I may say this about a lot most of my DIY projects, but this one has to be one of my favourites! Last month I asked you which material I should DIY with this month, and you chose Coat Hangers. I’m not gonna lie… I was hoping you would chose that, because I already had an idea in my head! Say hello to my brand new Sunburst Mirror. Come see how easy it was to make!
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Materials:
18 Coat Hangers
3/4″ piece of wood (1/4″ smaller than your mirror)
Circular mirror
Picture hanging hardware
3M Double-Sided Tape
Champagne and gold
spray paint
Tools:
Side Cutters
Drill
Drill bit sized to hanger (slightly larger)
Saw (for circle)
How to Make Your DIY Sunburst Mirror:
I started with a circle that was slightly smaller than my mirror and traced it onto an old 3/4″ thick piece of wood.
I used the band saw to cut my circle out, but you could use a jigsaw or scroll saw too.
Next, drill holes into your wood. I found a drill bit that was slightly larger than my coat hangers and drilled three lines – one on each side and one in the center – all the way around the edge of the circle. I had 24 holes in each row at the end. I tried to make the holes so that they weren’t all lined up to off-set the hangers.
This pile of hangers was surprisingly hard to collect! I even had friends “borrowing” a few out of their work closets for me! Obviously I need to visit the dry cleaner more often…
Next, take your side cutters and cut the tops off of the hangers (the curved part). Then you want to bend the sides. I bent them wherever I wanted by pushing them against a piece of wood. A counter top or any hard surface would work.
Lay the hangers out to make sure you like the look. [note: I cut more after this photo was taken because I didn’t think it was full enough]. I used a total of 18 hangers (36 pieces when cut up).
Then stick the hangers in a board and spray paint them. First paint the whole hanger with champagne, and then after that dries, paint the bottom half with gold. That will give your DIY sunburst mirror that ombre look.
When they are all dry, you start placing them into the holes on your wooden circle. You have to push them in tight. You may want to dip the ends in wood glue to help them stay put if they aren’t staying.
Finally, I attached hanging hardware to the back of the mirror to hang it, and used 3M automotive double-sided tape to attach the mirror to the front.
Now hang it on your wall and enjoy your masterpiece!
If you like budget-friendly DIYs, you’ll love this DIY Hanging Shelf too!
Or this budget-friendly beautiful Dresser Makeover!
This is gorgeous! You did a great job!
I thank you very much for this tutorial because I had seen one a little bigger at Home Goods Store but the price tag made me put it back down LOL it was 199.99 $ ! a little steep for a little something for a guest room plus hubby was looking at me with that don’t( even think about it look)LOL ! I have a round larger mirror without an border & wanted to do something with it so now thanks to you I will make this as it is simple but beautiful & can add to my collections of things I have made & then for my grown girls home as they will love this ! Sincerely Gerri D’Agostino
Thank you for stopping by!! I’m so glad you love the mirror! I would LOVE to see it after you make it! Just e-mail me or tag me on instagram :)
muchas gracias por aceptarme, me encantan sus manualidades y aprender de ellas.
This is incredible Lindi! You, my friend, are an absolute genius!!!
Wow very impressive use of coat hangers. Love it so sunny !
Love this, so original! There are so many fun things you can make with a wire hanger. Visiting from The Wednesday Showcase.
Lindi, how creative!! I love your sunburst mirror!
Thanks for sharing with us at #2usestuesday, enjoy the rest of the week!
Wow, totally love this! I made a sunburst mirror a few years ago out of old mini blinds, but I love your version so much better. Great job! Pinning. Thanks for linking up to the Creative Gallery Link-up!
Wow this is really really amazing. I would love love love to get that as a gift…just saying.
LOL. A little hard to send them in the mail though…. lol. I’ll think about it!
I would have never guessed it was cheap wire hangers! It looks so good. I know of a bunch of places I could use this mirror, I guess I need to collect some hangers :) Pinned!
haha. So true! I hope you do make one!
Coat hangers?? Who would have thought – this is great! Visiting from the Pretty Pintastic party!
Thanks Helen! I definitely haven’t seen anyone else do it before :)
What? Shut the front door! Coat hangers? What a fabulous idea and it looks so upscale! Please share this at our link party! This is so awesome!! http://www.thestonybrookhouse.com/2016/03/dishing-it-digging-it-link-party-87.html
Shared! Thanks for the invite :)
This is stunning! What a unique idea! I don’t know how you came up with it but I am in love! Thanks for sharing at Dream. Create. Inspire. Link! Pinning and sharing!
Thanks Cat! You’re the best!
What a gorgeous piece! And I never would have guessed you used coathangers. Now I need to find a spot for a sunburst mirror…
This is perfect in any room Leslie! Make sure to tag me if you make one :)
I CANNOT believe those are made from hangers! AMAZING! thanks so much for sharing at Merry Monday!
haha. I know – completely transformed them! Thank you :)
This is SO cool! You are so creative and I love seeing all your projects!!
Now that’s a huge compliment Jenny! Thank you so much!
wow! Coat hangers? It looks AMAZING!! Pinning! Thanks for sharing with us at The Creative Circle. Love, love, love this.
Anytime Kathy! Love stopping by! Thank you for your kind words :)
Such a nice twist to typical sun burst mirror DIY.Love the idea of using coat hanger. Thank you for linking up with us at #HomeMattersParty . We would love to have you again next friday.
Lindi!!! I would never have known it was coat hangers! I’m so glad you shared with us at Merry Monday. I’m sharing this on my FB wall tonight! Pinned to our party board too.
This.is.awesome! Seriously so creative! Love how it turned out!
Thank you so much!! You just made my day :)
Lyndi! Look at you getting handy with those power tools! I’m a total chicken when it comes to them… which is weird because my dad owns his own construction company. I really need to get over that fear. This mirror is AMAZING!
I included this project in a roundup of some of my favorite DIY and craft projects from people attending SNAP! I’d love for you to take a peek. You can find it here:
http://hellocreativefamily.com/27-diy-projects-from-creative-snap-bloggers/
Best Wishes,
Crystal
Very cool! I like that it isn’t exact shapes; so forgiving! I do have quite a weakness for sunburst mirrors…
i have a question: so you made 3 line all the way around the circle and put 24 holes on each line making it 72 altogether??
Honestly this was so long ago, but yes, that sounds correct!