Bathroom Mirror Frame

What you'll need:

-Moulding to cover the outer edges of your mirror (mine was about 10')

-liquid nails

-wood putty

-nail gun

-compressor

-miter saw

-sand paper

-stain

-level

Remove the plastic pieces holding your mirror and replace them with washers one by one.  You can use the same screws.  

Measure and trim your Moulding with the Miter saw at 45 degree angles.  Sand and smooth off each corner with the sand paper.  Stain your wood as dark as you please and let it dry.

  Apply liquid nails to the back of each piece of wood.  Using a level; stick the pieces of wood onto your mirror one by one.  Using your compressor and nail gun shoot a nail in each end of each board to hold it up while the liquid nails dry.  Don't put too many nails. 

 Putty up the nail holes and the corners.  Sand the putty down and touch up with stain where needed.  And you're done.

How to make leather covered Cushions for a Breakfast Nook

What you'll need:

-heavy duty black thread

-5 yards of black leather material ( I got mine from Joanns)

-2 26" black sports zippers

-2 $20 foam pad cushions from Home Depot (each about 3'x6' in size)

-Industrial Strength sticky back Velcro

Start by measuring off the top of the nook.  Mine is 103"x19".  Divide in two the 103" and you get 51.5".  The cushions are 3" thick.  So each cushion is 51.5"x19"x3".

Cut each foam piece down to the 51.5"x19".

Measure and cut out two pieces measuring:

-51.5"x19"

-19"x3"

-51.5"x3"

(you'll need to do this twice-so you'll end up with 4 of each)

Take two of your pieces measuring 51.5"x3" and your two zippers and lay them next to one another to line them up.  Cut down the middle of each piece to where the zipper stops.

Sew the zipper to this slit.  Do this for each zipper.  

Now you'll need to sew a small piece of material to cover up the space at the top of the zipper in the picture above.  

Cut a piece of material measuring 3"x3" and sew a 1/4" hem at the top.  Fold the sides over and sew a 3/4" hem.  Fold the bottom up and sew a 1" hem.  Attach this piece by sewing around the outer edges.  Refer to the picture below.

Now sew the 4 outer edge pieces of the cushion cover to one another.  

Next, sew the top of the cushion cover to these 4 pieces you've just sewn together.  Now unzip the zipper all the way(Don't forget to do this or you'r going to have to unpick a bunch)!  Sew the bottom piece on and turn the cushion cover inside out.  Push the corners out as much as possible.  

Insert a cushion into each cover.  This may take some time since they should fit snuggly.  Zip up your zipper and you're done with your cushions.

Pull out your Industrial Strength Velcro and cut off 4 pieces measuring 6" long.  Attach 2 to each side of the top of the Breakfast Nook.  Pull off the sticky cover and lay the cushions on top of the Velcro.  Now sit on the cushions so they adhere well.

And you're finished!

Click here to see the directions on how to make the Breakfast Nook.