How to choose and install a mirror in the bedroom?
A mirror placed in the bedroom is a fairly popular piece of furniture. At the same time, when choosing and placing it, it is necessary to take into account the prejudiced attitude of many inhabitants towards this decor object and the legends associated with it, all kinds of signs.
Varieties
If you have long wanted to buy a suitable mirror for your bedroom, first you will need to decide how to install it, because its shape and stylistic design may depend on the location of the product.
Many modern models of mirrors in bedrooms play the role of a spectacular decorative element.
The original solution in the form of a completely mirrored wall will have a special property - it will visually change the proportions of the room and increase the space.
Built-in
For ordinary people, a bedroom is not only a place to sleep and rest, but also a place where a person spends a lot of time awake. During the morning exercise, you cannot do without a mirror at all. At the same time, not all products will fit well into the footage of a small room. To save space, you can apply the idea of a sliding wardrobe with an original mirrored facade, which will visually increase the parameters of the room and make it wider.
However, if you do not want to put a new mirror in front of your bed, then a solution with 2 narrow cabinets in the form of mirrored columns on either side of the bed may suit you. Modern bedrooms often come with a small dressing table with a make-up mirror on it.Often such a product is removable, which will allow, at the request of the owner of the room, to put it in a different, more suitable place.
A mirror with stylish illumination in a muted tone, installed on such a table, will create a certain twilight and a feeling of comfort next to your bed.
Many will love the idea of a creative vanity table with a small flip-down mirror. When closed, such a piece of furniture can be quickly transformed into an ordinary countertop, but you just have to flip the lid, and you will see a charming mirror and a beautiful secretaire with shelves and drawers for storing women's little things.
Floor
Floor-standing mirrors are most suitable for a woman's bedroom. Their solid parameters will allow without much difficulty to carefully examine yourself from head to toe and evaluate the whole image at the same time, which is important for a woman.
In addition, such products can be rearranged closer to the light source - in the daytime to the window opening, and in the evening - to the lamp.
For a small bedroom, you can choose psiche is a compact mirrored option that perfectly emphasizes the showiness of the bedroom, decorated in a luxurious baroque style or restrained classicism.
Wall mounted
Hanging a mirror on the wall of a room may not always be a safe solution, especially when it is large. The risk of a product falling can be prevented by decorating the room walls with mirror mosaics or panels, or even choosing a mirror tile of the most suitable size for these purposes.
The original design of bedroom mirrors can perfectly complement the overall style of the room and help to correctly place accents in any composition. For example, the chaotic placement of small round mirrors or original mirror inserts on the walls. A catchy idea can be the acquisition of a mirror in the shape of the sun, since the rays of a real luminary reflected in it will give the room a unique dance of sunbeams.
Mirrors, correctly placed, can give a beautiful play of shadow and light.
An interior with a mirror can be played up qualitatively by just placing it on the wall surface, which is close to the head of the bed, in the area of the bedside tables. With this option, you will not be able to see yourself in the mirror, but this will visually highlight your bed in the overall composition of the room and make it the center of the space, playing around with all the style decor.
The mirror that is hung at the head of the bed will only have a decorative function. It will not complement the room with original shades or color schemes, the main role here will be played by its form - in the form of a panel, for example. Correctly chosen these 3 elements will help you refresh even a very boring room.
A mirror on the ceiling can also be found quite often - this is a bold and original idea... A product of such a plan can be as integral to reflect the entire room in itself, or it can consist of fragments that will reflect only a part of a certain zone in this room. Such a mirror will add a special piquancy to the spouses' bedroom.
Mirrored panels or beveled tiles will be an excellent decoration for walls or even high ceilings in a bedroom. They can also decorate columns, arches and doorways.
Variants of shapes and sizes
Using all kinds of sizes or shapes of mirrors, you can visually correct or even change the perception of the integrity of the space of any room.
- A large, full-length product, thanks to the ability to distribute light to all dark corners of the room, will help to make it much brighter and more spacious.
- The shape of the ellipse will help smooth out any sharp edges on the surface of the walls.
- Experts call the round shape the most relevant in any room decoration, it is considered the most harmonious and helps to correctly distribute the positive energy in the space.
- A rectangular mirror will allow you to expand or lengthen the geometry of the bedroom, which will depend on the placement of the product itself. It also helps to create the refraction of the light beam by evenly distributing it.
- A vertically installed narrow product will significantly increase the height of the room, it always looks quite compact in the interiors of any bedrooms.
