Pottery Barn Eagan Mirror
I know there is a plethora of tutorials out in blogland on how to make the Pottery Barn Eagan Mirror. Like here, here, here, and ummmm, here too! While all of these turned out amazing! I wanted (and needed) the EXACT same size that the REAL pottery barn mirror is. I needed a large statement to hang above my mantel that would cover up that atrocious hole in my wall. I simply was not going to settle for 8×8 mirrors. If I was going to make this mirror huge, I was going to find a way to make it with the same size mirrors Pottery Barn uses (which happen to be 8 x 10 beveled mirrors). I know some people were able to find them at hobby lobby, the dollar store, and michaels, but I checked all of these places, and none of them carried them anymore 
sad day
Well! Let me tell you it took me WEEKS to find a place that carried these. I think I went 16 pages deep into a google search to finally find a place that sold them out of New Mexico here. I will say, I had to pay a pretty penny to get these (*cough $165 including S&H cough*), but to me, it was worth it. If you would like to save even more money, and if the size of the mirror isn’t too important then I would recommend getting 8 x8 beveled mirrors here or here.
So now that we have that out of the way, here is what you will need for the mirror.
x amount of mirrors
1/2 plywood or mdf (if you plan on hanging your mirror, I recommend plywood, its lighter)
some corner moulding
flat moulding
a can of Rustoleum’s “Oil Rubbed Bronze” spray paint
Liquid Nails’ “Mirror Adhesive”
Plastic Mirror Rosettes
Cut Tacs
nails and nail gun
So, are you ready? Here we go….
Step 1 and 2: layout your piece of plywood, with your mirrors and trim and get an exact measurement of how long and wide your base (plywood) will need to be cut at.
Step 3: cut plywood to correct size
Step 4: measure our your corner mouldings so that they all line up and fit nicely together.
Step 5: (optional) line interior angle of corner mouldings with liquid nails
Step 6 & 7: Alternate nailing the top and side of the moulding to the plywood.
Now you are ready to start laying out your inner mouldings!
Step 8: Just lay out your inner trim and cut the correct lengths.
Step 9: lay mirrors in between trim so that you have the correct widths. You want to be careful with this step by not making the mirrors overly snug. You need to be able to pop them back out with ease, and don’t worry if you have a little bit of wiggle room, just even it out among the mirrors!
Step 10: With mirrors still in place, nail down the trim. Pick up the mirrors, or slide them down to the other side and nail the other end of the trim down.
Step 11: measure and cut cross trim and repeat steps 9 & 10
Step 12; Now for the fun part! Spray Painting!
I started off with the Krylon version, as you can see here. After two coats I realized it wasn’t cutting it, so I went and bought the Rustoleum version. SO much better!
Save yourself the grief and just buy the slightly more expensive spray paint. It has primer mixed in with it, and it covers so much better than its cheaper competitor. ( I layed out all of the plastic mirror rosettes on the board as well so they would get colored. I grabbed a ton of the tacks and stuck them lightly into a piece of styrofoam so that I could get the tops of the tacs all nicely painted.
After everything has dried, it’s time to glue down the mirrors. Now this is where I ran into a bit of a problem. Some of my mirrors were no longer fitting in. I had no idea why, since I had nailed down the trim with the mirrors still in, I figured they should still fit. Well, some of them didn’t, and the only thing I could think of was that the paint had added a bit more depth to the trim, making them just big enough for the mirrors to no longer fit. I had to pull some of the trim back up and re-adjust. It was just a pain in the but having to do it all over again, so that’s why you should leave just a little wiggle room in the first place. Or you could just spray paint everything and wait to nail the trim down until your ready to glue your mirrors in at the same time. It’s totally up to you, just thought I’d share my mishaps in hopes that you don’t have the same.
I LOVED how the mirror turned out! It was a bit heavy, and I knew it would be sitting on my mantel so I didn’t have to worry about attaching hanging fixtures to it (at least not right now). But it passed the test with flying colors of hiding that horrific hole in my wall. All better now 
Overall with everything included, I did spend a pretty penny (let’s just say around $200 including the shipping and handling for the 25 mirrors), but hey it still sure beats $700!
I loved doing this project, and can’t wait to come up with a good reason to do it again! Hope this was easy to follow, just let me know if you have any questions!
