Give A Boring Bathroom Mirror Instant Charm With This Easy, Renter-Friendly Hack

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Not being able to add character to your bathroom counts among the downsides of renting a house or apartment. The space still functions on a basic level, but there are no signs of YOU in there to help you feel more at home. In recent years, renters have started to use temporary trim to dress up rooms like the bathroom. While it may not be possible to paint or stain the whole bathroom, with this hack, you can personalize a mirror by framing it with a temporary trim. And that can be any color you'd like it to be.

One of the key items that makes this mini-build so renter-friendly is Gaffer power space tape. This adhesive is strong enough to mount items like artwork on the wall, but it isn't permanent like glue would be. If your rental agreement is strictly a no-permanent-modifications kinda thing, you need a tape that'll stay in place for as long as you need it to and then be ready to go when it's time to pack up and move. It's also double-sided and clear, so it's not going to look unsightly or be difficult to use. And while you may need to use a little alcohol to remove some of the adhesive, it still won't leave the mark that actual glue will.

This DIY job also requires a tape measure, a pencil, and a pair of miter shears. As for the trim itself, Jikvmis unfinished wood beaded trim offers a logical choice for the DIYer. It comes in wood strips and is easily stained or painted. And speaking of painting or staining, you'll need the supplies and tools for that, too.

The trim you'll put around your mirror for this project serves a couple of key functions. It creates a frame around a plain bathroom mirror, making it look more polished from an aesthetic standpoint. Plus, this renter-friendly decor hack also gives you an opportunity to add color to the bathroom.

This can serve an important function. Painting your trim instead of staining it gives you the opportunity to tie the bathroom's color scheme in with other areas of the house, giving your home a more cohesive look. This makes it look less like a rental and more like your own space. You don't have to paint the trim, of course, but this is something to think about.

Each piece of the trim is nearly 16 inches long. You'll want to measure around your mirror to see how many pieces you'll need to string together to make a border around it. For the corners, you'll use a pair of miter shears. They're strong enough to cut through small pieces of trim like this, making this job friendly even for inexperienced and under-tooled DIYers. You can use a hand saw for this if you want. You just don't have to. Once the pieces of trim are painted and cut to size, they're ready to mount along the border of the mirror. Just stick the double-sided tape to the back of the trim and place each piece in its spot.