If you want to make the most of your empty walls, start searching your local thrift shops, flea markets, or grandparents’ attics for an antique mirror! Whether you decide to dye it, paint it to match your decor or keep it as authentic as possible, this bold piece can elevate any room and make you feel like royalty, no matter the size of your home!
If you say “design”, we say Scandinavia! A student at the Copenhagen School of Interior & Design, young Danish Instagrammer Daniel (@danieloestergaard) sure has great taste in home decor. Follow his lead and make your old mirror match your white walls.
© Daniel Espensen Østergaard
A place for antique lovers and treasure hunters, The HighBoy‘s editorial journal is perfect to find decor inspiration that blends classic and contemporary designs. Their favorite spot to hang an big, bold Baroque mirror? Over the fireplace, of course, where it can be your living room’s glorious centerpiece.
© The HighBoy
Quinn Bui (@quinnannbui) is a Vietnamese fashion student living in Toronto. Determined to share her enthusiasm and creativity with the world, she has a small blog named Traces of a Muse and a colorful Instagram gallery, where she recently posted a picture of her latest piece of art, a modernized version of an old mirror!
© Quinn Bui
Apartment Therapy is one of the web’s most popular resources for lifestyle, interior design, DIY and shopping inspiration. Its editors fell in love with this idea from Australian designers Black & Spiro : by mismatching your vanity mirrors, your bathroom will say “less motel room and more personalized home”.
© Black & Spiro
Accomplished artist and designer, Christine Flynn opened her own shop and home design gallery in 2011. Located in the heart of Toronto, Love the Design is like a small Ali Baba’s Cave of “rough luxe” and “industrial chic” galore. Their Instagram page is simply stunning, and showcases just how cool the place is! What we learned from it : An antique mirror fits pretty well in a decor full of antlers, wood and metal.
© Love the Design
Inspired by Paris’ tiny apartments, Swedish blogger and interior stylist Emma Fexeus (@emfex) believes that sometimes, simplicity is key. If your room doesn’t have a closet and not enough space for a large dresser, you can turn it into your own little fitting room, complete with a full-sized mirror which you don’t even need to hang! See, you can feel like royalty even in the smallest of homes.
© Emma Fexeus
If you own an antique mirror, we’d love to see how it looks in your home!