Ta-Ta for now
I love, love, love this! I have had my eye on this in the PB catalog! I hope you don’t mind if I copy (that is if I can talk hubby into helping me). I have a huge mantel and tall ceilings and nothing has looked just right but I believe this will do the job
You did an awesome job!!!!!!!
Thank you for all the links..I will start shopping for some mirrors
Glad you love it! thats why I have the tutorial (for people to “copy”). And as you can see, It’s been done many a-time before me. Please let me know if you have any questions, i’d love to help any way I can! and good luck!
Great project! I love the final product. Your mantel looks amazing.
Wow what a marvelous job, I’m so impressed!
Wow – your mirror looks GREAT! I know what you mean about not wanting to settle, and the end result is just like the PB one at a fraction of the price – fabulous job!
Fabulous mirror, and excellent tutorial on how to do it! I have wanted this mirror, but like so many are not willing to fork out that much for it. Thanks for sharing!
I hear ya! There was no way I was gonna fork out $700. $200 was still pushing it for me…..but I just HAD to have this mirror seeing it would both look great and solve my problem of covering up the hole, $200 wasn’t too bad in the end for how fantastic it turned out! Glad you like it
Hi Amanda, I’ve loved this mirror for a long time, but just like you I didn’t want to cough up the $700. My question is how high are your ceilings? The reason why I ask is because I see on the picture that the mirror is pretty close to the ceiling. I have nine foot ceiling and from my mantle to the crowned molding is 53″. Can you please give me the exact measurements of the mirror… Thank you for your input.
Mine is the exact size of the Pottery Barn mirror which measures 44×55. My ceilings are 9′ I believe, I guess I just lucked out that my mantel was a bit lower. You could always make the mirror one row shorter, or you could make the full size and turn the mirror on its side to fit. I hope this helps, and good luck! its a fun project
I just found your blog this is amazing I have found our June project!
awesome! thats for the tutorial!!! thanks for sharing this at my party!
Another crazy good knock off. You are one great gal that thinks outside the box. Such a stunning look.
That turned wonderful. How pretty and you did a great job on it. Thanks for linking it up! Would you please put a link back to HSH in you post. Thanks!
Sherry
I love this! I’d like to invite you to post it on Masterpiece Monday at Boogieboard Cottage. The link will be up all week, I hope you can join in. Have a nice week, Mary :O)
freaking gorgeous!! Your projects are so inspiring : ) how do you find the time to do all this stuff?!
Its taking over designated “homework time” I know…i know…bad right? but common this is sooo much more fun! I just read your post, your too funny….brown and sticky….hehehe
What a beautiful mirror, it looks exactly like the one from Pottery Barn, it’s amazing! You did a fantastic job, and thank you for sharing! Looking forward to see what else you come up with!
Seriously fabulous! I cannot see a difference between the two.
AMAZING!! I love how big it is! You did a wonderful job. I agree with the spray paint. That Rustoleum paint and primer in one is worth the extra $$!
I love that you went big with this mirror! It makes such a statement. Thanks for sharing your sources, and how you made it. It is beautiful.
~Amanda
Love this! Awesome job…I am so inspired.
Blessings,
Holly
http://hallelujahsbyholly.blogspot.com
Love this! It’s amazing, gorgeous, fantastic… I can’t think of any more fabulous words for how much I love this! thank you for sharing. I have a ginormous great room that I struggle to decorate and something like this would be fantastic on our mantle!!
I’ve seen your mirror featured a few places, and just wanted to say that it’s fabulous! I’m pretty sure I’m going to do one of these for my big dining room wall…I’ve had the mirror in my head for forever (but the price tag? No thanks!), so thanks for sharing where you got the BIG mirrors from! That’s been my main holdup!
Great job on yours…it looks just as good, if not better, than the ‘real thing’!
Great job!!! Your mirror is beautiful and looks stunning on your mantel. And . . . you can say you made it yourself and it is uniquely yours. Newest follower.
Cindy
Amanda, this is sooo pretty! You did such a great job! I can’t wait to see what else you’ve been up to. Take care,
Kilee
That is gorgeous! Looks like a pretty intense project, but so worth it!
This is so great! I love how it looks, and would love to see if you would like to guest post about this at Remodelaholic? let me know and I will get the details to you! Thanks,
Cassity
You did an amazing job! It looks just like the Pottery Barn one, but you have the joy of knowing that you created it every time you see it!
You did an awesome job! I know everyone raves about Krylon paint, but I find it to be too runny. I love Rustoleum! This is simply beautiful.
