DIY Hollywood Vanity Mirror

I’ve had plenty of time on my hands recently so here is a video of me completing my project of building a vanity mirror from scratch! Feel free to jump to specific areas in the video, i’ve linked key moments down below! Happy watching!

materials @ 1:17
connecting the lights @ 3:43
installing the outlet @ 7:06
installing the rotary dimmer switch @ 8:14

All of the materials used were bought at Home depot:
KITCHEN AND BATH:

mirror
mirror glue

ELECTRICAL:

4 light bar 2x
6 light bar
dimmer
outlet
electrical bracket 2x
outlet cover
dimmer cover plate

PAINT:

Qt of paint Behr Premium Plus
Paint roller

HARDWARE:

Nails
L brackets

LUMBER:
Dimensions:

common board are 2 pieces cut to 39 in and 2 pieces cut to 32.5 in.. you will use the whole board, no waste

Plywood was cut to: 34 1/8-1/4 W x 39 H

1 x 4 x 12ft common board
4 x 4 plywood

TOOLS USED:

Hammer, drill, jigsaw, hole saw (I used a 2in which is why the holes look huge, I suggest a 1-1.5 in hole… large enough to fit the holes of the light bar), measuring tape, pencil, wood filler, sandpaper, eye protection

Have fun building! Any questions? Leave them in the comments below

Music provided by: Tropical Sensation (Instrumental) by Mike Leite | promoted by Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License

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