KShpadmin, Author at Keystone Home Products

Framed Shower Enclosures VS. Frameless: Which Is Better?

KShpadmin — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 21:00:47 +0000

When shopping for new fixtures for your bathroom renovation, you may wonder about shower enclosures. There are two standard varieties: framed and frameless. The question is, what differences do those come with, aside from the obvious? Which one is better? Let’s take a moment to compare and contrast the two, starting with framed shower enclosures.

Benefits of Framed Shower Enclosures

Framed shower enclosures come with few benefits over frameless. However, the benefits they do have can be really important. The primary difference is cost. Framed shower enclosures rely on the frames to bear most of the weight and the frame is where hinges and handles are connected. This does two things: It requires less glass craftsmanship to be done, as the glass only needs to be cut and fit to the frame, and it allows thinner glass to be used.

The lower cost to produce framed shower enclosures means they also cost less to the person buying them. Therefore, if you’re on a tight budget for your bathroom renovation, a framed shower enclosure might be a better choice for you.

What Makes Frameless Great

Frameless shower enclosures cost a bit more than their framed counterparts, but they also have more benefits. Because there’s no metal frame, the glass used for these enclosures is thicker. This allows the glass to hold its own weight and take on the holes required for attaching hinges and a handle. The thicker glass, having to be higher quality as well, is much less likely to shatter than that of a framed shower enclosure.

Enclosures most frequently break when a door is shut too hard and shatters, forcing you to replace your shower door. For a framed enclosure, this is more prevalent, as the frame often overlaps, sealing the door with a magnet. Frameless enclosures typically don’t have a jam for the door. It comes to a stop in the right place with special hinges that direct it to the right spot. This also lowers the likelihood of a frameless shower enclosure shattering.

We can’t cover the perks of a frameless shower enclosure without including the ease of cleaning. Framed shower enclosures, having a seam where the frame meets the glass, can collect grime. Frameless shower enclosures don’t have this ridge. Therefore, they don’t collect grime in a hard-to-clean place. Without the need to scrub along the edge of a frame, wiping down your enclosure is much easier.

Shop Keystone Home Products

No matter which type of shower enclosure is right for you, we have the right option here at Keystone Home Products. We offer high quality framed and frameless enclosures. Therefore, make your bathroom remodel a successful one by stopping by our store. Or, if you have questions, call us today. We’re happy to help you make your decision.

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Where to Get Dance Studio Mirrors for Your Home

KShpadmin — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 20:58:18 +0000

If you love to dance, whether for the art or for the exercise, having access to dance studio mirrors helps immensely. The ability to see your form clearly in order to make corrections or work on choreography is a must. The question is, why head to a public gym when you can do your dance practice routine at home? Especially while COVID-19 is present, staying at home is more convenient than ever. Check out how you can get dance studio mirrors for your home.

Create Your Own Dance Space

If dancing is something you do often, make practice time even easier by creating your own personal dance studio. It’s not as hard as it sounds. If you have spare space in your home, you’re already on your way to a private dance space.

Having a spare room or basement to make a dedicated studio is one way to do things. However, many people don’t have a whole room free. That’s okay too! Any part of your home with a stretch of empty wall space is enough. By simply adding mirrors and a barre, you can do your dance practice routine right from home.

Floor to Ceiling Dance Studio Mirrors

So, you’re considering creating a personal dance space at home. The question now is: where are you supposed to get floor to ceiling mirrors? Those aren’t something you can find at any old store. And you’re right! However, while most stores may not have mirrors large enough to cover a wall, Keystone does. Right here at Keystone Home Products in Toronto, you can get exactly the size of mirror you need.

With a wall of mirrors, you can finally get the full dance experience right from home. Using these large mirrors is vital for learning dance such as ballet. Ballet requires a strict adherence to certain forms in order to remain safe and avoid injuring the body. Practicing ballet without being able to see yourself can lead to incorrect form and later injury.

