How to: Decorate your living room with mirrors

The Looking-Glass: An Essential Mirror for Living Room Décor

Going back to the fact that we use mirrors to make sure we’re looking our best, there’s no better time to do this than just before you step out the door. Taking one last glance before you leave the house can help to set your mind at ease and even put you in a great mood – it’s even the perfect place to do a daily affirmation before you start your work day! This is why having a mirror in the hallway that leads up to your living room, or just beside the door if your home is more open-plan, is a great addition to your décor.

Trendy View: Modern Mirrors for Living Room Spaces

Frameless and unusually shaped wall mirrors are becoming easier to find these days, and these are often the perfect choice in modern wall mirror design for living room interiors that feature a more minimalist or futuristic style. You can enhance your décor theme by creating odd angles and spaces through the reflections shown within your mirrors. For example, placing mirrors on opposite walls so that they face each other and create an “infinite” illusion within a smaller space.
 

In modern apartments, another effective mirror design for living room spaces that are on the smaller side, is a large mirror that takes up one entire wall of the room. This accent wall will create a deceptive spaciousness as it echoes the living room around it. You could also place your mirror to reflect a window – either straight on or at an angle – not only increasing the ambient natural light, but also pulling the outdoors into your home as a design feature.
 

An option to choose if you want to emphasise the décor within your modern living room, is to use a large mirror as the backing behind a display shelf. 

Crafted Image: A Designer Mirror for Living Room Walls

It’s possible that you have an idea of how and where you want to place a mirror in your living room, but just can’t seem to find what you’re looking for in the ready-made mirrors that are available. Maybe you need more unique mirror decoration ideas for living room and family rooms that have a one-of-a-kind feel.
 

With designer mirrors, you can have a craftsman create a mirror according to your specifications – ensuring that the size, shape and even the pattern of the frame fit perfectly into your décor theme. Of course, a handcrafted mirror may be a costly option that’s not within your budget. In this case, DIY wall mirror décor for living room interiors is a possible choice that’s much easier and less time consuming than it might appear.
 

One extremely quick and easy DIY project is to line a simply framed mirror with fairy lights; hiding the wires behind the frame backing will keep things looking neat and tidy. You could also mount a mirror onto a larger wooden board, then create a unique pattern by fixing cord, glass stones, beads, pebbles or even large buttons, on the board around the mirror.

Attention Grab: Fancy Wall Mirrors for Living Room Interiors

If you don’t have the time and patience to craft your own unique mirror, a great way to get a similar feel is to use multiple mirrors in different styles, shapes and patterns to form an accent wall. When it comes to mirror ideas for living room walls, this is a much loved classic that can be found in houses, hotels and commercial spaces across the world.
 

Despite the fact that this is no longer an avant-garde way to use mirrors in your interior décor, with the addition of your own unique flair in the choice of mirrors used, it remains quirky and chic. Intersperse your mirrors with framed black and white photographs or with decorative typography for a customised effect.

Reflecting History: Traditional Mirrors for Modern Living Rooms

When it comes to ornamental mirror frames, many of us have truly beautiful pieces around our homes that just need a little TLC to shine. Antique mirrors with heavy wooden frames or traditional pieces that are elaborately and exquisitely carved might go overlooked if the mirror surface is pitted or discoloured. Replacing the mirror or the mirror backing will fix this, and with a quick polish or refurbishing of the frame, you have a usable mirror for living room interiors.