Do I want a corridor or do I want an experience every time I walk in the door?
Daphne Guinness regarding her Fifth Avenue apartment
"In Her Fashion," Architectural Digest (March 2011).
With the help of interior designer Daniel Romualdez, Daphne Guinness was able to create an "experience" in her New York City apartment, which features its own "Hall of Mirrors" below:
"The New York City apartment of model-muse Daphne Guinness was designed by Daniel Romualdez with its very own Hall of Mirrors. The Louis XVI-style chairs by DeAngelis are covered in a Christopher Hyland silk velvet, and the carpet is from Patterson, Flynn and Martin; the framed photograph is by Daido Moriyama."
Fifth Avenue apartment of Daphne Guinness.
Interior design by Daniel Romualdez.
Photography by Thomas Loof.
Styled by Carolina Irving.
"In Her Fashion" written and produced by James Reginato.
Architectural Digest (March 2011).
Mirrors can be used to create all types of magical effects in a home - from the "Hall of Mirrors" pictured above in the Guinness apartment to the silvery spaces by Philip Gorrivan and Benjamin Dhong, featured below. Mirrors can create a mood of sexiness and glamour, as well as the illusion of more space. Mirrored backsplashes make small kitchens appear larger and brighter, while mirrors along the backs of bookshelves give walls depth. Mirrors can bring the outdoors in or, as seen in the London flat of Anthony and Valerie Evans (below), create the illusion of an outdoor space in a room that was once a windowless basement. Mirrors can conceal awkward spaces, doors and flat screen TVs, and they can maximize light. Designers like Philip Gorrivan and Todd Alexander Romano even use mirrors as backdrops for art. One word of caution when using mirrors: if you are using a mirror to double a space, make sure the objects you are reflecting are worth seeing twice.
Mirrors can be used to create all types of magical effects in a home - from the "Hall of Mirrors" pictured above in the Guinness apartment to the silvery spaces by Philip Gorrivan and Benjamin Dhong, featured below. Mirrors can create a mood of sexiness and glamour, as well as the illusion of more space. Mirrored backsplashes make small kitchens appear larger and brighter, while mirrors along the backs of bookshelves give walls depth. Mirrors can bring the outdoors in or, as seen in the London flat of Anthony and Valerie Evans (below), create the illusion of an outdoor space in a room that was once a windowless basement. Mirrors can conceal awkward spaces, doors and flat screen TVs, and they can maximize light. Designers like Philip Gorrivan and Todd Alexander Romano even use mirrors as backdrops for art. One word of caution when using mirrors: if you are using a mirror to double a space, make sure the objects you are reflecting are worth seeing twice.
"Antiqued mirror, hand cut in an emerald shape and inlaid with brass, visually doubles the width of the entry. A silver-leafed ceiling enhances the light. Maxine Old designed the console in the 1930s. Midcentury-modern benches upholstered in Scuba vinyl by Brentano. Custom rug from Holland and Sherry."
1,200-square-foot city apartment.
Interior design by Philip Gorrivan.
Photography by Brian Doben.
"A Small Manhattan Apartment With Surprising, Vibrant Colors" by Christine Pittel.
House Beautiful (July 2013).
"A vacation in Marrakech inspired [designer Benjamin] Dhong to replace living room cabinets with 'the relaxed elegance' of a custom banquette in velvet and antiqued mirrors. 'You're enveloped, floating inside the cloud with the silver lining,' Dhong said. Inlaid mother-of-pearl Moroccan tables."
Interior design by Benajmin Dhong.
Photography by Lisa Romerein.
"A San Francisco Row House With its Own Personality" by David A. Keeps.
House Beautiful (September 2012).
"Decorator Philip Gorrivan transformed the entry of a New York apartment into a glamorous and glittering space by paneling it in mirror. A python-skin console is flanked by Louis XVI-style chairs, and the ceiling is covered in a David Hicks paper."
Photography by Pieter Estersohn.
"Upon Reflection" by Laura Regensdorf.
Elle Decor (October 2011).
Photography by Pieter Estersohn.
"Upon Reflection" by Laura Regensdorf.
