WHERE TO HANG A MIRROR TO MAKE A ROOM LOOK BIGGER
Hang one large mirror where it reflects a window, a pendant or greenery — never a blank wall, and never facing the bed. A mirror doubles whatever is in front of it.
MIRRORS DON'T ADD SPACE — THEY COPY IT
Point your phone from the mirror's position: what appears in that photo is what the room will repeat every day. Facing a window, you have doubled the daylight. Facing an empty wall, you have doubled the emptiness. Test it before you drill.
THE PSYCHOLOGY PART
Mirrors raise self-awareness. That is useful in an entry or a dressing area and tiring in a dining room or opposite a bed — a common reason a bedroom never feels restful. If your wardrobe is mirrored, break the run with a matte panel or angle the layout. Sizing: one big mirror beats three small ones; set the top edge above eye level and let the bottom edge disappear behind furniture, so the eye reads the room as continuing rather than decorated. Two mirrors facing each other is the one arrangement to avoid — it turns a home into a stage set.