‘If you have a good friend, you don’t need a mirror’
~Bente Borsum

So, if you have a good friend, you don’t need a mirror……… but just about every room does! My No. 2 Design Must have is Mirrors! Mirrors have so many unique uses. Here are some of my favorites!

· Finish the end of a dark hall with a mirror……fill the entire wall floor to ceiling. It will reflect light and add depth.
· A small framed mirror in a book case draws attention to the shelf reflecting an angle that is unexpected
· Dress your coffee table with a mirror, use one with a unique frame as a tray. Fill your new tray with candles, stones, glass beads ……. Watch the light dance when the candles are lit.
· Place mirror on a lower shelf of an open sofa table or console. It brightens a typically dark lifeless area
· Use a series of mirrors, collection of distinctive frames to fill a wall above a sofa or a upper hall. Great alternative to art work……….let the reflections create the art!

Here’s another little secret….. as a fine artist when I struggle with identifying what might not be quite right in a painting or drawing I hold it up to a mirror…….very many times the reflection shows me very clearly what needs to be changed or adjusted. Many years ago I found the same approach works with designing rooms. The reflection forces you to view the room in a new light. It offers the composition of the room at a different angle, if the composition is working it will work ‘backwards’ too, if not……..you’ll see it immediately.

Yes mirrors reflect a lot…….the good, the bad and the ugly…. I take the bad & the ugly on with the challenge to change……….the good I smile at! What will your mirrors reflect……..are you up for the challenge? I’m betting you are!