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Not to state the obvious BUT - the main purpose of a mirror is to REFLECT. When used as an accent piece, mirrors have the power to create illusions and transformations! Hung appropriately, this decorative piece can instantly make a room appear brighter and larger. This one of the easiest and most effective ways one can spruce up a room.

Just to get your creative juices flowing let me run through a list of all the effects you can achieve through a mirrored world:

• Long, oval mirrors allow a short room to appear taller.
• Wide mirrors allow a small room to appear wider.
• Floor-to-ceiling or wall-to-wall mirrors can double the size of a room!
• When hung parallel to a window or a light fixture, mirrors can double the natural brightness in a room. They can also double a window’s attractive view.
• In a dark closet or basement, a mirror can act as a window by attracting the small amount of light that is available.
• Mirrors with frames can add visual, architectural appeal. Frames are available in wood, molded polyurethane, metal, plastic, eco-friendly bamboo and just about anything.
• Hanging mirrors can fill an empty wall, and floor mirrors can fill an empty corner.
• Mirrors are easy to clean and almost always appear like-new.
• According to feng shui decorating, mirrors are the symbol of water and can calm or rejuvenate a room. Depending on your mirror placement, mirrors will improve health and family in the East, wealth in the Southeast and career in the North.
• Make sure the mirror’s placement allows it to reflect something that you wouldn’t mind seeing twice. Opt for a nice window view over a bathroom or cluttered closet view.

While on this line of thought, I decided to peruse the offerings West Elm have available, to see what sort of accent pieces I may be able to add to my own home. West Elm is an upscale retail furniture company that has a wide range of accesories for contemporary home design.

Convex Nova Wall Art

This is a modern, industrial take on a design that was pretty popular during the early 70’s. You know what they say, style ideas always cycle back around. In raw iron with a convex mirror, front and center. $129

Essex Mirror

I was looking at a later era Dali self portrait yesterday where each area of his face was cut up into different size panels. I really, really like it and thought about it all afternoon. It appears I could achieve the same effect with a mirror. Oh mirrors! Will your wonders never cease? $299

Do you like what you see? Can’t wait to get started on your next home design project? Find your West Elm Coupons here and go have fun!