Buying a Barre

Of course, your dance studio isn’t complete without a barre. While there are professional barres that you can buy, you can also make do with any kind of metal railing. So long as it’s a comfortable width for you to hold on to or rest a foot on, it will do. Makeshift barres made from standard railings are a great way to create a studio space on a budget.

However, if you’re going for something more flashy, like a full basement gym or studio, you may want to opt for a more ‘real deal’ kind of barre. There are professional barre stores online and all over the world that sell dance-specific barres of high quality and with unique designs.

Buy Quality From Keystone

When you’re ready to buy dance studio mirrors for your home, call us at Keystone Home Products. We professionally install mirror walls all over Toronto and look forward to helping you with yours.

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6 Unique Clothing Organization Methods: Part 2

KShpadmin — Mon, 31 May 2021 23:59:01 +0000

In Part 1, we applied our clothing organization methods to shirts, pants, and formalwear. Now, let’s talk accessory storage.

Underwear Drawer

The underwear drawer is one of the messiest drawers in almost anyone’s closet. For many, taking the time to fold and pair socks is simply not worth it. However, for those looking for that elusive, neat closet, organizing your underwear drawer is worth it. Plus, it’s easy with our clothing organization methods.

To start, stop pairing socks by folding one over the other. Storing them in this way stretches and weakens the elastic on the outer sock. Plus, they’re hard to manage within the drawer when they’re stored this way. Instead, lay them together, one on top of the other, and fold them twice. When you have your square of sock, you can line them up, upright, just like your shirts.

Boxers and boxer briefs can be folded in half twice one way and then in thirds or quarters the other way. This will also give you a more easily storable square. For briefs or women’s underwear, you can achieve the same small square by folding twice in half and then in half again the other way. If you’re organizing very small underwear, instead of stacking upright, you can lay them flat, starting in the back of the drawer, and then overlap further pairs, moving toward the front of the drawer. This will make them much easier to pick through.

Accessories

Accessories can be really tricky to store without some help from experienced organizers. They’re usually oddly shaped and can be awkward to keep in order. Fortunately there are tried and true methods for storing most accessories that the average person just hasn’t considered.

Scarves are frequently misunderstood. Some people try to fold them, others hang them from a hanger. However, the most convenient – and even cute – way to store them is in ‘donuts’. Simply hold one end of a scarf in your hand and wrap the rest around your hand until you have a round ball of fabric. Then, simply tuck the remaining end into the center. This little scarf donut can be stored in a basket along with the rest of your scarves.

If you don’t have a mounted bar for accessories, you’re missing out. Having a small bar mounted on a wall can accommodate many kinds of accessories. Necklaces can be clasped onto it, keeping them from getting bunched up or tangled. Watches and bracelets can be slid onto an open end of the bar. Not only does a mounted bar keep things from getting messy, it also makes it much easier to find the accessory you want, as they’re all displayed.

Shoes

There’s very little secret to properly storing shoes. They’re tricky, especially if you have a lot of them. Flip-flops are the exception. These can be easily stored on a small shelf or in a drawer. By placing pairs top-to-top, you can set them in a row on their sides, and fit tons of them in one drawer or on one shelf.

Boots, tennis shoes, and even formal shoes are all best stored on a shelf, on display. Many people’s clothing organization methods frequently involve buying shoe shelves with two horizontal bars. These aim to tilt shoes outward so that you can see them, but are largely unnecessary for most people. Their tilted bars tend to allow shoes to slide off the shelf, and their open design is terrible for storing things like heels. Flat, wooden shelving allows you to display shoes with little fuss and are easy to wipe down, should they get dirty.

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6 Unique Clothing Organization Methods: Part 1

KShpadmin — Mon, 31 May 2021 23:58:46 +0000

Tired of a messy closet? It’s time to take some advice from the professionals on organizing your clothing. Beat the hard-to-maintain methods you were taught growing up and check out these 6 unique clothing organization methods. Let’s start with the big things.

