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  37. This looks awesome! It really finishes it off perfectly! :)

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  38. This would be the perfect solution for my kid's bathroom!

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  39. I love mirror mate, I've just never taken the plunge to use it!

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  40. That looks so much better! My master bath has a frameless mirror, so I would be so excited if I won!

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  41. What a great addition to your room, it's a perfect finishing touch. We have several of those builder basic mirrors in our home that could use a new look.

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  42. I could really use this for our house! We have builder grade everything and I am trying to upgrade it so we will eventually be able to sell our house.

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  43. I've been talking about doing this on my own for months! Thanks so much!

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  44. This is fantastic! I need it! Thank You.

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  45. I would love this. I really need it!

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  46. This looks great! And I love the TV. :-) My hubby's been asking for one for a while now. I just might have to give in now that I've seen the pictures! We're looking to add a frame to the mirror in our guest bathroom. Don't want to do too much in the space, since it rarely gets used, but we'd love for it to be a bit more polished when our guests are there.

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  47. ooh, goodie, I have wanted to trim out our bathroom mirror forevah!

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  48. I would LOVE one of these in our master bathroom. We have a large builder grade mirror as well and I've been look for awhile to find a frame for it. The ones in the home improvement stores look like they are made of plastic. This one does not!

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  49. Oh my! I love this website! We desperately need a mirror frame, and I have already picked out mine (pacifica white cap!)!!! Love that your husband gave it his stamp of approval...even if I don't win, I have his testimony to help in convincing my husband to install! Great idea!

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  50. I am working on our master bath right now! My next project was to buy the trim to frame the mirror, but this would be so much easier!

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  51. looks great! i'd love one of these for my bathroom :)

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  52. Would love, love, love MirrorMate to update my horrible master mirror!

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  53. Your mirror makeover looks fabulous. Love the wall shelves. Great giveaway!

    Jessie
    www.mixandchic.com

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  54. wow that makes so much more of an impact than i thought it would.

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  55. I've been eyeing this solution for our family bath!

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  56. Oh...I could SO use one for my boys' bathroom...

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  57. Wow, installing that mirror frame looked so easy! Thanks for the visuals to go along with the installation. I could definitely use a mirror revamp in my master bath!

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  58. I have 2 bathrooms with huge boring mirrors and have spent some time on the Mirror Mate website. I am very handy around the house & yard, but thought this project might be too complicated. Thanks for showing the process, doesn't look that bad!
    Sign me up!
    Paula

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  59. I love this idea. This would be perfect for our bathroom mirror. Your redo is gorgeous!

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  60. I love how MirrorMate changed a "hotel mirror" into something so warm looking. This could be the answer for my girls' bathroom!

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  61. Looks Great! Wonderful idea and the fact that it wasn't extremely difficult makes it even better for someone who is not typically a diy-er.

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  62. What a great idea! Would love to win one:-)

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  63. Love this. your bathroom looks great.

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  64. Your bathroom looks amazing. We have a bathroom that has a mirror with no frame...this would be perfect.

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  65. Great idea. My kid's mirror could really use some umpfff...

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  66. How cool is that...and it looks great! I'm a follower. Enter me.

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  67. I have been contemplating a DIY frame for our bathroom mirror for months, but this would be SO much easier! Thanks!

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  68. Oh WOW - this would be an incredible addition to the guest bathroom in our new house!

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  69. What a great idea! I have seen DIYs about this before, but I've always been intimidated by them. This is the perfect solution. I would love to win!

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  70. I liked MirrorMate on FB! :)

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  72. Looks terrific! Amazing how much it really dresses up the vanity area! (ps - love the tv!)

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  73. That is such a great idea! I wish I had come up with this one. I have a couple of mirrors in my house that could use this!

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  74. What a brilliant idea! I've been looking for a big mirror with a wooden frame for my bathroom re-do and this would be the perfect solution.

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  75. What a big difference it made! GORGEOUS!

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  76. I posted our bath remodel today too. Will be posting a room at a time. Several are almost done!

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  77. Looks amazing! I've been wanting one of these for a long time!

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  78. I love, love, LOVE this! I have THREE mirrors I could use this on in my house. :)

    shanehawk@charter.net

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  79. I just liked MirrorMate on FB and was happy to do it!

    shanehawk@charter.net

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  80. WOW! I just tore down a five by three mirror in our main bathroom. This would have been so much better. It was glued on instead of clipped and we have lots of drywall damage. I HAD to like this on facebook. Too bad my mirror is torn down already but there is lways the kid's bathroom to redecorate right?

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  81. We have three mirrors that could use this, but will settle for one :)

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  82. Would be great to win...love the tv above your bathtub! Thanks for the giveaway.

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  83. Oh wow - that is exactly what my horrible bathroom mirror needs!

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  84. What a difference! I love the update and would absolutely love one to update my own master bath!!!

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  85. I was JUST talking about this product with my husband! We definitely want to try this out in our remodeled kids' bathroom. Yours turned out great!

