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Ten Unique Ways to Decorate with Mirrors

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10 Unique Ways to Decorate with Mirrors :-

No matter wherever you place one, mirrors square measure a simple thanks to replicate light-weight, build an area look larger, and open up a space. Here square measure ten decorating concepts for exploitation them in your house.



1.In an out of doors space : This mirror makes the structure of a Everglade State home by designers Courtney Coleman associated Bill Brockschmidt feel a lot of like an actual space. another benefit? "At night it reflects the light thus superbly," Coleman says. Smith & Hawken sofa; Madeline Weinrib carpet.

2.Layered With associate Empty framing : The mantlepiece shelf of designer Annie Brahler's metropolis, Illinois house, holds one amongst the her "extreme juxtapositions": a vast empty framing, propped against the mirror, aboard antlers her youngsters collected on hikes.

3.On room cupboards : during a late-19th-century Brooklyn townhouse designed by Jonathan Berger, antiqued reflected glass on cupboard doors enlarges the tiny room. Granite countertops and backsplash in Imperial White square measure from E. Stone.

4.In a Salon-Style Arrangement : within the step hall of Annie Brahler's metropolis, Illinois, house, daylight bounces off a Dutch pendant and diverse mirrors. "It's nice — you double the dimensions of the area," she says.

5.On a Window : A mirror will facilitate focus the attention during a space. In associate Atlanta master suite, designer Kay Frederick Douglass supplementary associate polygon mirror from South of Market before of a window. "The space required associate finish," she says. "It was virtually large. That window appearance out on a forest, and that we required one thing to prevent your eye and build the sleeping room feel a lot of intimate."

6.As Wardrobe Panels : during a big apple loft that lacked closet area, designer Steven Sclaroff supplementary a reflected wardrobe. "It's a welcome hit of muted traditionalism," he says. "It reasonably seems like its own detached room." Having the mirror framed and uneven in panels lightens its weight.

7.As rest room|a toilet|a rest room} self-importance : Designer Carrie Hayden took the homeowners' sleeping room dressers and connected them with a reflected self-importance table for a glamourous bathroom update. "It's a lot of previous World than previous Hollywood," she says. "The mirrors on the self-importance square measure antiqued, thus it is a softer look."

8.As Wall Tiles : Designer Benjamin Dhong reworked the lounge of a San Francisco house by commutation cupboards with "the relaxed elegance" of a custom bench in velvet and antiqued mirrors. The area becomes intimate for amusing — "I assume it's meshed to Champagne and cocktails, toying and seduction," he says. "You're swallowed, floating within the cloud with the consolation."

9.As Wall Tiles : Designer Benjamin Dhong reworked the lounge of a San Francisco house by commutation cupboards with "the relaxed elegance" of a custom bench in velvet and antiqued mirrors. The area becomes intimate for amusing — "I assume it's meshed to Champagne and cocktails, toying and seduction," he says. "You're swallowed, floating within the cloud with the consolation."

10.On a entryway : when his shopper downsized to a smaller house in Summit, New Jersey, designer Kevin Isbell accommodated her 12-foot-long couch within the lounge by golf shot it against a wall with a entryway. To "defuse the very fact," he adorned  her showstopping 19th-century sorcerer's mirror higher than it, making the sensation of a solid wall. "The space on the far side is that the rec room, and that we thought, 'Why will we would like 2 entries with this compact floor plan?'" he says. "We discovered this mirror and complete it absolutely was wide enough to span the entryway. It attracts you in, expands the area, and adds shine."

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Mike Warren
Real Estate - Colorado Springs, CO

These are useful ideas. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy the rest of the week!

Apr 03, 2013 07:01 PM