Seasonal Clothing

Let’s talk about one of the biggest pains in the clothing organization world: seasonal clothing. Whether you’re dealing with ten sundresses that take up space during ten months of the year or bulky parkas that you only use in January, there’s a solution for you.

One of the best clothing organization methods of storing seasonal clothing is tired and true: Vacuum sealing. Large jackets with a lot of insulation take up significantly more room than they really need to. Folding them up and packing them into a vacuum sealed storage bag can shrink them down to a tenth of their original size.

Did you think vacuum sealing was only for large items? Think again! Not only do smaller pieces of clothing waste space to a smaller degree, vacuum sealing helps protect clothing from dust, bugs, and other pests.

Pack all of your seasonal clothes into a few vacuum sealed storage bags and tuck them into a drawer or onto a top shelf in the closet.

Shirts and Pants

Since most of us were small, we’ve been taught one of two simple clothing organization methods for pants and shirts. Fold them in half where they’re symmetrical and then again the other way. Then, stack them in your drawers. This method is all wrong! While it’s simple to do quickly, you pay for it with the immediate mess it causes. The only way to find the shirt you’re looking for is to lift up the top shirts and peak underneath them. Repeatedly doing this on the daily is both annoying and leads to a disheveled drawer.

Pants are a bit more compact, so folding them this way frequently leaves big gaps on either side of your stack while the stack sits too tall for the drawer. There’s a better way.

Popularized by Marie Kondo, the best way to store your shirts and pants is by placing them upright. Nothing should be under something else. When stored upright, clothes become like books with the spines facing outward. You can see exactly what you have and find what you’re looking for.

Start by hanging all of the shirts you want to keep wrinkle free or that you use extremely often. The shirts left – perhaps casual t-shirts – should be folded in thirds the long way and then in quarters the other. This will leave you with a small square of shirt. If you plan ahead, you can make sure any recognizable parts of the shirt are visible on the outside. This will make finding your shirts easy. Plus, when you do this with pants, it makes using up all of the drawer space without overtaking the height of the drawer much easier.

Dresses and Suits

Storing dresses and suits can be really tricky. On one hand, you don’t want to wrinkle them if you may be wearing them soon. On the other, if you have many options, you may be running low on space.

To start, make the suits and dresses you need hung up easy to store. If you don’t have a hanger that accommodates each part of a suit, they’re easy to find online. Being able to keep all pieces of a suit hung up and in one place is a huge time saver.

Dresses should always be stored on padded hangers. Their typically delicate straps or sleeves are not meant to withstand pulling and stretching. Plastic or metal hangers – especially ones with built in hooks along the top – can do a number on expensive fabric.

If you don’t plan on wearing a dress for a long time or only for a super special occasion, storing it in a vacuum sealed bag might be the solution. Many people avoid folding dresses, but unless the fabric of the dress is specifically not meant to be folded, it doesn’t hurt. The biggest reason why people don’t fold dresses is that it wrinkles them and they’re hard to contain. If you use a vacuum sealed storage bag, containment is no big deal. When it’s time to wear your dress again, a little bit of steam will take out any wrinkles from storage.

Continue Reading to Cover Accessory Storage

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Beat a Crowded Closet with Double-Hanging and an Organizer

KShpadmin — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:39:20 +0000

Having a crowded closet can cause all kinds of problems for a person. You might expect a crowded closet to cause trouble finding things, but there’s more to it than that. Feeling comfortable in your own bedroom and storage space has a huge effect on overall comfort and a sense of wellbeing. When you step into your closet and feel yourself getting overwhelmed, it’s time to do something about it. Let’s check out how double-hanging and closet organizers can make a world of difference in your organizational experience.

Space Wasting is Common

Did you know it’s incredibly common for the average closet to waste tons of space? You might look into your own closet and wonder what space I could be talking about. Check the walls. If you see any open wall space, it’s somewhere that could be housing storage units. If you could take all of your loose clothing from the floor or from a bowing clothes bar and move it to an empty part of the wall, how much different would your closet look?

