Use A Pool Noodle To Upcycle A Plain Mirror Into Floral Décor

It's hard to understate how beneficial it can be to spend time around flowers. Studies suggest just seeing red and yellow flowers can lead to relaxation and cheer during tough times, while flowers can be used to soothe anxiety via art therapy and flower arranging. A huge cottage industry has even sprung up around DIYing floral home décor with materials from stores such as Dollar Tree since there are plenty of cheap, accessible ways to incorporate flowers into places you might not expect. For example, Dubai-based Instagram interior designer @decor_with_sandy offers viewers a quick hack to upcycle their wall-mounted mirror by arranging a fake flower border using pool noodles as a flexible pincushion.

Getting a jump on this upcycled mirror project shouldn't take long. You can nab the VooBang round hanging mirror for less than $30, any number of artificial flower varieties from Dollar Tree, and pool noodles from any local retailer with a toy or sporting goods section. However, it might be easier to purchase Oodles of Noodles clamp-on foam protection with pre-cut slits to clamp around the edge of your mirror; this is likely to hold longer than attaching noodles to the rim with Command strips, though your mileage may vary if you want an unobstructed mirror. Once your noodle edge is set, it's up to you to arrange your floral décor however best fits your personal taste. Just make sure you cut your artificial flower and greenery stems to size so they don't jut out.

Where this upcycled floral décor mirror really stands out is its customization potential. You can pick any design and color scheme for the flowers, and it's easy to pluck out a set for seasonal options: Lavender and daisies during the summer, pansies and violas during the winter, and so on. You can even get a bit more creative when turning your simple pool noodles into breathtaking floral décor, perhaps using an assortment of off-season flowers that happen to be orange or black to celebrate Halloween. The original Instagram video recommends installing a color-changing backlight on your mirror, though you could also get your hands on some fairy lights to sell the vibe of a backyard garden or pin more personal items to the pool noodle border hidden amid the flowers, such as pictures of your friends.

It's also worth noting that you don't need a rounded mirror to make this upcycling project work. A set of four pool noodles can easily cover the edges of a square mirror, and you can trim the noodles to fit the contours of more abstract shapes. If you have a mirror that's embedded directly into the wall, or is otherwise flat up against it, you can still go back to that idea of sticking pool noodles around the mirror with Command strips. In fact, the premise of this flexible flower-arranging pincushion could be applied anywhere in the house, such as on a gorgeous accent wall arch you can DIY with pool noodles.