How to Use Mirrors to Give an Effect of Spaciousness
Scientific studies have proved that those people who have mirrors dotted around their house are likely to do better in life and exhibit more confidence. helping increase your self-confidence, mirrors help you with interior decorating issues, particularly if you don’t have a lot of space to play around with.
Interior decorators might advise you to use a large wall mirror if you want to create the illusion of additional room or space. If you have a room that is not as spacious as you might like it to be and you are not thrilled at the idea of breaking walls or replacing the entire furniture with something that might make the space appear broader, a few well-positioned floor to ceiling mirrors might very well give the desired impression. By reflecting the complete room, mirrors can give the effect that there’s twice as much room available.
But do bear in mind, you can’t simply go hanging mirrors anywhere. Mirrors cannot do any good if large items of furniture are blocking the mirrors, for instance. Choose a wall that will give people fewer opportunities to see their reflections because this would reduce the illusion of space you are trying to create – opposite some fine oak bookcases could be an ideal location.
Of course, mirrors come built-in to certain pieces of household furniture in certain rooms – vanity sinks, for instance, will come with a mirror to increase the sense of depth and space.
To create the most spacious effect, study how the room is layed out and identify those parts of it that are not opposite where people sit. Do not forget – the mirrors needn’t cover the entire surface of the wall, just the whole height. If you get it right, your floor to ceiling mirrors should create the illusion that there are passages into different rooms, building the effect of space.