The good news is, just because wasting closet space is common doesn’t mean it has to be that way. There are solutions to space saving in closets that are easy to implement. The only reason many don’t is because they’ve learned to work with what the average living space has to offer, in terms of storage, and not much else. The truth is, most houses are not equipped to handle the amount of belongings the average person comes to own. So, how do we adjust our storage spaces to meet our needs?

Maximize Space with Double-Hanging

If your closet is like most, it probably has a clothes bar from one end to the other with a small shelf above it. You may have even put some small drawers in there to hold underwear, socks, or other small things. However – especially if you have no full dresser – this is not sufficient.

One of the best ways we can improve storage is by double-hanging. This is when we keep two clothes bars in our closet and hang clothes in two rows instead of one. This usually means your top bar is a bit higher than the eye-level one you’re used to. You’ve seen double-hanged clothes in clothing stores. Time to take advantage of that system at home.

While mounting a new clothes bar could be enough to make your closet a functioning storage space again, a closet organizer will go one step further. With the clothing bars attached to a wooden frame, your clothing storage will look nicer, be built more stably, and come with more than just hanger bars.

Accommodate Variety

One of the best parts of a closet organizer is its penchant for accommodating variety. Who of us is wearing nothing but t-shirts and jeans? If you’re struggling with closet space, we can bet that’s not you.

Make room for watches, scarves, jewelry, shoes, and more with organizer drawers and shelving. Part of the same unit that provides you double-hanging clothes bars, our organizers offer quality storage drawers for small items. Plus, we didn’t forget the shelving you need to hold extra shoes. Beat a crowded closet by putting your formal and seasonal shoes somewhere accessible and spacious.

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Replace Sliding Closet Doors in Toronto

KShpadmin — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:37:03 +0000

Keeping organized can be difficult when you don’t have all of the necessary help. When you think of some of the most important storage areas in your house, is your bedroom closet one of the first places you think of? If not, try to imagine your life without it! While bedroom closets provide one of the most important storage spaces we own, we don’t necessarily want to see everything they’re doing for us. For most of us, forgetting all of that stuff is there until we need it is the organizational ideal. Therefore, if you need to replace sliding closet doors in Toronto, Keystone Home Products is your local solution.

Replace Broken Sliding Closet Doors

There are two ways broken sliding closet doors can become a thorn in your side. The first way is becoming completely unusable and having to be removed. A broken slider door that has to be removed leaves the contents of your closet completely exposed. Not only is this unappealing to look at, it’s not the best way to store fabrics and can actually lower the quality of the storage. Moths and other bugs have an easier time finding exposed clothing. Plus, your clothes can become dustier, be sun-bleached, and more.

However, what may be worse is a broken closet door that still works to some degree. We humans can be stubborn, and a sliding closet door that can still be opened and closed with some effort is a door we will continue using as long as possible. Instead of struggling to access your closet or forcing yourself to look at something that’s been cracked, dented, or broken through, replace your slider door today.

Upgrade Closet Door Appearance

Broken closet doors may leave us in dire straights, but a change in aesthetic can also have us scouring the market for replacements. If you’ve recently put a new coat of paint on the walls or simply haven’t updated your closet door since the sixties, it might be time to invest.

Keystone Home Products has beautiful sliding closet doors in Toronto. Our doors come in multiple earth-tone colors, making them great for updated rooms. We also have sliding mirror doors, if you like improved light flow or getting a look at your outfit before leaving the house. Get something that matches and feels like part of the intended design and throw out that old off-white door you’ve been cringing at for ages.

Try Something New

While sliding closet doors are popular, there are many other styles as well. If you’ve been using bi-fold doors for a while now, it might be worth considering the switch to sliders. Slider closet doors require no space in front of the closet to open and close. This makes them ideal for rooms with a slightly tight fit. Furniture that sticks out slightly in front of the closet won’t hinder their ability to open. Plus, that pile of dirty laundry will no longer stop you from reaching the clean stuff within.

