The secrets of staging a property with decorative mirrors

Introduction

There are various mirror trends worldwide, from rattan framed mirrors to arched, round, zig-zag shaped ones or less functional and more decorative mirrors – hundreds of styles to choose from. It’s safe to say decorating with mirrors became more of a trend to style our homes with rather than having them around for their functional use – and let’s be honest who doesn’t love great decorative mirrors. 

Shapes and textures complement each other

The beauty of a simple object 

Decorative mirrors are multifunctional - whilst they bring style and functionality, mirrors can help create an illusion of additional space in your room or maximise light but also give a great opportunity to use them as a statement piece or to cover an awkward area. 

Larger mirrors are great statement objects for the living room and usually are placed above the sofa, fireplace or the main furniture in the room. Standalone mirrors are a great help when you need to cover up areas harder to style in a room. Large pieces which require to be placed on a wall might be weighty so be sure to be prepared to hang them correctly. Alternatively, you can purchase small decorative mirrors already placed together and sold as one. 

Mirror serving a decorative and functional position

When placing a mirror in the right place, look for a position that reflects your home’s best points. This could be the garden, a decorative art piece or wallpaper or other uplifting features. If you place it opposite a cluttered bookshelf it will reflect that and might highlight areas from which you wanted to take attention away instead.

Beautifully shaped decorative mirror in the bathroom

Mirrors are perfect tools to light up a darker room or a shady corner. You can easily hang a mirror across the existing light source to create some brightness. This can be placed across the window or right by a lamp to reflect the light to the rest of the room. If you are a plant lover you'll be pleased to know that mirrors are also considered plant growing tools when used to redirect light to the shadier areas. 

If you are looking to get creative, try placing smaller pieces together to make up one bigger mirror. If the mirrors are light add some removable self-adhesive hanging strips on the back to try out the best spots for everything before putting any nails in the wall. 

Round mirror bringing out the rough textured brick wall

Either size or type of mirror you choose, make sure you first consider which one to get based on the size of the room. Alternatively, prioritising length over width is a good rule, to help avoid overwhelming a smaller space with a too large mirror.

But let’s take a look at how else we can decorate a home with mirrors when it comes to mirrors as mainly the design pieces.

 Neutral colours with rattan furniture pieces

Decorative mirrors as design pieces

Decorative mirrors can be used in multiple ways as we have touched on it previously but if we think of mirrors outside the box - or their frames we shall say – they can become standalone artworks too. 

Arched mirrors go very well in addition to edgy areas where you need a touch of rounder shapes to equal out the more square furniture and the Block Shop often has bargain sales – that are bookmark worthy. 

Arched mirror extending space in a bathroom

For the design enthusiasts, the name Ettore Sottsass might be familiar from the mirror he designed in 1970 which recently became very popular among celebrities. His mirror named “Ultrafagola” was formed based on celebrating femininity and by that, he created a unique pattern. Be sure to check out this beautiful pink framed LED mirror, currently being sold for around $14,000 AUD, certainly a statement piece.​

There are plenty of smaller objects which include mirrors that can be perfect objects to decorate a bookshelf or surfaces with. West Elm has a great collection of these on their website, currently on sale. They also offer other pieces to go with mirrors in their Art and mirrors section, if you are looking for inspiration.

Large mirror as a centrepiece 

How can mirrors help to sell a home?

Mirrors especially help create a larger space within a room – or at least the illusion of it. However, mirrors can be also used as a form of expression to stand in as an art piece on a wall even if it doesn’t necessarily serve their original function. 

A mirror positioned towards a window helps to add more light to the room

Buyers often have two main focuses when looking for a new home – one is the rooms being spacious and the other is light. When staging a smaller room or bathroom the first thing is to clear away most accessories as this can make the room feel too cluttered and therefore, make the space appear smaller.

The second thing to focus on is how to bring out the most of the rooms one by one but also how to create a look that brings out the most of the property's character and uniqueness, altogether. Mirrors prove to be handy in these scenarios and having experience in spatial design will add greatly to make sure the look comes together and this is something the Spatial Property Styling team specialises in. 

Our team carefully selects the best pieces tailored to your home

If you are looking for ideas or wanted to find out how we can help, please do get in touch with us and we can provide a Free Property Styling Quote, tailored to your property. Get in touch with us here or call us on (02) 9417 7193 to speak with one of our expert Stylists.