Mirror, mirror on the wall...

A sure fire way of making a room seem bigger than it is, is to place mirrors strategically, so they reflect light around the rest of the room. I’ve also seen lots of pictures in magazines recently, of displays of vintage mirrors, and I think this always look really lovely. These ones are from Kim Johnson's house, from Desire to Inspire



One of my best purchases of recent times is this huge gold mirror (below). There are some guys who sell junk on a street corner near our house and every so often you can find something great. They seem to be missing a trick because they don’t tend to do the furniture up before selling it on, which means that it really is cheap. We got a dining room table there about three years ago for just £20. It’s currently used in the studio for lots of recording equipment, so we haven’t got around to doing it up either yet, but one day we will and it’ll look great! Anyway, they said this mirror was £50. I offered £40 and they accepted it, AND they delivered it for free. It really was a bargain. I have a friend who paid more than £500 for something quite similar (albeit twice the size) recently. The only place that the mirror really fitted was outside the bathroom in the downstairs hallway, but it’s perfect there, and a good last chance to check out your outfit before leaving the house!



We have a nice mirror in our lounge too, and as it is above the dining room table, I think it helps to distinguish between the dining and lounging part of the room!



I’m currently looking for a vintage style oval mirror on a chain, to hang in the small bedroom.

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