Full length mirror mounted "in" door?

[sunshineandpinot]

www.trustile.com/options/default.asp?cid=384

My crappy little mirror finally cracked and I want a nice mirror for our closet doors. We actually have his and her closets so 2 would look really great.

Does anyone have something similar to what I posted? Pics or links?
TIA!

[heliocentric]

I do, but it's original to our 1929 house so it's probably not helpful. They (the builders?) basically carved out the panels in the 6-panel door (or bought one that way), inset the mirror, then attached a small piece of trim around the perimeter to hold it in place. Ours is on the outside of the door.

[sunshineandpinot]

Mar 4, 2013 16:13:22 GMT -5 heliocentric said:

I do, but it's original to our 1929 house so it's probably not helpful. They (the builders?) basically carved out the panels in the 6-panel door (or bought one that way), inset the mirror, then attached a small piece of trim around the perimeter to hold it in place. Ours is on the outside of the door.

I would love to see this. Do you have a pic? I would love for my husband to do this- he's super handy. (me, not so much)
Thanks!

[heliocentric]

Here is a picture of the door with the mirror and the door on the other closet without a mirror.

The one with the mirror looks as if a mirror was attached on top. It wasn't until we took it apart to repair and paint the door that we noticed it was inset.

Please ignore any mess in the bedroom and the dog's reflection.

s1148.photobucket.com/albums/o562/hop_hazy/

OMG! Can you see the "ghost hanger" on the door w/o the mirror. I often hang an empty hanger on the doorknob and somehow there is now the image of one on the door. I have tried to scrub it off, but it won't go away. I have no idea how it got there. I forgot about it until I saw it in the photo.

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We have one at the new house in the master closet. I don't have a pic readily available though. I just emptied my iPhone photo album. I think it's great and it's one of the things I'm looking forward.

We bought the door with the mirror on it already. I'm thinking it will be hard to break it; slamming the door a million times won't break it. I don't remember the price. It's a solid door with 3 panels on one side and a full mirror panel on the other. I believe it's in the $120-150 range.

[jloww]

Our house has the exact same door as heliocentric and I LOVE it.  

[sunshineandpinot]

Mar 4, 2013 16:38:32 GMT -5 d0ri said:

We have one at the new house in the master closet. I don't have a pic readily available though. I just emptied my iPhone photo album. I think it's great and it's one of the things I'm looking forward.

We bought the door with the mirror on it already. I'm thinking it will be hard to break it; slamming the door a million times won't break it. I don't remember the price. It's a solid door with 3 panels on one side and a full mirror panel on the other. I believe it's in the $120-150 range.

I would love to see a pic

[sunshineandpinot]

Mar 4, 2013 16:38:28 GMT -5 heliocentric said:

Here is a picture of the door with the mirror and the door on the other closet without a mirror.

The one with the mirror looks as if a mirror was attached on top. It wasn't until we took it apart to repair and paint the door that we noticed it was inset.

Please ignore any mess in the bedroom and the dog's reflection.

s1148.photobucket.com/albums/o562/hop_hazy/

OMG! Can you see the "ghost hanger" on the door w/o the mirror. I often hang an empty hanger on the doorknob and somehow there is now the image of one on the door. I have tried to scrub it off, but it won't go away. I have no idea how it got there. I forgot about it until I saw it in the photo.

Okay, I really like that!!! I'm going to see if dh can DIY that with our existing doors. Thank you!!

[ssmjlm]

We bought one at HD when we re-did our closet and bathroom. It's 6 panel on the outside and a mirror on the inside.

[sunshineandpinot]

Hello next project! Dh will be so thrilled

theletteredcottage.net/master-bedroom-closet-door-re-do-project/

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Mar 4, 2013 16:53:06 GMT -5 sunshineandpinot said:

Mar 4, 2013 16:38:32 GMT -5 d0ri said:

We have one at the new house in the master closet. I don't have a pic readily available though. I just emptied my iPhone photo album. I think it's great and it's one of the things I'm looking forward.

We bought the door with the mirror on it already. I'm thinking it will be hard to break it; slamming the door a million times won't break it. I don't remember the price. It's a solid door with 3 panels on one side and a full mirror panel on the other. I believe it's in the $120-150 range.

I would love to see a pic

Here it is. It opens into the closet so it can also be used in the closet.

[sunshineandpinot]

Awesome d0ri! Thanks for sharing. I want this done like yesterday

[sunshineandpinot]

DIY done! I really like it and the mirrors really improve the look of our bathroom until we decide to *really* redo it. Thanks for your input and pics!




btw, it's pretty clear that we never use our tub seeing as that is where our laundry basket is. How crazy would we be to rip the tub out and install really nice cabinets and drawers? We would lose a little bit of the window but we're okay with that. We never EVER use the tub and aren't worried about resale.

For anyone wondering, HD does carry the beautiful mirrored door like I first posted but they're $350 ea. 

[munkii]

Did you use a pre-framed mirror or did you trim it out?

[FoxInFiji]

Looks good! We recently ordered new doors and got a quote for having a full length mirror recessed into the door (flush with the stile and rails) for our walk in closet. The price came back crazy high though! Like $850 for just one door! We decided to put a mirror in a different part of the closet and if we ever want a second one on the back of the door we'll add it ourselves (not recessed though).

[sunshineandpinot]

Apr 10, 2013 8:43:22 GMT -5 munkii said:

Did you use a pre-framed mirror or did you trim it out?

dh trimmed it out.