5 Decorating Ideas with Mirrors

Decorative wall mirrors can add to or bring natural light to a space, reflect an important design element, provide visual balance, transform a look, or bring a unique touch to a space.

Here are five mirror decoration ideas for you to incorporate into your home’s interior design:

  1. Bounce Around the Light
Modern chaise with wood base under a rectangular mirror in a crystal adorned frame.

Modern chaise with wood base under a rectangular mirror in a crystal adorned frame.

Do you have a beautiful view out one of your windows? Reflect the vista so you can see it from many angles in a room with a mirror.

An added bonus of placing a mirror near a window is that it magnifies the natural light in a space, a great technique for making a space seem bigger.

2. Magnify Beauty

A traditional dining room with a rectangular mirror with beaded trim over a sideboard.

A traditional dining room with a rectangular mirror with beaded trim over a sideboard.

Do you have a design element in a room that you’d like to showcase even more? An eye-catching crystal chandelier for example? Hang the mirror in such a way that it reflects the sparkling fixture.

Hanging a mirror so it reflects the light from a chandelier or pendant has the same effect as hanging it near a window as the light is amplified, which is perfect for a room with little to no natural light.

3. Balance the Look

A traditional style mirror between two buffet table lamps over a sideboard.

A traditional entryway with two buffet lamps on a console table flanking a gold frame wall mirror.

Provide visual balance over a console or chest in an entryway by centering a mirror above and flanking it with table lamps or sconces on either side.

If you only want to use a single table lamp, balance the look by anchoring the other side of the console with a vignette of home accessories.

4. Make Traditional Look Modern

A traditional gold sunburst mirror over a contemporary white console table with gold hardware.

A classic sunburst mirror is timeless, but you can make the look more modern with a console table with contemporary, sleek lines.

5. Think Off the Wall

A contemporary living room with gold and mirrored etageres on either side of the sofa.

Mirrors don’t always need to be hung on a wall… Place them in unexpected places, like in the living room above where they are incorporated in the gold etageres along with styled home accessories.

            
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