Get Closet Doors in Toronto

When you’re ready to shop sliding closet doors in Toronto, Keystone is the place to go. Give us a call or come by our store today if you have questions or want to know more about our closet sliders. We look forward to hearing from you!

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How to Add a Customized Frame to a Frameless Mirror

KShpadmin — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 09:52:41 +0000

In our last two installments of our mirror series, we talked about installing clipped mirrors and frameless mirrors. Today, we want to cover framed mirrors. While many elements are the same between these different mirror types and their installations, there’s enough difference to each that we feel we should pay them due attention. Let’s check out how you can add a customized frame to a frameless mirror.

Acquire Your Mirror

The first thing you need to do is get yourself a frameless mirror. We need a blank canvas for our new, customized frame to, well, frame! Keystone Home Products has mirrors of all sizes available in Toronto. Let us know you’re in the market, and we’ll let you know how we can help.

Ready Your Frame

When you have your frameless mirror handy, it’s time to begin framing it. There are many ways to acquire a frame for your mirror.

Make One From Scratch
If you’re a woodworker and want the most personalized frame available, you’ll certainly want to try your hand at making one. This is a simple project. After getting your mirror dimensions, all that’s left is using a router bit to shape the edges of a long strip of wood, then cutting and connecting them into a frame.
Buy One
There are lots of frames available from hardware stores, crafting stores, and more. Buying them ready-made is great for anyone who wants to customize their frame from a blank.
Recycle One
If you want a frame that’s already made, painted, and ready to go, recycling one from a large picture frame is a great idea. Simply go to your local thrift store and find a large piece of art in a frame. These are very easy to find and are usually only a few dollars.

Attaching Your Mirror

There are two ways to add a customized frame to your mirror, depending on your preference.

Metal Clips

The first method involves using metal clips. These can look similarly to the clips used to fasten frameless mirrors to the wall, but are smaller and flatter. You can also use the kind of clips used to fasten the back on a picture frame. Just ensure you have enough clips to hold the mirror in – you don’t want it falling out.

Adhesive

If you’re more in the mood for a quick project and you aren’t committed to using the frame somewhere else later, adhesive works well. Buy a tube of adhesive, like the kind available from Liquid Nails, and apply it along the inside of the frame where the mirror will rest. Note that you should not apply this too liberally. Any excess adhesive will squeeze out from behind the frame and end up visible along the front edges of your mirror.

Hanging Your Framed Mirror

Finally, you can hang up your mirror. With your mirror sitting in a frame, hanging it is much easier. You can screw a toothed hanger on the back, like you find on some picture frames. Two are recommended for larger mirrors.

Or, you can put some screws into opposite sides of the back of the frame and string a wire between them. This will allow the framed mirror to hang from a nail or screw in your wall. Though, keep in mind that this method may have your mirror tilted slightly forward from the wall. This can vary based on where you screw into the frame and how long your wire is.

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Open Concept Uses for Aluminum Dividers

KShpadmin — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 09:50:22 +0000

There’s a wonderful middle ground between standard interior design and open concept design. While standard design can feel stifling and closed-off, open concept can sometimes feel too exposed. Standard design cuts off light flow, but open concept minimizes privacy. So, how do you bring the two together to find that happy medium? The solution is aluminum dividers. What are some open concept uses for aluminum dividers that can bring your home to somewhere comfortable and in-between?

Divide a Studio

The first of our open concept uses for aluminum dividers comes in the form of improving privacy in a studio apartment. Studio apartments are common choices for solitary city-dwellers. They’re smaller than apartments with separate rooms, so are more affordable to students or young people just entering the workforce.

The downside to a studio apartment is that is has little in the way of privacy. In a studio, the bedroom, living room, and dining room all share a space. The kitchen usually has a breakfast bar, meaning it also has a clear view of the rest of the space. Inviting guests over when your bedroom is on clear display can be uncomfortable.

Bridge the gap between open concept and standard walls by introducing aluminum dividers. By putting up a few dividers between the bedroom space and the rest of the apartment, you can continue to allow light flow while giving yourself more privacy.

