Mirrored Closet Door Makeover
Today I’m excited to share with you the mirrored closet door makeover I did in my daughter’s room. Her room had existing basic mirrored sliding closet* doors, the kind you can find at any Home Depot or Lowe’s. I’ve wanted to do something with these for years. I didn’t want to get rid of them, because they are functional and we all use them.
Ideas for Mirrored Closet Doors
A while back I had the idea of using Overlays to add some detail and interest to them. If you haven’t heard of My Overlays yet, here is the description from their website: “O’verlays® are lightweight, decorative fretwork panels that come in several patterns and sizes. They are paintable and easily attached to furniture, mirrors, walls, and glass. ”
My idea was to update the mirrored closet doors without replacing them. Using these customizable, lightweight panels was the perfect solution! It was even easier than I imagined, without the need for heavy tools or major renovations!
Over on the My Overlays website, I noticed this style that I’ve always liked.
So I sent them an email a few months ago asking if they would like to work with me on transforming my mirrored closet doors. I didn’t hear back from them for quite a while. In the meantime, I found new inspiration. These beautiful custom doors sparked an idea that was even better.
I just loved the trim detail on these so much. I knew this was the look I wanted for my daughter’s closet. So I decided that maybe I could make these myself with some trim. I went out and picked up some thin trim and a miter box. When I got home and started figuring this all out, it hit me that I am actually not a carpenter. To achieve that diamond pattern, would take many precise angled cuts. It would all have to be really exact. I was discouraged so I gave up on it for the day and went to check my email.
Ironically, that was the day I heard back from the people at My Overlay’s. They said they would love to work with me on this and that they would absolutely be able to replicate something very similar to those custom doors.
Customizing Doors The Easy Way!
I went back over to the My Overlay’s website and I found this pattern that I hadn’t noticed before.
This would be perfect for achieving the look from my inspirational photo. I emailed back and forth with a representative from My Overlay’s. I showed them the inspiration photo and they created some mach-ups for me to pick from. Framed or unframed. I picked framed because it looked more like the inspiration picture.
Once, we settled on the design, I sent them the door measurements, and a short time later, I received my Overlay’s in the mail. Here is what they looked like when I opened it up.
They do come with directions for attaching to different surfaces.
How To Install The Trim
First, you have to lightly sand the overlays. Then you add your adhesive. For mirrors, they suggested liquid nails. My husband said liquid nails were not a clear glue, so I didn’t use that because I worried that if there were any excess, you would see it in the mirror.
Instead, I went to my local hardware store and found Goop glue. Not only is it clear, but it has a 2-minute set time which gave me enough time to apply it to the entire Overlay and get it up before it started setting on one end.
I used only small amounts of glue because I didn’t want it to seep out. It’s been a few weeks now, and it’s holding up very well.
Here are the mirrors with one side up.
I cannot even tell you how easy this was! I had these on the doors in 30 minutes or less from start to finish. It definitely tops my original idea of attempting to make this type of molding myself!
Isn’t it amazing what a difference that made?
Here is a look at them closer up, they do not interfere with the doors opening and closing at all.
And remember when I told you about the knock-off designer bedding in this room when I mentioned that my daughter painted one of her walls black? Well, I can’t believe I’m going to show you this, but it’s true, I let her.
She was very insistent and I thought maybe I could make it work. But because this room only has one window, it was just way too dark to pull off black. So here is the real before.
And after.
Thank you to the people over at My Overlay’s for designing the Overlays for my mirrored closet door makeover! I really loved the product and will use it again. I still have some ideas for the Anne pattern!
Update: It’s been several years now and this has held up amazingly! The rest of the room has since changed, you can see how the bedroom decorating has evolved since the mirrored closet door makeover! Here’s a peek at that!
You can also see how we upgraded the closet doors in our younger daughter’s bedroom by switching out the bi-fold doors with a DIY barn door!
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I love this! I’ve seen a few hacks to personalize sliding doors, but never one like this. What a fabulous way to personalize and upgrade a builder grade feature. Pinning for the future!
Thanks Allie! The pictures really don’t even do it justice, it looks even better in person!
Nice great idea
Really helpful
It looks gorgeous!
Thank you Kim!
Hi. How much did the overlays cost?
wow, that makes a huge difference!
enjoy,
b
That is awesome! I have 2 sets of mirrored closet doors and have been looking for something to do with them.
This is a clear exampl of how sometimes the quickest projects can have the biggest impact. I don’t think we have anything like this in the UK; my mirrored wardrobes could do with a little bit of love 🙁 xx
oh I LOVE this!! how I wish I had a mirrored door lol pinning!
What a huge transformation. It doesn’t take much to make a big change, does it? The entire room is gorgeous. I am sure that your daughter loves it! Great job.
Thanks, Nikki! Although my daughter really didn’t want me to paint over that black wall, she is really happy with the end result!
This is super clever!Makes so much difference.
Got very similar bedroom layout and identical wardrobe door. As for for now our bedroom looks super boring, so that might be a way to go!
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These look amazing! It really changed the look of the closet doors! Thank you for sharing on Show Me Saturday!
