It can be hard to arrange a small living room. This is very important if you think your room is small and boxy. If you’ve been having trouble making your small living room feel a little bigger, creatively and strategically placing mirrors can help. There are 20 fun and interesting ways to use mirrors that I can show you. Now, let’s look at 20 very clever ways to use mirrors to decorate a small living room.
Put a Mirror Behind Furniture in Tight Spaces
Putting mirrors over the couch, behind a couple of chairs, or on top of a side table can really make a small living room look bigger. The room feels big and airy thanks to the big mirror behind the two accent chairs. It will work whether your room is 12′ wide or 20′ wide. It really does seem like twice as much space is in the room.
Place mirror behind a light source like a lamp
Light, whether natural or fake, can help make a room feel bigger, so the idea is to bounce it back into the room.When light gets into the corners or shines on the walls, it makes the space feel bigger right away. In a small living room, mirrors behind light sources can be used almost like an extra window. Plus, if your room is small, turn on some lights and see how that changes how you see it.
Balance Off Center Windows with a Mirror
Add a “window” next to a real window to balance the room or to keep a piece of furniture in place. This is how to make a room with windows that aren’t in the same place look balanced. Even though this is a picture of a bedroom, I love this tip and have used it many times. I will say that bedrooms are most likely to have windows that aren’t in the middle, but homes that were built a long time ago didn’t take into account how people live now. If you own a small home that is more than 100 years old, you’ll understand why some parts of the building don’t make much sense in the way we live now. One reason for this is that families didn’t have big furniture in their living rooms like entertainment centers or wall units one hundred years ago. They didn’t put much thought into “living” in their rooms because they didn’t spend as much time there as we do now.
Put Mirrors On the Back of Shelves or Glass Front Cabinets
Putting shelves with mirrors on the back is a fun way to add depth or make light bounce around in interesting ways. Adding a mirror to the back of a built-in like this one in the living room will make it more interesting and give it more depth. Let’s say the shelves are 10 inches deep. Putting a mirror on the back makes them feel 20″ deep all of a sudden. It looks like there’s a lot more room on them than there is. It’s a really cool eye trick.
Make a Focal Wall with Custom Mirror
If you don’t want to paint or wallpaper a wall, put a mirror on the whole wall and put chairs in front of it in the living room. Don’t pay attention to the glass wall; it will just make the room feel bigger. For this look, the mirror’s small wear and tear, the loss of silver, or whatever they did to the glass to make it look smoky, really helps to make this illusion stronger.Don’t you think it makes the room feel much more interesting? It’s reflective without being too much.
Create a Gallery Wall with Different Size and Shape Mirrors
For a bohemian look, this idea is great. It will reflect light and give a room depth. Pinterest and Google are full of mirror gallery wall ideas and inspiration. You can find a look that fits your style that you love. They have a standard boho look, but you can also make a modern or industrial video with different frame styles. Putting mirrors together in a gallery style wall will not only make the room look bigger and brighter, but it will also add a touch of art to a small living room.
Layer Mirrors of Different Sizes and Shapes on Top of a Cabinet or Credenza
For years, I’ve told people to put art on top of shelves, credenzas, and drawers in layers. Using multiple mirrors in the same way to decorate is another way to make things look interesting. In the same way that different framed mirrors can make a gallery wall look good, you can get the same effect by using mirrors of different sizes and shapes. It’s a great way to spice up a dark area or add something interesting to a room that needs it. If you put this groping next to a bright window, it will make the light better. It looks good and works well.
Use Mirrored Furniture
Large pieces of furniture in a small living room can look and feel too much. It’s just that we all need those bigger pieces. Something you can’t live without could be a big TV stand or coffee table. Looking for a big piece of furniture? A mirrored sideboard can be used as a media center, and a mirrored parsons table can be used as a sofa table or small desk. Furniture with mirror sides looks almost see-through. The mirror of the space around it does a great job of making important pieces less “bulky.” Don’t think that you have to give up style to get something that works. Think about getting a piece that is mirrored; it might be just what your space needs.
Use Mirrored Accessories
Some people don’t want their whole wall to be mirrors or their big pieces of furniture to be covered in mirrors. It’s all right. Remember that mirrored surfaces are an important part of any home’s design. You can easily add reflected items to your space with lamps, candlesticks, decorative boxes, or trays. There are clean lines on these items, which means they will look great in a transitional, modern, or contemporary room. Maybe you’d like a different look. I’m sure you can find lots of great things online, in department stores, or at thrift stores.
Obscure a Mirror
There are a lot of different mirrors on the market, and each one has its own interesting blur. The rattan and caning style right now is really cool to me. To make glass cabinet doors look old, you can cover them with caning. At first glance, it will look like the cabinet doors are made of clear glass. The best part is that you can’t see what’s behind the doors, so don’t worry if your cabinet is full to the brim—it’s all covered. The above mirror is another great example of how to make a mirror less clear. The iron work has an old-world look that can work in a classic home as well as an eclectic or industrial one. It’s unique enough to be art and interesting, but not so unique that it will take over a small wall. With rattan, caning, or iron work behind it to give it some depth, it looks a lot like a window. It looks like a window or a strange way to get to another room. This kind of stylish and cool mirror really makes a small living room cooler.
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