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  86. What a great solution. Looks fantastic. I had never seen this before..love it. End result is just beautiful!

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  87. I love it! Can you tell me where you got the shelves over your tub?

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  88. I could so use this! This is great! Love your blog and this is a great giveaway!
    Jencole25@hotmail.com

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  89. I "like" MirrorMater on FB!
    Jencole25@hotmail.com

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  90. I'm dying to do this in my master bath. Please!

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  91. I need one of these for each of my bathrooms!!! both have the boring ol' builder mirror even thought everything else has been updated. It would finish off either bathroom!

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  92. What an easy way to transform a bathroom! LOVE it!

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  93. I love this! It's exactly what I need for our master bathroom.

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  94. Wow, what a fantastic giveaway!!! We have one builder mirror framed out in the kids bathroom and I've been looking for something with a little more detail for our master bath. I would be thrilled to win this giveaway.

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  95. This looks fabulous! I used mirror mate in my bathroom, on a gigantic mirror, a couple years ago. Then you didn't get the cardboard squares, those would have been extremely helpful! The end result is fabulous and completely transformed the room.

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  96. your mirror looks fantastic!! awesome giveaway :)

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  97. I am in desperate need of one of these in my master bathroom! I hope I win!!!

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  98. I love your bathroom mirror redo. I've been wanting a mirror mate frame for a while now! I friended them on FB!

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  99. You are so very right, Emily. It really does "finish" your space! I have 4 or 5 mirrors I would love frame!!

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  100. WOW! The frame truly "finishes" the look of the bathroom! It looks fantastic!! I seriously want to frame about 5 mirrors in my house now!! I'm heading over to "like" them on facebook!!

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  101. I love it! I just wish they weren't so expensive!

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  102. That looks fantastic! My bathroom looks practically identical to yours and I would love to frame my large mirror too! Pick me please :)

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  103. My half bath on the main floor of the house is crying out for something like this. I'd love to win!

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  104. Pick Me. My bathroom would look really finished with a frame from Mirror Mate. Thanks.

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  105. It looks great. I'm hoping to add some framing to our guest bathroom.

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  106. It really does make an amazing difference - looks great! I am also super jealous of your bathtub tv!!

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  107. This is so fantastic and most definitely completes the look! I want one!

    Megan

    mcarusopartridge@gmail.com

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  108. I like MirrorMate on FB!

    mcarusopartridge@gmail.com

    Megan

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  109. I have the same mirror situation as yours and have been trying to figure out a more budget friendly way to go about it. Talk about perfect timing! I love how yours turned out! I hope I get picked! Thanks!

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  110. WOW! What a difference :) It is just beautiful and exactly what I need in my master bath. Thanks for the giveaway!!!

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  111. What a great product! I'm going to have to use this for the large mirror I plan to get for my bedroom but have yet to find a frame I like...perfect solution!

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  112. Wow...It really made your mirror look great!This looks like an easy way to change the looks of a bathroom mirror. I would love to use a gift card to order one of these for our bathroom mirror!

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  113. What a beautiful way to complete a bathroom. I hope I win. Thanks for sharing.

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  114. Your mirror frame looks great!

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  115. Love it! Looks terrific and *boy* did your husband sign himself up for the next project!! He'd better watch his enthusiasm ; ) Thanks for the giveaway!!

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  116. Beautiful! What a difference the frame makes! We have a giant mirror in our bathroom, too, and the thought of removing it is overwhelming. I'm talking a HUGE mirror. Like 5' x 8'!

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  117. We have the same problem in our master bath and that is the perfect solution! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  118. We have a huge mirror in our master bathroom that needs this done to it.

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  119. I have two bathrooms with those terrible industrial mirrors!... and I've wanted to do the exact same thing myself (but in a "make-shift" sort of way). Wouldn't it be great if I didn't have to invent it myself?? Love it!

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  120. Thanks Emily for the giveaway. I would love to use one of this on my guest bathroom.

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  121. This would look great in our master bath!
    leeor_borovick@yahoo.com

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  122. What a great idea ! This is just what I have been looking for. Your mirror looks great.

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  123. We have one bathroom in our Chicago condo and this would be perfect for it!!!

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  124. I stare at my builder mirror overnight from my bed. Not in it mind you,ha! I would be thrilled to win this prize! Please come over and enter my giveaway too!

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  125. Your house is so beautiful! I would love to win!

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  126. The "new" mirror looks fantastic! I could definitely use this in my ho-hum bathroom!

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  127. I 'liked' Mirror Mate Frames on FB.

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  128. So jelly of the TV mounted by the bathtub! I would live in there!! Please enter me in the MirrorMate giveaway!

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  129. Looks great! I would love to add that to our guest bathroom.

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  130. What a great idea to frame a mirror ~ I would love this giveaway to do a little updating!!

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  131. Love this, makes the bathroom look totally different.

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  132. Wow! The frame made such a difference. I could really use a frame like this in my hall bath. And best of all the install in dummy proof!

