How To Diy A Sum Length Led Low-Cal Mirror For Cheap

Possibly 1 of my most asked questions is nigh my low-cal upwards mirror. When I say people it's only a strip low-cal from Amazon they can't seem to embrace how it industrial plant -- I recall it's thence slow it's almost confusing! So I wanted to set together a detailed procedure of how y'all tin acquire it done at habitation inside v minutes!

(link for my hold off here)

To start, this is how my mirror looks consummate ^. The mirror itself is nigh v years quondam from Ikea (it's the HOVET mirror) as well as it's the best if you're looking for a reasonably priced, sturdy, big full-length mirror. The take in came to me inwards work because of TikTok as well as inwards other parts because of some fashion bloggers. 

I've been seeing this 1 mirror become to a greater extent than or less online that is a total length, LED light-up mirror alongside these beautiful lights built into the actual mirror itself. I was ever inwards awe of how good lit their stories, videos as well as images were but later on tracking the mirror down, I constitute it was over $3,000!!!! I mean, I'm all for a skillful splurge but that is only crazy.

So I was scrolling through TikTok (as 1 does) as well as noticed all the kids we're decorating their room alongside these LED strip lights from Amazon that run nigh $15. And something only form of triggered inwards my hear -- what if I uncovering white strip lights as well as brand my ain mirror? And that's what I did.

To endure honest I was a pie inwards the heaven take in that form of turned out amazing. My cousin as well as I added them to the mirror as well as inside 10 minutes nosotros had a total low-cal upwards mirror for a fraction of the cost. 

The best work of all? The procedure could non endure whatever easier! (this volition endure long but I desire to endure thorough + detailed!)

What you'll need:

1 Mirror (this is the 1 I have)

1 Light Strip (this is what I used)

Again, y'all tin produce this alongside whatever mirror but it turned out the strip check perfectly on the silvery trim back of the mirror (I was debating putting it on the mirror or the trim back but it worked perfectly alongside the trim, thence nosotros went that way). We mocked it out to figure out where to best root the strip, as well as inwards doing thence realized nosotros alone had plenty for three of the four sides of the mirror. You'll run into below the bottom doesn't accept whatever lights -- nor does it demand it!

You every bit good demand to plug inwards the lights thence having a mirror past times an outlet is fundamental -- thankfully for me, at that topographic point is an outlet correct behind the mirror thence nosotros started on that side of the strip low-cal (one terminate is connected to the plug, the other is the terminate of the light).

To start, nosotros wiped the trim back downward (with an alcohol swab from the package) to construct clean it, as well as started peeling the 3M record from the dorsum of the strip low-cal picayune past times little. You produce demand to endure a picayune careful alongside this work because if y'all trace at the incorrect place, the record itself volition come upwards off. What y'all demand to pare is the dark-brown cardboard off (it is stamped alongside 3M all over it) as well as exam to brand certain what is left is sticky.

Then y'all only become picayune past times picayune to a greater extent than or less the mirror. We would pare as well as thence stick, pare as well as thence stick -- as well as apply pressure level when sticking. You desire to brand certain it's genuinely on there! For the corners, nosotros ended upwards genuinely folding it on itself which I've heard isn't ideal (there are corner converter connectors for this specific reason) but it worked only fine for us.

Then when nosotros came to the end, nosotros only cutting the excess off -- in 1 lawsuit to a greater extent than accept right away learned that at that topographic point are specific cutting lines where it's "safe" to cut. Someone said if y'all cutting at the incorrect house it tin ruin the whole matter lol thence I gauge nosotros got pretty lucky!

Once that was all set, nosotros placed the ability push clitoris on the side of the mirror. This is similar a picayune clicker that turns the lights on/off, every bit good every bit adjusts the brightness. The clicker every bit good comes alongside a 3M tape/sticker thence it was slow to house on the side of the mirror (again, this Ikea mirror is perfect for it since the sides are thence thick) as well as nosotros were skillful to go!

Below are the low-cal modes. Starting alongside off, the collage (starting at the move past times left) going from setting 1, the lowest light, to 4, as well as the finally film beingness the fifth setting at total brightness: 

As y'all tin run into it's pretty bright! I ended upwards buying "cool white" lights because they were the alone white color I could uncovering inwards a 16ft length. I would accept preferred warm white alone because the blue/brightness of lights similar these tend to plough over me a headache. But hurting is beauty, right?? Even alongside the extra brightness, I dear how it looks as well as how good it industrial plant lighting upwards whatever photo/video. It's best on overcast days as well as at night, when the low-cal would usually endure pretty dismal. 

Here it is all lit upwards past times itself:

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