Using Mirrors Effectively

Sig Bergamin - Elle Decor

I think all designers love using mirrors to get extra depth out of a room and to create some deception in a space.  Careful placement of a mirror can bring much needed light into a dark space, can double the size of the room, or make a hallway seem like it goes on forever. I'm always on the look out for mirrors used in creative and unusual ways that achieve a purpose other than the obvious.  Here are some great examples.

Jonathan Berger - House Beautiful

Traditional Home

Michael S. Smith - Architectural Digest

Kit and Tim Kemp - Elle Decor

Jean-Louis Denoit - Elle Decor

Faye Cone - House Beautiful

Shari Markbreiter - Traditional Home

Steven Gambrel - Elle Decor

Roger Higgins - Traditional Home

Elle Decor

 

Courtney Coleman, Bill Brockschmidt - House Beautiful

 

Stephanie Stokes - House Beautiful

 

When used effectively, mirrors are a great trick to get extra visual square footage, open up a window in a space, and of course, direct focus on the inhabitant.  Who doesn't pause to glance at themselves in a well-placed mirror! 

Eye Candy!

At the Houston Dec Center last week, Marjorie Skouras, designer of these exquisite products, was featured in a panel discussion. These chandeliers are absolutely beautiful and are seen in luxury interiors all over the world! The chandelier above is turquoise and coral. Such a simple shape but with eye popping color and richness!

She does it in many different types of stones. This one is blue quartz.

Yummy! Pink jade!

Black onyx....so dramatic!

The Bruno chandelier. What a nice way to bring in a natural element into your space!

This coral mirror is on display in the Courtney and Co. showroom in the Houston Dec Center.
Another turquoise chandelier!

A rock crystal mirror. Mirror, mirror on the wall....I think I would be the fairest of all if I had this mirror!





She is doing cabinet pulls out of beautiful stones and coral now. Truly jewelry for the home.

A little red coral is a lovely way to bring color and nature into your interior! Beautiful products for beautiful interiors. For more on Marjorie Skouras, check out her website: www.marjorieskourasdesign.com