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Figure A

Note: If using a hammer and nails instead of an air stapler, use a nailset to countersink the nails without damaging the casing.

• Apply wood glue to the back of one 73-3/8" piece of fluted casing (figure A). Position it on top of the plywood, flush with one of the longer sides, and nail into place.

• Glue and nail a 26-1/4" piece of fluted casing to the top of the plywood, flush with the top edge and the side casing (figure B). Use a straight edge to make sure the piece is squared.
  

  Figure B

  Figure C

  
  

  	Figure D
  	Figure E
  	Figure F

• Apply mirror mastic to the back of a mirror tile. Position the tile in the corner of where the two pieces of casing meet and press into place (figure C).

• Working down the long side of the piece, glue and nail a piece of 12" fluted casing flush with the mirror tile and the 73-3/8" piece of casing.

• Continue to install mirror tiles and casing down the long side of the piece (figure D). Do not install the final piece of casing at the edge of the piece.

• Glue and nail the 68-7/8" piece of fluted casing flush with the line of mirrors (figure E).

• Install the remaining mirror tiles and 12" pieces of casing the same was as the first row.

• At the end of the row, glue and nail a 26-1/4" piece of casing along the short edge of the piece.

• Glue and nail the remaining 73-3/8" piece of casing along the remaining outer edge.

• Fill in the nail holes with wood filler and finish off the trim work as desired. Michele Beschen painted her trim with black acrylic paint, covered
  it with an adhesive sizing and applied silver leaf to the trim. She used a dry brush to work the leaf into the fluting, letting the black paint peek through for an antique effect (figure F).

• Seal the finish on the trim work.