Mirrors as Home Decor

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Decorative Mirror While mirrors are often thought of as helpful tools to help you check your style before you walk out the door, they can also be helpful tools to decorate in style!

There are many style “pros” to decorating with mirrors.

Mirrors Make Rooms Feel Larger

Small rooms can feel cramped and cluttered when you hang more on the walls, however with mirrors, the walls are extended and the room feels larger. This is especially true when you reflect light or a window. Mirrors positioned by a light will make a room that much brighter. Take some time to consider what your mirror will reflect before hanging.

Mirrors are Relatively Inexpensive

Mirrors are a dime a dozen at yard sales and can be easily re-purposed. Even buying a mirror new can be dramatically less expensive than buying artwork or framed photographs.

Accentuate your Style

They can add style without conflicting with pre-existing patterns or colors. Whether your style is country, early american, or modern, mirrors will work. While there is great variety to choose from, mirrors can be placed and styled to fit the existing decor.

Mirror Mistakes

In my book, there are very few cons to mirrors. However, there are a few things to be careful of.

Kodak moments – one aspect to be very careful of is taking pictures. When mirrors are the focal point of a room, such as over the mantel, camera flashes can ruin a photo. Be careful to take pictures at an angle when mirrors are in the background, otherwise your pictures will include a giant glare.
Don’t go overboard – there is such a thing as too many mirrors. Be careful not to overdo it!

Happy decorating, as always!

What do you think? How do you use mirrors as decor? Any tips, pros, or cons?
Images courtesy of Wonderlane and Carly Jane1