25 Ways to Decorate With Mirrors

This tried-and-true accessory has never steered us wrong. Use mirrors to reflect your style, bounce light around a room and instantly make a space feel larger. Here's how.

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Reflect Your Style

Though functional in nature, mirrors can (and should!) be fun. Use them to glam-up a boring wall, open up a small room, reflect natural light — the design opportunities are plentiful. Ahead, we have some of our favorite mirror decorating ideas. For a preview, just check out this layered look by homeowner Kylie Truman.

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Hang a Mirror In Your Entry

Greet guests with a familiar face (theirs!), and give yourself a spot for a once-over before you walk out the door. A small mirror over a table will do the trick, but if you have the space, go for a full-length stunner to get a glance at your whole outfit. Here, shape, color and size give a foyer mirror an art-like look.

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Add Interest to an Awkward Space

Ho-hum stretches of wall or odd pass-through spaces can leave us feeling stumped. Spice up a bare hallway, the empty space above your stove or the lone wall in your living room with an ultra-reflective mirror. Fit it to the size of your space (or hang it above a table or credenza). Instant desolate-to-designer.

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Float Mirrors Off Windows

Don't let a window stand in the way of great design. Here, a vanity featuring a trough sink runs under expansive windows. Frosted panes provide privacy, while a pair of sleek mirrors reflect all the light (and create an extra-functional spot for your morning routine).

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Float Mirrors Off Mirrors

This pretty bathroom boasts a layered look. Octagonal mirrors from RH hang over the preexisting sheet mirror. Sconces by Visual Comfort make it glam. Even cooler: lavender vanity cabinets.

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Float Mirrors Off Bookshelves

We have one more vertical surface you can float mirrors off of: floor-to-ceiling shelving. Books, vases, globes and figurines sit cooly behind gleaming twin mirrors in this chic sitting room. Try this technique in home offices, too.

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Clone Your Amazing View

Reflection is a mirror's main function, as well as its superpower. Take into account what your mirror will reflect, then use it to your advantage. The coolest feature of this urban abode: catching the awe-inspiring city skyline out the window and on the living room wall.

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Repeat a Striking Element

Why settle for one when you can have two? Trade in the look of one large mirror or slate of glass over a vanity or dresser for a matching duo. Here, deep-set mirrors surrounded by reclaimed wood establish warmth in a cool blue bathroom.

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Hang Three in a Row

Tired of two? Gor for three. This design by August Black Interior Design proves a trio brings more life to a space — especially when the mirrors are as pretty as these bead-framed metal versions by Noir.

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Try a Convex Mirror

Moody and dark, this living room is a modern cave centered around a sleek fireplace. A cool convex mirror hangs over the mantel, opening up the room while elevating its cozy design.

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Match Your Style

A coastal-cool seashell mirror is a nod to this cottage's beachfront location. Blue and white patterned wallpaper and a sleek midcentury console pull the themed look together.

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Create a Gallery Wall

The more, the cuter. Designer El Co Home spray-painted this hodgepodge of flea market mirrors white — 18 total, collected over time — and hung them in a random pattern. For extra quirk, one mirror hangs lower than the others. Another kept its original teal color.

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Layer Up

Don't want to make holes in your walls? Display your mirror collection in a different way. A mantel is the perfect spot to show off mirrors of all kinds — just lean them all up against the wall. Here, an overlapping look adds to the lived-in design.

Upgrade Your Vanity Mirror

The unofficial term for pairing a wood vanity with rich colors and texture? Ooh la loo! Rather than settling for the vanity mirror your home came with, make a stylish statement. Los Angeles blogger Kelly Mindell of Studio DIY poshed hers up with shimmery green terra-cotta tile, matte pink concrete sinks from Nood Co. and gleaming accents. “There’s no reason even the most utilitarian items can’t be special,” she says.

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Lean In to Balance

Why stop at matching lamps? Two brass-rimmed mirrors by Arteriors Home amp up the calming symmetry in this bedroom by Bria Hammel Interiors. Ones that dangle from chains are an unexpected twist. This technique can be used anywhere — in a formal sitting room, above a bedroom dresser, in a home office.

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Round Out Your Living Room

A round mirror positioned above a mantel draws attention to the center of the room without taking away from the fireplace itself (like a brightly colored painting might do). Style it with vases, plants or small-scale art.

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Turn on the Light

Mirrors don't have to be relegated to a flat pane on your wall. This contemporary, mirrored light fixture brings all the light-bouncing, space-expanding mirror qualities we love. The overhead reflections make the most of natural light flooding in from the floor-to-ceiling windows.

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Tile Your Walls in Mirrors

Mirrored tiles — laid floor to ceiling in an offset pattern — visually double the size of this chic bathroom. Not only can a bevy of people get ready at once, but the mirrors also reflect a fun encaustic pattern on porcelain wall tile across the room.

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Go Big

Large floor mirrors deliver a dramatic impact. Plus, they're easy to style: simply lean them against the wall. Here, an oversized mirror reflects natural light and adds rustic charm to the Scandinavian space.

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Incorporate Mercury Glass

Unlike a bright and clear surface, mercury glass pulls from the past and adds antique charm. Add it to a crisp, clean design for stop-and-stare juxtaposition.

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Complement a Low Headboard

Hung a few inches above a blue upholstered bed, a funky sunburst mirror by Zuo brings Boho texture to what would be a blank wall. Black sconces on either side balance the style-packed look out.

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Go With the Unexpected

Powder rooms are one space to step outside of your comfort zone and try something new. Here, designer Jennifer Strickler Design used a fun-shaped mirror, cheery wallpaper and strawberry-ice-cream pink paint on the vanity to add bright color and pattern to the space.

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Install Mirrors as Backsplash

Take a cue from this oh-so chic design and skip the tile. Mirrored backsplashes achieve a never-ending illusion of space and bring light into the dark undercarriage of upper cabinets. It's particularly helpful in on-the-petite-side kitchens and bar areas.

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Hang It at an Angle

Soften the scene. In this traditional bedroom, a classic wood mirror is angled down over the nightstand to showcase a bright vignette and complement curtain-clad walls.

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Multiply Your Mirrors

This section of an airy loft needed presence. Pamplemousse Design Inc. to the rescue: vintage convex mirrors, ranging from 6 to 18 inches in diameter, scored at a flea market (for a similar look, try Ballard Designs). With all-black frames, they’re fun and glam.

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Make a Statement

Transform in-between, walk-right-by walls around your home with a fun mirror and poppy accessories. Here, a live edge mirror, a sleek bench and bright green foliage-patterned wallpaper make for a wow-worthy moment.

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25 Ways to Decorate With Mirrors

Related To:

Shop This Look

Reflect Your Style

Hang a Mirror In Your Entry

Add Interest to an Awkward Space

Float Mirrors Off Windows

Float Mirrors Off Mirrors

Float Mirrors Off Bookshelves

Clone Your Amazing View

Repeat a Striking Element

Hang Three in a Row

Try a Convex Mirror

Match Your Style

Create a Gallery Wall

Layer Up

Upgrade Your Vanity Mirror

Lean In to Balance

Round Out Your Living Room

Turn on the Light

Tile Your Walls in Mirrors

Go Big

Incorporate Mercury Glass

Complement a Low Headboard

Go With the Unexpected

Install Mirrors as Backsplash

Hang It at an Angle

Multiply Your Mirrors

Make a Statement

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