Bathroom/Bedroom Combos

In many open concept houses, the master bedroom has an attached bathroom without any dividing walls. For many, the whole bathroom is exposed, while others only have an exposed shower or tub.

This is relaxing for some, but may feel a bit too exposed for others. By putting up some aluminum dividers around this exposed bathroom space, you can relax in privacy once more. The extent of the privacy is up to you. Completely close the space in with an aluminum divider door, or just create an open-ended barrier to allow you some warning before someone walks into the room.

Dining and Lounging

In large, open concept houses, the first floor is often completely undivided. This can mean a dining room that is directly connected to a living room or den space. For some, this openness is appreciated, as it ties the two spaces together, allowing socializing between them. However, for others, especially those who host dinners, it would be better for the areas to feel a bit more separate.

Putting up some aluminum dividers between the two will allow your dinner to feel more formal. Plus, retiring to the living room will actually feel like you’re going somewhere, rather than just moving around the same room.

Productivity Boost

If you have an office space set up in an open concept part of your home, it can lead to a lot of distraction. While an open concept first floor may have a lot of space to lend to your desk, shelves, and filing cabinet, what it also brings is a lot of noise and movement from other members of the household.

Shut out some of the distraction and give yourself a productivity boost by adding some dividers. Light will continue to flow through them, illuminating your space, while the walls may also work well for hanging sticky notes and reminders.

Keystone Home Products offers aluminum dividers to anyone in the Toronto area. Stop by our store today to take a peek or order some for your home. Let us know if you have any questions. We look forward to hearing from you.

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How to Install a Clipless, Frameless Mirror: Part 2

KShpadmin — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 04:50:59 +0000

Don’t Miss Part 1

Applying Adhesive

The next step to install a clipless, frameless mirror requires some thoughtfulness. Adhesive is not easy to clean up once it’s been applied – especially not the kind strong enough to hold up a mirror. So, read the following carefully before you start.

Mark Your Intervals

To apply the adhesive, you’re going to create vertical lines of it. To ensure the weight of the mirror is evenly distributed, you’ll want to make those about the same distance apart. For a large mirror that’s more than about 3 feet wide, you’ll want your lines to be close to 4 inches apart. Smaller mirrors will get enough support from lines 5 or 6 inches apart.

You can make these exact by measuring the width of your mirror and doing some math, but exactness isn’t entirely necessary here. However, what is necessary is marking your intervals. Even if you’re only eyeing the adhesive intervals, having a guide for when you’re actually applying the hard-to-undo adhesive, is a great idea.

You can mark your intervals by marking a Point A and Point B at the top and bottom of the mirror zone, by making a few dashes, or by marking a solid line with a straight edge. They each work for differing levels of steady-handedness, so use what works best for you.

Important Note: Take into account, before making your marks, that you should leave a buffer. Make sure the marks on either side of your mirror zone are at least a couple inches from the edge. Otherwise, you may be able to see the adhesive when you’re done. The top and bottom are less likely to show. However, starting and ending your line an inch from the top and bottom of the mirror zone is smart, as it leaves room for spreading.

Apply Your Adhesive

When you’re done marking your intervals, it’s time to apply the adhesive. This part is straightforward. Make a solid, continuous, vertical line along each interval marking. If it doesn’t look super pretty, that’s fine. It’s all going to be hidden behind the mirror anyway.

Important Note: Something you absolutely need to know when applying your adhesive is that it’s vertical for a reason. Creating vertical lines that are left disconnected from each other allows air flow behind. Therefore, moisture will be unable to get behind it and create mold. For that reason, do not seal the edges with adhesive, connect the vertical lines, or create any horizontal lines.

Installing Your Mirror

Finally, we’ve reached the last step. This one is straightforward, but a tiny slipup could make a huge mess. Therefore, this step is the most simple in its explanation, and the most scary in its execution.

