Wire shelf

The glass shelf goes very well with the mirror. But fixing glass to glass is not that easy. That is why the shelf is usually fastened in various ways under the mirror to the wall. However, the design is no longer the same. In addition, the wall has to be damaged, which is especially undesirable if it is tiled.

Meanwhile, the task is solved simply. A spatial frame is bent from steel wire 4–5 mm in diameter (as shown in the figure). Its ends are fixed to the back side of the mirror using liquid nails (epoxy adhesive, self‑hardening plastic), and the glass shelf is laid on the corner projections. The ends of the wire can be lubricated with oil (petroleum jelly, cream) before gluing; then the frame will be removable.

If the mirror is mounted on a chipboard or multi‑layer plywood backing, fastening the shelf frame becomes even simpler. Its ends can be fixed on the back of the backing with staples made from headless nails, or holes‑sockets can be drilled for them from the side edges.

The parts of the frame protruding above the surface of the shelf act as stops for the glass and guards for the objects placed on it.

The wire of the frame should be painted in a color that harmonizes with the finish of the bathroom, or an appropriate polyvinyl chloride tube can be put over it.

“Modelist‑Konstruktor” No. 12’2002, A. POLIBIN