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  133. I keep reading about Mirror Mate and keep wanting to try it!! I hope I win!

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  134. Definitely need this in our guest bathroom.

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  135. Oooh! I have two bathrooms I can't wait to do this in.

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  136. Oh, I love that! I could definitely use it in our guest bathroom.

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  137. What a neat idea and from what you showed in your pictures it looked really easy!

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  138. Yes, please! I just recently found a diy guide to (attempt to)make my own - this would be sooo much easier! :)

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  139. oh my gosh i would LOVE to win this!! i have been wanting to update our master bathroom mirror from that boring square mirror they install (just like yours). I love your blog and read it everyday!!!!!!!!!

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  141. I definitely need this. I hope I win!

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  142. What a great idea to have a tv by the bathtub!!! Love the mirror. Hope I win!

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  143. I've been looking for something like this. Can't wait to show my husband.

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  144. Wow....this is exactly what I need!! Thanks!

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  145. This would be so perfect for my mom's house!! I would love to win this for her :) Thanks for sharing!!

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  146. Mirror Mate would be great in my master bath - it needs that extra something.

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  147. yay! this would be perfect for me. my bathroom mirror is, well, let's just say...not the coolest.

    kamirules@gmail.com

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  148. Great giveaway! It would be perfect for my downstairs bath.

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  149. i also liked mirrormate on facebook!

    kamirules@gmail.com

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  150. My guest bath could really use this!

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  151. this would really help jazz up my bathroom!! thanks!

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  152. You were so right he dark wood looks great against the wall color. Love it!

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  153. we used Mirrormate for guest and master bathrooms -- makes a huge difference and doesn't swallow up much mirror on the edges. The company will send you many samples and quickly. Plus their directions are well written. You do need four hands for placing a large frame on the mirror but a really agile person, willing to bend, reach and stand on the counter could pull it off.

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  154. I love what the frame adds to the whole area! It looks great! Would love to add one to my bathroom as well!

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  155. I have been trying to decide what to do with one of my bathroom mirrors too! What a great idea! I'm heading over to facebook to "like" Mirrormate right now. Our mirror is HUGE, so a gift certificate would help! :-)

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  156. I love how that turned out. Thank you for the giveaway.

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  157. WOW your mirror looks awesome! What a transformation...I would LOVE to win the giveaway! My Anniversary is on the 27th and my kids bathroom mirror desperately needs an update. Thanks for a great giveaway!

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  158. I have a HUGE builder's grade mirror in our master bath that would LOVE this treatment!

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  159. Ooh that looks fantastic!! I'd love one of these in my boring bathroom. :)

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  160. You don't even know how many times a day I think about putting a frame on my bathroom mirror. This would be an answer to many prayers!!!

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  161. I would love to use one in our master bath. It's builder bland and this would do wonders!

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  162. I also Liked/Loved on Facebook. It looks great!

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  163. I'm in the middle of a bathroom makeover and this would come in so handy!

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  164. I've been wanting to try out Mirror Mate! This is great!

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  165. Wow! I was just looking at the mirrors in my master bath and wondering what I could do to spruce them up - this look like just the thing!

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  166. Wow - the mirror looks gorgeous! I'm in envy.... I would love to win and spruce up my mirror!!

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  167. Love it! It looks great. I wish I had known about Mirror Mate when we were building our house. We bought two mirrors from a hardware store that don't fit as well as I'd like. I would love to replace them with a custom mirror :)

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  169. What an awesome fix! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  170. I'd love to win! :)

    mrslauram @ gmail.com

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  171. Hi Emily,
    Your mirror looks great! I always wanted to do this in our last house, but I had no idea that there was a company that sold frames like this, and that made it so easy to install...I kept trying (unsuccessfully) to convince my husband to build a frame for our bathroom mirrors. I featured this post today on my blog, and mentioned the giveaway. :)
    http://inside-outdesign.blogspot.com/2011/04/before-after-thursday_21.html

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  172. That is an amazing transformation - love your new mirror frame! And I'd love to try this myself. Thanks!

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  173. PLeNTY of mirrors in my house to try this out on!!

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  174. Wow, that looks so good! I would love to try that in my bathroom!

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  175. that looks fantastix! we would love to do something similar in our master bath!

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  176. I have been wanting one of these for my master bath. Your post makes me realize I was wrong to think it would be hard to install.

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  177. Genius! I'd love to win! Looks great!

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  178. Oh, I love this idea!! We are starting to remodel our master bath, and this just might be the perfect option for our mirror.

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  179. I just liked them on facebook as well!

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  180. Ohh I'd love to win!! We have two frameless mirros in our bathrooms that I've been wanting to replace but have put it off b/c of the price. Love the difference it made in your bathroom!

    mmadams99 at hotmail dot com

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  181. Love the frame. Also really love the shelves above the tub. I have been looking for an idea above mine!


    http://everydayinjeans.blogspot.com/

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