Have your friend pick up that Keystone mirror again and hold it up in front of the mirror zone markers. Get it pretty close – about 1-2 inches away. While your friend is holding the mirror up, take a moment to check if it’s lined up. Then, have them press the mirror to the adhesive. The adhesive is still malleable, if not sticky. Therefore, if it’s not perfectly lined up, you will have a few seconds to gently adjust it. Just be careful not to overcorrect in your haste, or it could make an adhesive mess.

Once the mirror is in place, put gentle pressure across all areas of the surface, securing it more effectively. Don’t aim to get it perfectly flush with the wall, as we do want there to be some airflow behind it. That was the last step to install a clipless, frameless mirror! Now, you wait. Give it 48 hours before doing more work around it, like installing lighting or erasing marking lines.

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How to Install a Clipless, Frameless Mirror: Part 1

KShpadmin — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 04:47:26 +0000

Installing a mirror can be a fun DIY project. It’s just slightly challenging, but easy enough that most could do it. That is, supposing they’re not accident prone. If you’re looking to install a clipless, frameless mirror in your bathroom, we’ve got the guide you need. Frameless, clipless mirrors have a fantastic, sleek appearance. They work really well with contemporary interiors, which are very common in bathrooms in recent times.

If you’re here to learn about bathroom mirror installation, but need help with a different type, we’ve got you covered. Check out our guides on framed mirror installation and bathroom mirror replacement, which covers using clips. Please note that our guide on bathroom mirror replacement has a lot of great tips for mirror installation in general. Therefore, it may be referenced throughout this guide. We recommend reading part 1 of that guide if you plan on replacing, rather than installing on a new wall.

Buying What You Need

The first thing you need when you want to install a clipless, frameless bathroom mirror is to buy everything you need. There are 5 things you’ll need for this:

A Mirror
Keystone Home Products has a wide selection of frameless mirrors available to buy in Toronto. These mirrors are great for bathroom vanities, bedrooms, and more.
A Level
If you’ve got a bubble level lying around, it will be really useful in ensuring your mirror isn’t tilted weirdly. If you don’t have a level, you can probably do without. If you don’t have a keen eye, try using math and a straight edge to make a pencil line above your vanity.
A Pencil
You’ll need a pencil for marking your wall. If you have dark paint, you can also substitute with chalk. You probably have one of these lying around at home.
Adhesive
This adhesive is incredibly important, as it’s going to be what holds your mirror up. Do some research to find one you like, or use Liquid Nails, which is well known and easy to recommend. Don’t choose an off-brand if you haven’t used it before and are sure it works well. A weak adhesive can create quite a mess for you later.
A Friend
While we don’t recommend that you buy a friend, we do think texting one to ask for help is a good idea.

Picking a Spot

This first part is incredibly easy if you have the recommended level, pencil, and friend. You can use a ruler to do this by yourself, which we outlined in detail in our bathroom mirror replacement guide. However, if you have someone who can put pressure on your mirror, holding it in place on the wall, there’s an easier method.

First, take note of how wide your mirror is compared to your vanity. Most people will want their mirror perfectly centered over the sink. Therefore, if it’s wider, you need to know how much wider, and if it’s narrower, how much narrower. Once you know the difference in width, divide that length in half and make a wall mark that distance from the edge of the vanity. This is where the sides of your mirror should sit.

Next up is the part where we take some shortcuts from one-person replacement steps. Because you have a friend who can hold your mirror up, you have the free hands needed to just trace it. Center your mirror over the sink and then use the level to ensure it’s not tilted. Next, use your pencil to draw an L shape around each corner, or trace the mirror entirely. It’s entirely up to you. However, before you rule out tracing the entire mirror, just make sure you’ve read the next section. The full trace may come in handy.

Important Note: Make sure, when tracing, to tilt your pencil so that the marking is as close as possible to the actual edge. The 1/8 inch difference that the wood of the pencil can make is massive, by construction standards.

When you’ve finished marking where the mirror will go, your friend can give their arms a break. Set the mirror back where you had it sitting.

Continue Reading in Part 2

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