Just because a mirror reflects a stunning room, doesn't mean that bathroom mirror can't also stun on its own.
The mirror in a bathroom is almost as essential as the toilet and sink. And just like a toilet or sink, the mirror just has to work to be a passable space.
But there is an opportunity to make that mirror a star player, and become a charmer on its own.
It's more than just putting one giant frameless bevel-less mirror over a sink, which takes about as much effort as eating coffee beans out of a bag. It works, but there's a major factor of pleasure that is missing.
Let's take attractive bathroom mirrors as an opportunity to enhance the beauty and pleasure at a place where almost everyone’s toes ends up standing at least twice every day.
So how do you punch up the mirror’s dazzle-o-meter?
I gathered a few bathroom photos with charming double-sink vanities, and while the current mirror selection is fine, I think there's a mirror that could take that treasured wall space up a style notch.
I'd love to know what you think about these mirror choices. Would you keep the mirror in each of the photos? Or swap for the one on the right? Share your opinion in the comments below. –T
A bathroom with a statement vanity already has a strong look. This formal-looking bathroom isn't looking for another design element to compete with its traditional tone. And I appreciate that the two oval bathroom mirrors soften the strong lines of the vanity.
Instead of allowing the mirror to fade into backup singer status, my design eye would like to see how a pair of these Idell scalloped mirrors change the look from typical tasteful traditional to on-the-edge of transitional.
There are a few elements of design that can truly be the perfect solution, but when overused they seem less than thoughtful. Recessed lighting, mini-blinds, and frameless rectangular mirrors are three of these.
Yes, a frameless mirror can be a smart solution in a visually complicated room, but there may be alternative bathroom vanity mirrors that could also be cohesive and stunning.
For this small blue bathroom, I'd love to see how this traditional-style Darley scalloped gold mirror might amp up the glamour factor in a space that could read quite young.
Sometimes style can interfere with function. This modern bathroom has a charming collection of square mirrors, and while I like the look, I know that my more practical husband Mark would leave a bathroom like this saying something like Mary Poppins: ‘I much prefer seeing all of my face at the same time.’
If I were Mary, I'd pull this diamond Estero wall mirror out of my carpet bag. More than just allowing a full view of a face, the shape adds interest and gives the pretty pendants a bit more space to show off.
What do you think?