Our custom Barris Mirrors are made in our shop with any combination of wood in any size. The mirrors can be supplied by you or us and the pattern of the chosen woods can also be adjusted to suit your décor.

 In this version the Barris mirror features American Black Walnut and local Douglas-fir and is featured in our Aspen Way hall bath project. Fif is also used in the custom cabinetry and entry door as a repeating element. The counter top and light fixture are the same shade of dark brown to compliment the walnut and the metalic tones within the backsplash do the same.

This Barris Mirror is made with purple heart and local Vancouver Island Douglas-fir. We custom designed it for our mid-century modern project whose faux black marble fireplace can be seen here.

Featured in the hall bathroom of our South Alder project, this Barris mirror includes maple, walnut and cherry woods..

For our Lighthouse 2 project we designed and built a Barris Mirror using local Douglas-fir and American Black Walnut. It, along with the custom cabinetry, adds a sense of warmth to a room otherwise filled with shades of grey.

The Making of a Barris Mirror

After the wood combinations and pattern are chosen and the size of the Barris mirror frame decided, the first step is to select the wood pieces, cut them to the approximate size and then run them through a planer to the proper dimensions. Once this is done the wood strips are laminated together with the help of bar clamps.

Once the laminated strips of wood have been cut to length, they are then mitred on the corners and Mortises are routered into the mitres to hold the biscuit connectors – in other words we are building our Barris mirrors with true joinery and not using nails.

The four sides are joined together with biscuits and held in place with bar clamps until the glue dries.

Once the Barris mirror frame has been sanded smooth it is time for clear coating. It still amazes me how the wood tones really come to life after just one coat of ultra low VOC water based clear coat.

The Barris mirror frames receive 3 coats of clear coat with a sanding of 280 and then 320 between the coats. Once the finish is complete, the frame is ready for the mirror which is silicone into a routered rebate on the back of the Barris frame.

Barris mirrors are perfect for any room in your house. This version of a Barris Mirror uses maple, walnut and cherry woods and was installed in our South Alder project which can be seen here.