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The Mirror Effect

Hooker Furniture Bedroom Montage Mirror

Hooker Furniture Bedroom Montage Mirror

The mirror is an interior designer’s best friend. There is a great reason behind this as a well-placed mirror can enhance the light inside a room, emphasize great views, and could even open up a small space. The key to using a mirror is to have it paired with another mirror. The location must also be impeccable so that you can maximize your décor.

Here are some ways that you can use mirrors as a decorative element –

The Decorative Window

There is never really any hard and fast rules when it comes to the use of mirrors in interior design. A mirror can bring depth and light inside any room. It can be a decorative window of sorts but one that you can move around as often as you like.

Mirrors offer various benefits as they can reflect an already beautiful scenery or color.

Mirroring Art

A huge and gorgeous mirror can easily become the focal point in a room.  An extra large mirror, for instance, will be able to reflect the light in a whole balcony right below. It can also serve as a checkpoint for owners who are about to head out to their work.

The mirror is an artwork by itself but unlike the framed art, it is pretty much easy to set up.

Visual Expansion

Adding mirrors to any room can also offer visual expansion. The placement and location of the mirror are the key points in using this decorative item. You might want to ensure that no undesirable reflections are created so that you can maximize the mirror’s best qualities.

A mirror can brighten the room especially in spaces where much light is needed (e.g. the kitchen, dining room and living room).

Window-Mirror-Window Setup

You can also place a mirror between two windows. This will provide an optical illusion that you have three windows instead of just the two. Prop a full-length mirror against a wall and what you achieve is a relaxed atmosphere that is difficult to equal.

If you don’t have two windows lying close to each other, then you can have a slim mirror hung between two interesting artworks. This should emphasize the beauty of the art pieces. Just make sure that you arrange symmetrically, meaning, you place two equal-size frames and have the mirror sandwiched by them.

Maitland-Smith Accessories Brass Vanity Mirror 1254-376

Maitland-Smith Accessories Brass Vanity Mirror 1254-376

Wood-Framed Mirror in a Kitchen

You can create a homey vibe inside the kitchen if you add a wood-framed mirror there. Whether small or large, you can hang or prop a mirror on the wall. Just make sure that the color of the frame goes with the overall design so it can effectively achieve warmth.

The Wall Mirror

Putting a huge mirror right behind a chest will suggest to the beholder that there is more space behind it. You can also fill up one wall with mirror so that you make the room appear more spacious.

The Sunburst Mirror

You may have seen a house or two with a beautiful sunburst mirror. You can bring in this same beauty inside your home. Have the sunburst mirror placed above the console table. This should immediately make the table a lot more interesting.

If you choose to have the sunburst mirror placed over the bed, then you’ve done correctly. That wall behind the headboard is often boring so you could spice things up a little by hanging that beautiful sunburst mirror soon.

Mirrors on Adjacent Walls

If it is statement that you really want, then you can line adjacent walls with mirrors. This should help bounce the light all around the room. This effect is especially useful inside the dining room since it can provide an impression of a much larger room.

Another word of caution – the big crowd illusion could get nauseous.

 

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