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5 Ways To Decorate Your Home With Mirrors

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Most of us would be pretty lost in the mornings without a mirror; getting ready without this decor staple is undoubtedly challenging. But mirrors are so much more than selfie assistance; mirrors have the potential to transform the look of your home’s interiors completely. 

So, if you’re wondering how you can use mirrors to vamp up your home, we’ve listed five top options for you to consider. 

Make The Room Seem Bigger

The correct placement of an arched mirror can make any room in your home seem much larger than it really is; mirrors can reflect space effectively. 

Use large mirrors in rooms of your home that are smaller and cramped. It’s vital to use a large mirror and place it just right. Installing a mirror over wardrobe doors is an effective way to make a small bedroom seem twice as big.

Amplify Natural Light

Mirrors also reflect light and can make your home a lot more vibrant as a result. Place mirrors of different sizes strategically to direct natural light back into your home. 

Other ways to make a small room seem bigger include using contrasts and light colors, opening the space with creative lighting solutions, clearing out all the clutter, and creating a focal point in the room.

Elegant Wall Decor

One of the more common and practical uses of mirrors in interior design is to take advantage of the frame more than the actual mirror. 

You can achieve an elegant victorian look with delicate and detailed vintage frames or opt for a modern look with sleek and thin metal frames. Mirrors come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, and the variety of frame designs is quite endless as well. 

Mirror Trays

Not all mirrors are for the walls; mirror trays are a charming decor idea for the living room. 

In these trays, you can place a selection of pillar candles or any other decor item. Mirror trays are a perfect detail to tie together an interior design plan for the living room. 

Moreover, if you enjoy DIY craft projects, you can also make your own creative mirror trays with a frame, paint, mirror, and handles of your choice. If you decide to make your own mirror trays, the sky is the limit when it comes to design.  

A Collage Of Mirrors

Mirror collages are trending in interior design. Use a variety of mirrors to create a wall collage. You can even create an accent wall with mirrors of your choice. 

Mirror collages can be made with various fancy frames, or you can use naked mirrors cut in different shapes to create the accent wall you’re after. 

Mirrors are undeniably one of the more functional decor elements out there; these decor items can enlarge a space, make it brighter, and add charming details to any room of your home. 

And because mirrors are available in such a wide variety, there is something for every interior design, whether you’re after a Gothic Victorian home, a trendy industrial theme, or modern minimalism. 

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Location Matters: 5 Tips on Where to Place a Mirror

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Mirrors are almost always strategically placed where they get the best results. Everyone wants to look their best before they leave home. Mirrors have been used for hundreds of years. Some are enclosed in a beautiful metal frame, while another one may have an antique wooden frame around it. Some mirrors are as small as a compact used for applying powder or eye makeup while some are as large a room. Many mirrors cover the entire front of a closet or a door, or they’re placed at the end of a long hallway.

A Mirror is Always Found in the Bathroom

Number One: The most important location of a mirror is above the bathroom sink where every family member spends a lot of time getting ready for the day. Whether they’re going to school, to work or out for a jog, the first thing they do is take a shower, wash and dry their hair, shave and apply makeup. Some of the newer style bathroom mirrors include a magnification portion that makes it easier to remove eyebrow hair or see places that have been missed by the razor.

Floor-Length Mirrors Are Usually Placed in the Bedroom

Number Two: The bedroom is a great place to hang a floor-length mirror since the person looking into it has privacy. They can see if their slip is showing, or if the clothing they’re wearing looks okay on them. Whether a man or woman, they’ll want to know they look personable before heading out to work. There are many different types of affordable and attractive floor-length mirrors. Log onto capitolglassnyc.com for some great ideas.

Mirrors Are Placed in Entrance Ways

Number Three: Many people put a mirror at the bottom of the stair-steps near the entrance door so they can do a last-minute check on their clothing, hair, and makeup. This is where they make sure they’re ready to face the day. A mirror will reflect the beauty of a person standing in front of it and the room behind them.

