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Most people install framed mirrors when they want to add a touch more decoration to a room that can use the illusion of a bit of extra space and some reflected light. You can also install unframed mirrors in your home or office if you’d rather set them directly on the walls of your rooms without nails or picture-hanging wire.

Frameless mirrors can be a welcome addition to any room, and you’ll never have to worry about them not matching the room’s décor. You can find unframed mirrors in virtually any shape and size, and they are quite adaptable, since they can be used in any room.

With unframed mirrors, you have to glue them to the walls, and finding the right adhesive to handle the job might be the most difficult part of all. You may be dealing with walls that have a porous surface or those that are sealed with paint, but whichever surface you have, the glue must be fit to adhere to it.

It’s crucial to find a glue that is strong enough to resist heat and moisture and still hold mirrors in place without allowing them to drop and shatter. You can fasten round wall mirrors, or mirrors of any other shape for that matter, using this gluing method.

You’ll need to ready the wall where you intend to place your mirror or mirrors by priming any porous surface or sanding painted spaces. Rough, porous surfaces such as concrete or plaster will need primer, and slicker, painted walls should be sanded a bit to make the adhesive bond a bit better.

Once the primer has dried, you’ll want to rinse the walls with a sponge and a half-and-half solution of white vinegar and water to clear away dust. You’ll need a helper who can place the mirror on the wall where you’d like it, and when you’ve checked it with a level, you can draw a pencil line to mark its position.

With the mirror in a secure place, facing down, cut open your bottle of glue and remove the inner seal on the bottle. Dot beads of adhesive to the back of the mirror, spacing beads about five or six inches apart.

Use the pencil line you drew on the wall as a guide and compress your mirror onto the designated wall space, pull it away a bit, and then press it again to activate the glue. You can hold up the mirror by taping the edges to the wall with painter’s tape, which you can take down at the same time the next day.

Make a wooden “T” brace out of two pieces of scrap to hold up heavier wall mirrors while the glue dries.

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