If you have been living under a rock for the past thirty years or so you might have missed the rise and fall of mirrored furniture in the home decorating world.
Back in the early 1960's this type of furniture became incredibly popular because of its prominence in Hollywood culture.
The lifestyles of the rich and famous were full of lavish shag carpets, wallpapered walls, and mirrored furniture and once their living rooms became public access (through photography and film) the rest of the country started to bring all of those elements into their own homes.
As the years went by people's interest in this popular stuff waned.
It became too common to see rooms filled to the brim with reflecting glass pieces and the general public's opinion turned from positive to negative.
Home decorators felt the shining reflectors detracted from the wholesome nature of a house and served to not only make the room look cold and disingenuous but also a little bit tacky.
People stopped using mirrors so much on everything but eventually figured out that if they used the design sparingly it could achieve great effects.
So, here we stand during its resurgence in popularity and we want to use them properly in our interior design plans.
What kind of furniture can be mirrored and how will that affect the aesthetic in the room as a whole? Here are the answers to those questions: Bedroom Furniture: The mirror is a staple feature of the bedroom.
You need them for your vanities so that you can get ready for work in the morning and sometimes they are fun when you can see yourself getting ready to sleep in the bed (or not sleeping...
) but those placements aren't really considered "mirrored furniture.
" Good accent pieces for bedrooms are chests and nightstands.
You don't want to fill your bedroom with glass but you can use one or two pieces at the foot of the bed or on the side of the bed to give your room a clean look.
Living Room Furniture: It was in the living room that mirrored furniture found its hay day and it was also in the living room that it experienced a fall from grace.
When you're going for a lavish and rich aesthetic you can use cold colors like silvers, whites, blues, and grays to tone down the cozy nature of the living room and that's where these pieces come into play.
The problem is that nowadays most people want their living rooms to be cozy.
Your best bet would be to mirror a coffee table or something similarly small.
Back in the early 1960's this type of furniture became incredibly popular because of its prominence in Hollywood culture.
The lifestyles of the rich and famous were full of lavish shag carpets, wallpapered walls, and mirrored furniture and once their living rooms became public access (through photography and film) the rest of the country started to bring all of those elements into their own homes.
As the years went by people's interest in this popular stuff waned.
It became too common to see rooms filled to the brim with reflecting glass pieces and the general public's opinion turned from positive to negative.
Home decorators felt the shining reflectors detracted from the wholesome nature of a house and served to not only make the room look cold and disingenuous but also a little bit tacky.
People stopped using mirrors so much on everything but eventually figured out that if they used the design sparingly it could achieve great effects.
So, here we stand during its resurgence in popularity and we want to use them properly in our interior design plans.
What kind of furniture can be mirrored and how will that affect the aesthetic in the room as a whole? Here are the answers to those questions: Bedroom Furniture: The mirror is a staple feature of the bedroom.
You need them for your vanities so that you can get ready for work in the morning and sometimes they are fun when you can see yourself getting ready to sleep in the bed (or not sleeping...
) but those placements aren't really considered "mirrored furniture.
" Good accent pieces for bedrooms are chests and nightstands.
You don't want to fill your bedroom with glass but you can use one or two pieces at the foot of the bed or on the side of the bed to give your room a clean look.
Living Room Furniture: It was in the living room that mirrored furniture found its hay day and it was also in the living room that it experienced a fall from grace.
When you're going for a lavish and rich aesthetic you can use cold colors like silvers, whites, blues, and grays to tone down the cozy nature of the living room and that's where these pieces come into play.
The problem is that nowadays most people want their living rooms to be cozy.
Your best bet would be to mirror a coffee table or something similarly small.
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