Michael Holigan: If you're like most people, you probably enjoy having a television set in the bathroom, but unfortunately there's normally not enough counter space, plus, electrical appliances and water just don't mix. We're going to do something a little different though in this bathroom. We're going to take this television set and actually put it in a hole in the wall. Then we're going to cover it up with a 2-way mirror so you only see the television when it's turned on.
The television is inserted into the cubby hole we've cut for it. Behind the wall is the closet that will provide easy access to the television once the mirror has been installed. We painted the walls black so the sheet rock and nail heads won't show through the mirror when the television is turned on. Aluminum track is attached to the bottom of the wall and will help hold the mirror in place. Then, patches of heavy-duty adhesive are applied to bond the mirror to the wall. You'll notice we're using black adhesive so ugly blotches won't show through the mirror. Next, our pre-measured and precut 2-way mirror panels are carefully positioned and pressed into place.
Now that the project's finished let's take a look at the results. We've got a very clear picture. You can't see any edge around the television itself. The mirrors look good. Painting the background black, we can't see any nail heads, we can't even see the edge of the sheet rock or the TV itself and the only clutter we have on the countertops is one remote control. So we're not going to have any problem with the water being around any cables for the television set.
Episode 50 1997 - 98 Season
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