It took me aaaages to find one I liked. I was quite fixed with the dimensions I needed as I wanted it to really fill the space, right up to the ceiling, narrowing the choice even further. Lots of pretty but small mirrors around, I now know!!
I looked all over for the perfect specimen and finally,finally, finally found one I loved.
It's a large (woohoo!) bevelled mirror with a wooden surround in burnt silver (dontcha know!!). It's got gorgeous detailing carved in to the wood.
And, while it may sound super-poncy, burnt silver is a terrific colour.
It was a nightmare to hang as it's so heavy. Our very handy handyman attached brackets onto the back, gouged into our walls (our poor,lovely walls getting a battering again) attached the brackets and carefully plastered over again.
Despite my very vague hand movements specifying that I wanted the mirror hung portrait-wise, the mirror got hung landscape. I thought about keeping it that way, as it looked more than passable but decided to be a total fusspot and asked him to rehang it (poor man, poor walls!!).
So, was all the pain worth it?
Yes, oh yes, yessity-yes. It brings the whole room alive, injects lots of natural light, and looks gorgeous too, as well as filling a very blank wall! A multi-functional piece, if ever there was one.