I completely agree! it was pretty runny, and it dried with such a thin layer, heck even with two thin layers it just want doing the job. lesson learned!
I just love your mirror!! I have drooled over this mirror in the PB catalog forever. But couldn’t stand the price tag!
Fantastic job! Thanks for sharing all the details!
Awesome! I love your mirror- I think it looks better than the Pottery Barn one!
Wow! You did an amazing job! I have drooled over this mirror in the PB catalogs and have wanted to try to make it too. I am going to do this! I have many beautiful mirrors that my husband has made or assisted me in making, as he has a full wood shop and is a cabinet maker. This one I will find a place for…somewhere! thanks for sharing your version!
MERCY ME…this is just FANTASTIC. You did a magnificent job. Pottery Barn is gonna want to hire YOU!!
Many thanks for this tips. It’s very much appreciated! Thanks again.
Got it! Thanks a lot again for heilpng me out!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this…I have been drooling over the PB mirror for a long time, but too pricey for me…my solution or luck was a smaller version I found at Home Goods for 39.99….I hung it over our piano and it reflects light all over the room….great job!
Hi, friend! I’m admiring all your creative posts here so can you please share them with us at the Creative Bloggers’ Party & Hop? Hope to see you there at the party
amazing, beautiful knockoff! i love that you made it the exact size of the original!
This looks great, I would never have had that much patience to finish this project. I love when you can recreate something that is found in a magazine.
Hey girl…thanks for linking up this week. I’ve had a blast co-hosting. Gotta love knock-offs that look better than the originals…GREAT WORK!
This looks EXACTLY like the PB one, and it looks fabulous. Agreed about Rustoleum spray paint–it’s so worth the couple extra dollars!
Great Job!! Love it!
Where did you get Plastic Mirror Rosettes???
Dag nabbit good stuff you whiperspnappers!
Where did you find the plastic rosettes??
WHERE did you buy the plastic mirror rosettes??
This turned out AMAZING! You said you can’t wait to do this project again… any chance you want to make one for me? I’ll pay for supplies and labor. It is just wonderful and I am not handy at all. Not a “homemaker” . I buy cookies, treats for my kids school…not even baking.
You did a great job!! I am loving this mirror but like everyone else, found it a little too expensive. Like the previous person who commented, I am not really good at making things and am curious to know if you would be interested in making another one. If so, I would love to get some more info from you as to how much it would cost.
My wife really loves the mirror, so I am going to try and build it like yours. I was wondering, what size corner and straight molding did you use?
Thanks
Looks awesome! I went to your link to find the 8×10 mirrors and had trouble finding them in the website, would you mind sending me the link? Thank you
http://www.etchmaster.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=ES&Category_Code=BM this should take you right to it. The mirrors are pretty expensive, but they sell them in packs of 10. This is the ONLY site I found that carried 8×10 beveled mirrors. everywhere else sells 8×8, but I wanted the real deal to make the pottery barn look alike
hope this helps and best of luck on making your mirror! you will love it!
I know it has been a long time since you posted this, but I am about to start this project. I got the mirrors for my birthday! What size moulding did you use?
Thanks!
oh boy, it has been a while, and im not sure if I remember off the top of my head. Did I not mention it in the post? Honestly any kind of flat molding would work. I guess it depends on the look you want. Id take the mirrors to the hardware store and maybe set a couple out and test out a couple different sizes until you find one that just seems to fit right. Sorry i couldn’t be of more help, but best of luck on your fun new project! you will love it!
Great project! I’m thinking about doing this and propping it up on my mantle. You mentioned that the mirror is very heavy. How much would you estimate it weighs?
Oh geeze, I have no idea! I just know that for a girl, I am really strong (not to toot my own horn or anything), but I can lift heavy things, and my boyfriend can too, and the two of us struggled lifting it up onto that mantel. I would say 200lbs?? just totally guessing though! I hope this helps!
I know what the problem is for the mirrors (why they didn’t fit when you put them back on). The etch master mirrors aren’t completely the same size…some of them are larger by 1/16 or so. So when you pull them off and don’t put them back in the same place, all of a sudden they won’t fit anymore. I discovered this when laying them out because I couldn’t get things to quite line up properly. Hope this helps out someone else who does this project.
oh wow, I never even considered that!! Thank you for letting me know!! I hope your mirror turned out amazing!!!