Best Placement for Mirror Furniture

by MF on January 11, 2010

In today’s post, I want to focus primarily on mirrored tables and end tables and nightstands and how to optimize these pieces for your living room and bedrooms.  I’ll be reviewing different Mirrored Furniture styles and offering both prices and ideas on each mirror furniture on sale.

One top selling piece is the mirrored accent chest. Their are 3-4 different types of mirror accent chests but the best selling version has waves over the front that create sort of a rippled look. Take a look at the mirrored accent chest to get an idea of what it looks like. Right now, it’s still very cheap at $759 because this is a very expensive and luxury looking item for a formal living room that easily tops $1,000 for comparable furniture.

Next let’s go with the Mirrored Coffee Table for $577. I’m actually disinclined to recommend the coffee table because it’s entirely too squatty and provides almost no elevation which doesn’t bode well for either practical or designer use. Mirrored furniture which sits low to the ground loses its luster because surrounding couches and chairs engulf it’s majesty. The reflective qualities are deadened unless you’re directly above the table surface. Because the sides are so low, you’ll easily glance past them. Mirror furniture must be able to speak for itself with its beauty as is the case with a bathroom vanity. On the contrary, this peace could easily be skipped over in a decor conversation.

The Borghese Mirrored Nightstand will only work in a larger bedroom. Although it represents a neat addition to the side of your master bed, it doesn’t fall within the traditional accepted width for nightstands and therefore looks out of sorts to some extent. I liken it more to a quasi dresser. Nightstands should be potent but not overbearing. The Borghese Nightstand is simply to wide for a stand alone at bedside. How would you ever reach to the opposite end with a quick turn to reach anything? Perhaps this would be better suited in the middle of a barren wall. The price on the Borghese is $517.

In contrast, I completely agree with the Art Deco Mirrored Nightstand for $497. The sharpness of the corners and flat surrounding surfaces offer an exquisite and full reflection of the surroundings. Although on the larger end of both width and depth, it is reduced enough in size to be acceptable. The simplicity and openness of the mirrors loom large.

Although light, the Art Deco Glass Cocktail Table with chrome nesting tables interjected upon one another combines both a modern look and elegance and forges them into one. I recommend fitting the mirrored cocktail table into a spacious living room although should you be looking for a puzzle piece to a snug fit, you may be able to pull it off with an intricate mirrored table such as this. Because it’s not heavy or dense, this actually paves a path towards transcendence and offers a way for space to flow to and from.

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