Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
Bathroom - 30" MagicMirror
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Great idea design ;-) This will be really nice when completed.
Ok, what I would do here is this… ( I’m a carpenter, so you could play about with this suggestion to suit)
Your center cabinet space protrudes out by the width of your door… say 18mm?
Right, you could rebate both sides in by the 8mm thickness of your mirror, and since I am unsure what material you are using here as the cabinet - Painted wood, or Melamine faced chipwood, you could either paint that sawn/routered edge, or glue/iron on the 18mm X 1mm edging tape - to cover up the cut edge… Painted black so it wont show through mirror.
This would leave the top, and bottom, still protruding, and the bottom would act as a sorta ‘Prop’ to hold the mirror up, and the mirror itself would sit flush with the doors, and have a white ‘Border’ top and bottom.
You could easily play about with fixings for the monitor to bring it forward enough to sit flush with the mirror… and use some kind of cardboard sheet, colored black, all around the outer edges of the monitor to hide the outer framing of the monitor, (that black cardboard will not really be seen behind the mirror anyway.)
To actually hold the mirror in place, there are quite a lot of brackets in the market to suit…
AND/OR…
If you then cut the top and bottom in, by say 3mm, you could attach a flat piece of Single/ Double round moulding beading… say 25mm - if your cabinet is 18mm thick?
That will hold your glass in place.Obviously you would then have to compensate that 3mm depth into your sides… making them 11mm rebated…
edit… The trouble with using any kind of Glue with 2 way mirrors is that the glue/silicone can react with the film on the mirrors… and with some mirrors, the glue will show through as a smudge… I already looked into this, and the glue would only be an option if the glued edge would be covered by some kind of edging… so the glue would not be visible fron the front.
That MirrorBond is great - For normal Mirrors… because of the silver backing… so you wont see the glue… But on a see through 2 way mirror…
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Thank you for your reply.
It seems that my OP was not totally clear. There will be 3 equal size mirrors next to eachother. That is also the reason that the middle cabinet is 18 mm larger. If you are right at that you will always see the glue, than I will have a big problem, because I can not use any visible fixture/frame, since I want 3 frameless mirrors next to eachother with only 3 mm gap.
edit: Indeed, I’ve used 18mm melamine board for the cabinet.
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@kclemen said in Bathroom - 30" MagicMirror:
Thank you for your reply.
If you are right at that you will always see the glue, than I will have a big problem, because I can not use any visible fixture/frame,
This was my very own dilema in my original design… and with no other solution at hand, other that to use the Clear Plastic brackets, because I was not willing to ruin everything by using glue, I then abandoned that idea and just went with Plan B… Not as sleek as the Frameless idea, but…
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What about spraying the outer edges of the mirror with something? Only the size of the tv should be see through…
I tried to search for your project, but can not find it on the site.
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Yeah spraying the outer edge would do.I have not fully completed my build yet… still a few additions and tweeks, but i will post a pic … i went for a sorta Mirror within a Mirror… so it contains the 2 way mirror within the frame thats made of mirror… and then had to cut strips of mirror to hide the side framing… making it look like a solid block mirror… of sorts.
With hindsight… now that i know the pitfalls about frameless designs, my next build will obviously be done by experience… This MM was made for my wife because she wanted me to install a new kitchen, so I made this with her in mind… and I incorporated this design into the side of the Fridge Freezer housing I built.
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@johnnyboy beautifully executed! WAF is important ;)
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WAF is important ;)
For sure ;-) She says its in the perfect place too, for a last pose before leaving the house :-)
Positioning was spot on too for during the day with bright dayling shining through the french doors, and I already have 9 LED spotlights in there, one directly above, and to the front of the mirror that shows up the mirror as a mirror better during darkness.In either situation, seeing the MM is always crisp and clear, along with the actual mirror image of who is in front of it… When completed, I will upload the entire build from scratch, as I took a picture with every step… but finding the time just now is hard :-(
I have still to add the PIR, and position the USB Micro Mic somewhere less obvious than on top of the fridge hinge, and possibly get Disc speakers - The small flat ones more commonly seen in Car doors, and in ceilings? I have a BT one I purchased for MM, but unsure of getting that to work with alexapi ( when/if I get round to actually getting that set up right) so even though my MM is up and running, and in situ, I still have a few things to do before I sign off on this one.
Anyway… Keep us updated on what you decide to do with yours, as I am interested to see what solution you come up with, )and I do hope you find one as I can visualise the end result and know it will be really nice…) that may even give me better ideas for my next build?
