Materials: 10 Malma Black-Brown mirrors, 8 straight joiners, 8 L brackets, box of 4x1/2 tiny screws, two hinges
Description: I had a bunch of old Malma mirrors lying around and figured it was time to do something with them (read: I'm sick of making Swiss cheese out of the walls trying to line them all up grid-style; and I needed another nightstand, and I didn't want to buy wood). So, for a first go at building anything from scratch and without plans, I set out to use what I had on hand (minus the 4 trips to the hardware store for screws, joiners, etc.) to make something new.
First, I sorted my mirrors to use the nicest ones towards the top, and the scratched one on the bottom. I used the straight joiners to attach two mirrors vertically. This I did four times (two joiners for each mirror). This created four tall rectangular boards.
Then, I attached a mirror to the bottom -- centered so it would be inset -- using the L brackets. After that, I used the hinges to attach the top mirror to create an top-opening lid. I thought it would be nice to have a bit of storage for an extra blanket, etc.
I bailed on adding a knob/handle since the lid sticks over enough to open easily. I'm considering adding some sort of embellishment... any ideas? I've also thought about adding feet. Open to ideas.
Anyway, voila. Nightstand!
~ Jaime G.
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