What a genius Idea!! It looks stunning
Oh my word, what a huge transformation. I hadn’t heard of them. Your doors look amazing. I can’t wait to feature you next week. Thanks tons for linking to Inspire Me.
Marty, you’re so sweet! Thank you!! 🙂
So beautiful! What brilliant way to dress up plain mirrored doors. This room now looks like it came straight out of a magazine! 🙂
This is SO cool!! I’ve never thought to add a little pattern like that on the mirror, but it totally glams it up a bit. 🙂
Wow!
Amazing change one has to see to believe……Thanks for the info…
Nancy
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I love how they look now – great idea and they look so stylish.
Thanks for linking up on My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday!! Hope to see you tomorrow!! Pinned!!
These are so pretty! They really add so, so much to the room. Love what you have going on in the rest of the room, too.
Wow! I love the design you picked & the way the Overlays change the whole look of the closet doors!
Wow! Love them! Great update!
The mirror doors look fantastic! I love your daughter’s entire room, it’s so pretty!
I’m so thrilled to see these because I plan on buying them for French Doors this summer – they look gorgeous on your closet door!
Thanks for sharing !
Wow! These are great! Is the company going to offer these as an option now or was it just a custom job? Those overlays totally change the look of those doors. Thanks for sharing that idea with us. I saw your post featured over at “Sand and Sisal” blog.
Thank you! This was custom for me but they can create pretty much anything you can dream up!
I love the look! I have french doors on our master and was looking for an idea just like this to try!
Thanks for linking up with us at Talented Tuesday, hope to see you again this week!!
The mirrored doors look so pretty! I wasn’t aware you could have the overlays made in custom sizes. Great tip!
Roxanne, this looks gorgeous! I love the custom look it gave your doors, so pretty! The entire bedroom looks great, btw! Thanks so much for sharing at Best of the Nest!
I love this!!! Sooo beautiful! You’ve just given me the answer to a vision I had forever ago! So inspired – thank you!
Lovely and great impact. Was it expensive to get it customized?
Wow! I love everything about this! What a huge difference! Would you mind sharing how much the custom design cost for the 2 doors?
Thanks. Kara! Because I worked with My Overlay’s on this project, they provided the product at no cost. If you have something custom in mind, I would recommend contacting them. They will give you a quote prior to ordering. They have great customer service and are great to work with!
This makes me want to seek out mirrored doors for my office closet so I can diy them. They are beautiful…I do custom sewing and design so often clients will need to try something on and look in the mirror. I have a lovely full length mirror but since my office isn’t huge, I feel like I’d like to use that space for a more functional purpose….so mirrored doors would be pretty (my current doors are just plain white sliding doors….blah!) and functional.
Ideas for plain sliding doors??? I’d love to hear!!
I have the same mirrored doors and wanted something to dress them up. How much did they cost?
Your mirror doors look absolutely amazing
. I have the same ugly mirrored doors –3 sets –and would love to do what you did.
How do I contact Overlays with measurements etc.
I would really appreciate your assistance with this.
Thanks Anita. You can contact them via email. There is a custom orders tab on their website. Here is the direct link to that page: http://www.myoverlays.com/custom-orders
They are great to work with!
Lovely result Wish I had mirrored doors rather than the louvrered doors I have all over the house. the house. Do you have any simple,(that’s the catch) ideas to deal with them?
Thanks Lisbeth. I have one set of louvered doors in my kitchen. I decided to paint them to mimic rustic old shutters. They are better than what I started with, but I would like to eventually replace them completely. You can see that makeover here: https://thehoneycombhome.com/kitchen-door-makeover/.
Thanks for your reply.. You are very creative and have good taste, a rare thing. I wonder if you have ever seen a film calls Julie and Julia. This si the first time I have ever blogged ,if that is the correct word, with anyone and feel I have now become part of the film. Meryl Streep, forgot the actor who played her husband. I wonder if instead of replacing the dos, a this strip of veneer or thin plywood could be attached with giving you a clean slate. What do you think?
I think that’s a great idea, I would try it!
I’ve sent this to a friend of mine. I’m blown away by this simple yet impactful change of your doors. Btw, liquid nails does come in clear now.
I love the result you achieved….! Now I have to try and find some overlays here in Australia….. 🙂
wow so nice how do I get a hold of a over lay like this for my closet mirrors, just purchase an older mobile home with lots of closet mirror’s and in need of designs on these mirrors. Can you please direct me.
I LOVE this idea and yours turned out beautiful and very professional looking! I just wish you would have mentioned how much it cost you in total to achieve this. Thank you for not only the perfect idea but for the detailed instructions! Very helpful!!!
Beautiful! Is there any way to attach overlays temporarily or are they too heavy for starch, etc? Would love to replicate the look but rent. Thanks!
That’s a great question. They are very lightweight. The first thing that comes to my mind would be Fun-Tak, which you can find here: https://amzn.to/2PY8NEU. I use that often enough that I *think* it would work.
Wow! Wow! and ReWow!!! Not only inspiring but motivating. This will be my Jan. 2025 project. Went on Myoverlay’s site and they offer both 1\4 in and 1\8in thick. Which one did you use?