Mirrors in the living room interior have long ceased to beuse exclusively for utilitarian purposes. Today, a mirror is an equal detail of any room's interior. With the help of this magic glass, you can expand the room and visually increase its height.
The presence of mirrors in the living room gives the room a certain glamor and has a positive effect on the designation of style.
Types of mirrors by color
We are used to seeing a reflective square, oval ora rectangle hanging on the wall. But have you ever thought that a mirror has color? It is the color, if used correctly, that determines the lighting of the room, that elusive aura that makes the room unique. Mirrors can be:
Figure 1. Mirror clock in the living room interior. With the help of a mirror clock, you can focus attention on some beautiful thing, for example, an expensive crystal chandelier.
Colorless. These are the ones to which we are accustomed. They are made on the basis of aluminum or silver. Silver is more water resistant, they can decorate not only the interior of the living room, but also be used in damp areas: bathroom, sauna, etc. They are bright, fill the room with neutral light: they just make it lighter.
Bronze. A light shade of noble bronze "color" the room air in a warm golden color. The mirror itself looks exquisite and luxurious: bronze has always been valued in interiors, gave them fashion.
Gold. They create in the room a bright and warm aura at the same time, create the impression that the sun's rays emanate from the mirror.
Graphite. More appropriate in business premises, solid male apartments. They practically do not affect the illumination of the room, but give the interior a strict aristocracy.
Blue. Like all the others, they are made of tinted glass. The room with blue mirrors is always filled with blue light. Reflection in them seems mystical, unreal.
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Mirrors and interior of the living room
The mirror in the living room is not utilitarianobject, but the center of the interior. It does not serve to look at itself. Its task is to give the room completeness, sophistication, uniqueness. Reflected in transparent glass, festive candles, crystal lamps will look especially charming and a little mysterious. Mirrors can be used in different ways to decorate and change the room. Here are more utilitarian ways to use the magical surface:
A mirror that is framed with a beautiful frame and located, for example, above the sofa in the living room looks quite interesting.
To emphasize with their help the interior. Often such a technique is used to focus on some curiosity or just a beautiful thing. The figure shows (Fig.1), as an unusual mirror in the form of a clock doubles the image of an expensive crystal chandelier, while being the center of the interior of the living room.
If you want to show all around one of theinterior items, but there is no way to put it in the center of the room, you can simply place a reflective surface behind it. It will help to see the beauty of a thing from all sides, without touching it with your hands. If the reflecting planes are placed at an angle to each other, they multiply the number of objects.
You can visually expand the room.If you hang two large mirrors on the long wall of a narrow room, they will help create the impression that the room is not long, but square. An even more interesting technique is a mirror wall. On the one hand, it makes the room almost endless, erasing all its visual boundaries. On the other hand, if the glass consists of pieces, it gives the reflection a broken, unrealistic look, which only emphasizes the originality of the room.
If the room is poorly lit, reflective glasshelp fill it with light. To do this, it must be placed in front of the window or perpendicular to it. You can do it differently: set it so that it reflects the highlighted objects.
This item can perform the same functionson the ceiling. Regular, solid, it will increase the height of the room to infinity. Folded from pieces, it will “break” the usual interior, giving it a surreal look. Mirror tiles or one large reflective surface can be fixed to the ceiling. Or you can do it differently. Mirror stretch ceilings are very popular today. They are made not from glass, but from a special reflective film. Return to contents</a>
Other ways to use mirrors in the interior
If the room is cozy, it doesn't needadditional lighting, then reflective surfaces can be used exclusively for artistic purposes. This is exactly what noblemen did in those days when mirrors were still a novelty and very expensive. Here are some techniques for placing them on walls.
Stickers with a mirror effect look quite unusual on the living room wall; they can be easily adjusted to the required shape.
Using mirrors in special frames in the living roomit is easy to create the effect of additional windows. This method is especially suitable for young creative families who do not yet have the means to purchase expensive furniture. A more "feminine" interior can be created by decorating the walls with reflective glasses cut out in the form of flowers, hand-made mirrors or any other objects.
For decoration, you can use products in expensive frames. The effect will be double: the room will visually be larger, and the frames will decorate the walls.
Different in size and placed in different framesThe shape of the product can be hanged in a different way, as previously photographs were hung. It turns out a kind of retro-effect, which will certainly give the room originality. They can be placed in self-made frames or combine already finished objects.
The walls are painted in one tone, and in the center of the rooma single decoration: a statuette, a panel, etc. Mirrors hang on the walls. The more they are, the more "copies" of the precious object will decorate the room.
Mirror surfaces are placed under differentangles so that they reflect each other. Infinite refractions will not only erase the boundaries of space, but also disrupt its geometry. In such a room, it will be difficult to understand where the floor is, where the walls and ceiling are.
Mirrors in the interior are also fashionabletoday mirror furniture. Wardrobes, tables, bar counters made of "magic" glass simultaneously decorate the space and make it functional. When using mirrors, it is important to remember: according to psychologists, they enhance the sensations received in the real world. Therefore, hanging them opposite objects you don't like means creating a negative impact on the living room.
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