Frame color palette
The most popular colors used in the design of frames can be considered a few.
- White. It is universal and the most common. The white mirror frame looks very harmonious and elegant in its own way in the interiors of light bedrooms. She is able to give the atmosphere of the room the features of fashionable aristocracy.
- Gold. This color has a pleasant golden touch, which will bring newness to the luxurious interior and create a unique atmosphere in it.
- Silver. Has a catchy look and will be striking with a multi-colored reflection.
- Brown. It is an extremely popular natural palette, as it has natural beauty and ease of perception. The mirror, which has a brown frame, will bring a lot of warmth and comfort to the bedroom atmosphere.
Selection recommendations
Before you buy a mirror for your bedroom, you need to think about whether it will fit the style of this room and whether it will look harmonious in it.
The mirror may well be the dominant feature for the design of any style popular today:
- for classics wall-mounted mirrors in the form of an oval or rectangle are most suitable;
- for style provence you can choose a product of the simplest form, but with the obligatory effect of an old frame and patina;
- for trendy styles like loft and hi-tech, a wall made of a solid mirror is most suitable;
- for Scandinavian style and ethno it is worth purchasing large floor products with frames in which the mirror can rotate;
- for modern and boho mirrors of an unusual shape, which will be framed with an interesting pattern or creative mosaic, are suitable.
Mirror placement rules
If you fully trust the Chinese practice of feng shui, the mirror in the sleeping room is a highly undesirable accessory. A sleeping person must get rid of the negative acquired during the day - the "qi" energy. It turns out that the mirror in which the sleeping person is reflected is capable of doubling this bad energy, which will have a negative effect on the personality.
According to feng shui in the bedroom, you cannot install mirrored surfaces on the ceiling above the bed itself or on the walls that are located at the foot of the bed. Also, feng shui masters advise against installing mirrors in front of doors or windows. Such placement will repel the positive energy that goes into the room.
Do not use more than 2 mirrors in the bedroom. If you need an illuminated floor mirror, it is best to choose a product format that leaves an empty area above the person's reflection. This will contribute to his material growth and peace of mind.
Care should be taken to keep your mirrors clean at all times.
A mirror product that is combined with furniture can be called a fairly practical, multifunctional and even universal solution for any direction or style. The model can be presented in the form of a table with drawers or a cabinet with a hanger. These options will allow you to correctly solve the problem of placing a small mirror in the room and do not have a negative effect on Feng Shui.
You can also buy wardrobes in the bedroom with spacious shelves and large mirrors on the doors - but only if they are on the sides of the bed or are installed opposite each other at the entrance to the room and sleeping people are not reflected in them. You can also hang small mirrors over miniature bedside tables.
Signs
The bedroom should not be considered the most ordinary room in the home.Here the owner must rest, gain strength, in a dream he must free himself from negativity, and therefore he is completely open and as vulnerable as possible to evil forces. Many peoples have a belief that dark forces live inside the mirror, that they get out of the mirror surface at night and take all the energy of the owner of the mirror.
Others have a belief that the human soul, during dreams, leaves the body of the owner and begins to wander, and a mirror in the bedroom can prevent it from returning happily back.
Another superstition is that the mirror itself can draw out his beauty from a person, take away health and strength, therefore you cannot admire your double in the mirror for too long, you should not sit with your back to the mirror and you should not even eat in front of him. It is believed that you can not hang a mirror over the matrimonial bed in order to preserve family happiness.
It is worth excluding mirrored objects in a child's room up to a year, otherwise it will have a bad effect on him - the baby will become moody and may stop sleeping peacefully.
It is not worth buying products if they had a lot of owners. Such mirrors accumulate and for many years retain in themselves all the troubles of their former owners, which can seriously damage the new owners.
You can fearlessly put completely new mirrors in the sleeping rooms, but so that they are not reflected in them during rest. A huge product at the head of the bed will look good - it will provide protection, keeping the owner's peace and sleep.
Design examples
Decor in the form of multi-colored beads, stylish sequins, twigs or flowers allows you to give any mirror surface more attractiveness, help create creative accents and make the interior truly unique.
Mirrored rhombuses in the form of tiles are a stylish composition that can become the main accent of a room, drawing all the attention to itself. Thanks to their unusual geometry, they add a special charm to the environment.
Mirrors with patterns in the form of monograms or ornaments will give the bedroom a special sophistication and elegance.
For information on how to correctly place a mirror in Feng Shui, see the next video.