They Belong in the Dining Room

Number Four: Large mirrors placed on the dining room wall will reflect candles on the table, and soft romantic lighting. The mirror will also make the room appear larger than it actually is by giving it a feeling of openness and comfort.

They Should be Placed in the Living Room

Number Five: Mirrors are beautiful when they’re placed above the fireplace in the living room. Along with the fire in the fireplace, the mirrors add a feeling of warmth, peace, and comfort to the living room on a cold winter night.

While these five tips are places where most homemakers hang their mirrors, remember that mirrors bring out the best in any room of the home. Babies love to look in the mirror while they’re bouncing in their crib. Teenagers want mirrors in their rooms to see how they look before they leave for school. Some homemakers like to put a mirror on the table and set a plant, flowers, and candles on it so that when the candles are lit it provides a softly romantic setting. These are all ideas that anyone can use and none of them cost a fortune. Wherever there’s a mirror, it’s a sure thing that the room will look much more appealing and inviting.

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How To Decorate with an Over Sized Mirror

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We love what mirrors can do for a room – they can brighten and make a room appear larger all at once!

 

When it comes to decorating with mirrors, the mirror itself works with any style but you have an endless selection of frames – mirrors, thin, thick, lacquered,  colourful, aged, wood – you name it.  So when you are looking for a mirror you want to pay attention to the frame so that it works with the room style of decor.

 

We see mirrors in the usual spots – bathrooms and front entry ways are the most common places for mirrors but what about over sized mirrors?

We see them in the home decor stores and some of them are just humongous – ever wonder who buys them and where they go??

 

We have some great ideas on how to decorate with over sized mirrors and some of these ideas might really surprise you. Yes, you can decorate with an over sized mirror!

 

1 – The Bedroom is an obvious choice for a mirror

– it’s where you get ready to start the day and you likely want to know how you look in your #OOTD. An over sized mirror can really help with that last look but it also adds a touch of glam and sophistication to your bedroom plus it helps make it look bigger and brighter.

 

 

Other ideas for large mirrors in the bedroom try them flanking the bed and behind your night stand.

It’s like an instant face lift for your bedroom!
                                               

2- The front entry is another obvious choice …

but you usually don’t see an over sized or full length mirror at the front entry and if you do it’s usually in the form of a bi-fold door.  But this over sized mirror is so chic! We love the high shine simple frame – so clean! But we love it paired with the glass console in front of it. Mirrors are a great back drop for furniture.

This is a great idea for a tight or small entry!

 

 

3- The dining room

– Can be a dark room and in some newer designs a smaller space.  We love the idea of mirrors in a dining room (it works so well wit candle light at a dinner party or dinner for 2).  We see these full length mirrors all the time, often on the inside door of a closet but we love this idea of hanging them in triplicate. It looks so much more expensive!

So simple and effective and on a low budget – we are sold!

This is a great idea if your home is on the resale market – it fills up the wall space, makes the room brighter and bigger, too.

 

 

4- The Living Room

-is a great space for a mirror because it usually has a lot of wall space options.  Above the sofa is a great choice so is above the mantle but if you have an awkward wall a mirror is a great idea – it almost makes that weird wall disappear.

The image below is a great example of an odd wall space and we love this shabby chic window frame with mirrors it really suits the cottage country decor in the room.

 

 

Here’s another great over sized mirror placement idea.  Behind the sofa – wow, does this ever make an impact!

 

 

5- The bathroom

…is a definite spot where you will find a mirror no shock there but try an over sized mirror above your vanity. But take a look at this image, yes there’s a double sink vanity so the room has some size but if we put two mirrors above the vanity this room would look so much smaller.

 

 

Other ways to use mirrors – add them to your gallery wall, or make a gallery wall of just mirrors or think about adding some mirrored furniture to your space.

 

Mirror, mirror on the wall who’s the most stylish of them all? You are!

How do you like to use mirrors in your home?

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