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My 10-Minute, $10 Mirror DIY Makes Actually Chic Valentine’s Decor

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Mina Lisanin
Mina Lisanin
Mina Lisanin is the founder of ML Interiors in NYC. She's an award-winning interior design expert who's work has been featured and quoted in many different press outlets including Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, HGTV, Forbes, Apartment Therapy, CBS, Fox Business, House…read more
published Feb 9, 2024
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A lounge chair next to a large mirror in a living room.
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Finding cheap Valentine’s Day decor that doesn’t look cheap can be a challenge, but I did a $10 DIY that looks totally sophisticated — not to mention it’s customizable for any personalized Valentine’s Day message (or any holiday, really!).

In fact, I actually did this project for a rooftop at a holiday event called Holiday House NYC, where interior designers showcase their own work in each room of an Upper East Side penthouse.  I was selected to decorate an outdoor dining space, and I wanted to give the mirrors I featured a little something extra.

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I started this project with full-length arched mirrors — the IKEA LYNDBIN and Target’s arch-shaped Threshold mirror are both good matches, but you can use any mirror you already have. Then I added vinyl lettering to spell out “P.S. I love you” and stuck those on the mirrors. That’s it!

For that lettering, I used vinyl stickers from Lettering.com, which offered a variety of fonts and sizes (I selected a scripty “Rage Italic” font in the 6-inch size). I liked this option because it offered total customization, a quick production time, and free shipping, but you can also shop Amazon and Etsy for ready-made or custom vinyl stickers. And if you own a Cricut craft cutting machine, you could even DIY this at home start to finish.

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Applying the stickers was straightforward (and even easier than peel-and-stick wallpaper). I used a tape measure for precision as I was positioning the stickers, and once the stickers were on, I ironed out any air bubbles using a shower squeegee. 

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In just 10 minutes, the statement mirror was complete — consider it my love letter to NYC — but you could make it a last-minute Valentine’s or Galentine’s Day surprise for your roomie, romantic partner, or your kiddos. And you could make it totally personal, too: Add an inside joke, a sweet nothing, nicknames, or initials to make it really special.

Looking for more ideas for short-and-sweet messaging that’ll fit on a mirror? Well, for that I’d recommend popping open a box of Valentine’s Day candy hearts for a snack and prose inspo all in one.

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