Five Ideas on How to Use Mirrors to Add Light and Space
Let me share the history of mirrors – Initial mirrors in 600 B.C. were very simple. They got polished at all dimensions. They are smooth and it happened from natural materials that could really reflect an image. There after making of mirrors started for needs & commercial purpose are made up from copper, bronze, gold and silver. All these are heavy metals just because of this the mirrors were very small. Because of that they are not used for reflection so they are used for showcase.
We love using mirrors in every home interior and retail interiors in Hyderabad they have a wide range of uses and they bring a very good look and feel of the interior.
Let’s check out the ideas that really help you while selecting and placing mirrors.
1. Reflecting a view
Mirrors are the best articles for reflecting a view of the intended part from one side of a room to another. To do so Place a mirror either on the opposite wall to the actual window you would see the magic next. This will really reflect the view from the window and you will also notice more light to the room. Only You need to be careful with the placement of the mirror so that you can maximize the view reflection.
2. Spreading light
Basically rooms will get the ultimate look with an enhancing natural and artificial light. If we use mirrors to reflect natural light from passing through windows can add so much additional light to the room. Here we have to play around with the perfect position of the mirror in order to maximize the light.
Here we can also use full-length mirrors, which will add additional light and get us excited with a sense of drama and scale up.
Other segment is a combination of lamps and mirrors which does a wonderful job of spreading soft light. Let’s say In a bedroom by placing a mirror behind or bedside lamps. This will look great and also very effective in softly lighting the entire room.
If we use the same combination of lamps in the living room you can see amazing things. It is a great solution for adding a good amount of light to a dark corner of rooms and making them look good and more beautiful too.
3. Bring depth and space
Usually we see the rooms are smaller than we would like them to be out of the expected proportion, By keeping one or more mirrors in this particular room can really play visual illusions and add some extra size and height to all space.
If we take any long narrow room, it is advised to install a large mirror on one the required long walls so that it will add depth to the room. This is totally amazing and effective which can easily bring a room back into balance.
If we use tall mirrors, they are good units to add a sense of height into vertically challenged rooms.
Basically if we see any small space adding a wall mirror behind a piece of furniture will create a visual illusion which will be suggesting there is more space which meets the eye.
4. A design style
Be choosy with the mirrors because the style and look of them can really matters and leverage the overall look of your space, in instances it carries the “story” you are telling, through a colour story or by design theme.
For example, you can use an art decor, rustic style of mirror, ornate to best complement your interior look.
5. An element of surprise
Surprise and generating a feel out of it is always memorable with you and people around you visiting your place. I love the idea of using mirrors in almost every space. If You are excited to create a great optical illusion contact us.
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