If the ceilings are high, you
might should look at the a heavy framed mirrors that will be in keeping with the other moldings
in the room.
If the ceilings are low, a narrow mirrors profile that delicately frames the
glass might be your choice.
The same scale relationship is true of space between windows.
If a framed mirrors almost filling the space - it might be the full height of the windows, but
held back mirrors enough from each side to accommodate curtains - it will emphasize the vertical
nature of the room and make the space between the windows as visually active as the windows on either side
In a nineteenth century room, the overmantel mirrors or pier glass
mirrors would be framed in a decorative motif, either in wood or plaster, but it
would fill the available surface as high and broad as can be. To create an over
mantel mirrors, you may decide to mirror the whole wall, or you may simply choose a frame for the mirror that
fills as much of the space over the mantel as possible, and have a mirror made. Both techniques
will draw attention to the fireplace, host to the biggest seating group in the case of a living
room, but the second offers more decorative options.
Mirrors in a bathroom usually located above the sink,
and should be big and functional. Height of the bathroom mirrors have to be
at least one forth of your body height.
