The general idea when you use mirrors to decorate is to use them in a way that takes advantage of their light-enhancing and reflective qualities. More specifically, designer Pamela Heyne gives these tips:

Mirrors flanking a fireplace create the illusion of space in a small room.

• Use large-scale mirrors. Heyne, for example, had two floor-to-ceiling mirrors built in on either side of her fireplace, as shown, to make the room seem larger and to reflect objects with texture, such as a nearby ficus.
• Use peer mirrors between windows. This adds depth to the room.
• Use mirrors to hide blemishes. Heyne topped a small table with a mirror to hide the spot she’d burned with a hot pizza box–saves refinishing, too.
• Use movable mirrors. The same way a hair stylist might hold a mirror so you can see the back of your new hairstyle, you can position mirrors to alter your view of the house–and then move them to another location easily. Or put a small, unframed bit of mirror where it will reflect a single interesting object.
• Use mirrored screens to light a corner.
• Use mirrored place mats. “They work with any look,” says Heyne. Glass dishes and accessories heighten the shimmery effecy.
• Mirror a ceiling to create a “skylight.”
• Mirror a kitchen backsplash.
• Put a mirror on the ceiling of kitchen cabinets or the pantry. That way, you can see what’s on the top shelf.

Top 10 Mirror Tips

10. Put large-sized mirrors in your house. You could, for instance, use mirrors that could span from the floor to the ceiling. You could put these mirrors on both sides of your fireplace. This would make your fireplace room larger and would reflect objects around the room.

9. You might want to have peer mirrors in the windows. Rooms with peer mirrors could have an added depth.

8. You could also install mirrors to cover wall blemishes. This would also save you refinishing costs. Instead of spending fortunes on repainting and refurnishing that part of the wall that got burned by candle or have dirt that cannot be removed, why not put a nice mirror there to hide the wall’s scar?

7. There are also movable mirrors that you could use. You could move the mirrors from time to time to have a different view of the house. In that way, you could have a new look in your house from time to time, depending on what location and items the mirrors are reflecting on.

6. You could also use small mirrors which could reflect on interesting objects. An area with aromatic candles could be given extra prominence if reflected on a mirror.

5. You could also have mirrored screens for you to illuminate a dark corner. You do not have to put bulbs or lights in every part of your house, thanks to mirrors. This would save you electricity costs.

4. There are also place mats that are mirrored. Dishes and accessories made of glass shimmer better than non-glass ones. Shop around for these utensils.

3. Ceilings could also be enhanced with mirrors. mirrors on the ceiling create a “skylight” effect.

2. Kitchen backsplash could also be mirrored.

1. Room ceilings are not the only ceilings where you could put some mirrors on. Even pantry or cabinet ceilings could also be placed with mirrors. Putting mirrors on these ceilings would enable you to see the contents of the upper shelves.

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