Flat mirror in the interior of the living room

It is difficult to imagine modern life without a mirror. Mirrors surround us everywhere: at work and at home, in transport and in public places. And it is even impossible to imagine what our life would be if they had not been invented somewhere in the Bronze Age.

Archaeologists have discovered the first small mirrors, made of polished silver, bronze or copper. And only in the XIII century, with the invention of glass, a flat mirror appeared - the prototype of a modern mirror, without which our life is inconceivable. In Russia, it appeared a little more than two hundred years ago, but confidently took its place in the interior.

The flat mirror used by modern designers is first and foremost a decorative element. Correct placement of the mirror will help make a dark room - lighter, low ceilings - higher, and a small room - more spacious. After all, according to the laws of physics, an image in a flat mirror is always obtained behind a mirror, and this visually increases space, gives it depth and volume, but at the same time emphasizes its individuality.

The right choice of the size of the mirror, its shape, frame and placement - it's pretty clever. In each room, it has its own specific purpose, and therefore, in order to properly place it, you need to know some "mirror" secrets.

Correctly placed flat mirror can not only decorate the room, but also visually increase the dimensions, smooth out its corners, hide the unevenness of the walls. Therefore, designers advise for a small apartment to choose a large mirror.

Dark, poorly lit places in the apartment visually hide the space. Therefore, you need to hang a large mirror so that it is in these darkened corners that light is reflected.

The combination of glass and mirror is ideal. If you place the glass shelves on the mirror or near it, a feeling of weightlessness and airiness is created. If you hang a lamp near the mirror, the light in the room will be added.

Flat mirror in the living room. Agree, it, like, there is not required. But it's so nice, when a table covered with a snow-white tablecloth and a sparkle of lighted candles reflects in the mirror. Here, the mirror becomes a part of the decoration of the room, gives it some charm.

Given the laws of optics and the visual increase in space in the living room, highly hung mirrors will look perfect. In this case, a mirror of round or horizontally elongated shape is desirable to hang at an inclination. If it is hung without inclination, then it should be placed low enough, so that there would be no impression of the "cut" space.

By the way, designers like to decorate living rooms with large mirrors, simply attached to the wall. They are usually quite heavy, in a massive frame, so you should not be afraid that such a "giant" will fall on someone. And sometimes use two mirrors, installed symmetrically on either side of the dresser, a table with a table lamp or thumbs.

It is desirable that the mirror in the living room was in the frame. What it will be: narrow or wide, round or rectangular, smooth or carved - it's up to you. The only thing you need to pay attention to: the frame of the mirror should fit into the overall design of the room and correspond to its "neighbors" - paintings, panels, carpets. It is advisable not to hang a flat mirror next to a picture. But on the background of the carpet one will look just fine.

Today mirrors can be incredibly beautiful. After all, in the living room they serve not to reflect reality, but mostly to decorate the room. Therefore, very popular mirrors, decorated with paintings, mosaics or made in the technique of fusing. On the mirror, you can put any abstract drawing, even "draw" a picture or turn it into a pseudowire.