A mirror does two jobs at once. It fills a wall, and it doubles the light already in the room. Seldens stocks mirrors in wood, metal, glass and rattan frames from Stickley, Mercana, Lexington, Tommy Bahama Home and Hooker Furniture, in rectangular, round and square shapes.

Hanging Height and Sizing Over Furniture

When a mirror stands alone on a wall, hang it so the center lands about 57 to 60 inches from the floor. Over a dresser or console, forget eye level and go by the furniture instead. Leave 4 to 8 inches of wall between the top of the surface and the bottom of the frame, and choose a mirror roughly two thirds to three quarters the width of the piece below it. A mirror that is too small over a wide dresser is the most common mistake we see, and it is the hardest one to unsee.

Where a Mirror Does the Most Work

Directly opposite a window is the highest-value spot in any room, because the mirror throws daylight back across the floor. An entry is second, since it gives you a last look on the way out and makes a narrow hall read wider. In a bedroom, a dresser mirror earns its place daily. Round frames are worth considering in a room already full of rectangles.

Shop Mirrors in Tacoma, Bellevue and Olympia

Frame finish and scale are the two things a photo cannot settle, and mirrors are heavy enough that returning one is nobody's idea of a good afternoon. See them at our Tacoma, Bellevue and Olympia showrooms, anywhere from Seattle to the South Sound, then let our delivery team handle placement and setup at home.