Elle Decor (October 2011).
"The antiqued mirrors are 'a little play on old French trumeau mirrors,' says Bond, 'the ones large enough to fill the walls of huge houses.' The mirror next to the bed covers up an awkwardly placed window."
1950s Birmingham, Alabama, cottage of designer Lindsey Bond.
Interior design by Lindsey Meadows (formerly Lindsey Bond).
Photography by Jonny Valiant.
Interview by Lisa Cregan.
"Modern and Easy" produced by Doretta Sperduto.
House Beautiful (October 2010).
"Designed by American David Easton, Cole and Son's 'St. James Trellis' wallpaper covers the drawing room's walls. . . . Concealed doors in the mirrored wall lead to a spare bedroom."
"Anthony [Evans] is managing director of Cole and Son, the long-established British wallpaper manufacturer. Valerie [Evans] is an interior designer who got her start in the business more than 30 years ago by getting a job as a builder's mate and learning how to do plumbing and build cupboards."
"Anthony and Valerie Evans's London Flat"
Traditional Home.
"Anthony [Evans] is managing director of Cole and Son, the long-established British wallpaper manufacturer. Valerie [Evans] is an interior designer who got her start in the business more than 30 years ago by getting a job as a builder's mate and learning how to do plumbing and build cupboards."
"Anthony and Valerie Evans's London Flat"
Traditional Home.
"Antique sconces flank a mirror that conceals a flat-panel TV."
Washington, D.C., home of Skip Sroka and John Kammeier.
Interior design by Skip Sroka, Sroka Design Inc.
Architect: Anne Decker, Anne Decker Architects.
Builder: Gibson Builders.
Photography by Werner Straube.
Text by Candace Ord Manroe.
"Designer Skip Sroka's Own Home" produced by Eileen A. Deymier.
Traditional Home.
Builder: Gibson Builders.
Photography by Werner Straube.
Text by Candace Ord Manroe.
"Designer Skip Sroka's Own Home" produced by Eileen A. Deymier.
Traditional Home.
"To give presence to a standard entry door and separate it from the kitchen, [homeowner/designer Kelly] Giesen created a 'foyer' by framing the door with closets and a transom all dressed up with mirrors and molding. Finessing another awkward link, the mirrored sliding door at left shields the bathroom. Walls are in Benjamin Moore's grayish Paper White with White trim."
Interior designer Kelly Giesen's 725-square-foot Manhattan apartment.
Interior design by Kelly Giesen.
Photography by Peter Murdock.
"A Small, Elegant Manhattan Apartment in Blue" by Douglas Brenner.
House Beautiful (July 2013).
Interior designer Steven Sclaroff added a wardrobe with antique mirror panels in a Tribeca loft that lacked closet space. "Having the mirror framed and broken up in panels lightens its weight."
Interior design by Steven Sclaroff.
Photography by Francois Dischinger.
"A Modern New York Loft Apartment" by Douglas Brenner.
House Beautiful (April 2012).
"Mirror, stainless steel, black marble, and high-gloss Bottle Green by Fine Paints of Europe reflect light and make the kitchen feel bigger."
East Village, New York City, apartment of David Kaihoi, his wife Monique Simard, and their daughter.
East Village, New York City, apartment of David Kaihoi, his wife Monique Simard, and their daughter.
Interior design by David Kaihoi.
Photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo.
"Living Big in a One-Bedroom" interview by Barbara King.
House Beautiful (July - August 2010).
"A mirrored backsplash, an electric cooktop that doubles as countertop, and simple cabinetry give the illusion of grandeur in [designer Stephanie] Stokes's tiny kitchen. She designed a specific space for every pot, plate, and peppermill."
Design by Stephanie Stokes, Stephanie Stokes, Inc.
Photography by Eric Piasecki.
"A New York Kitchen With a Place For Everything" by Regina Schrambling.
House Beautiful (July 2008).
"A mirrored backsplash gives the illusion of expanse in the kitchen."
Design by Faye Cone.
Photography by Jeff McNamara.
"A Manhattan Apartment Goes Shabby Chic" by Christopher Petkanas.
House Beautiful (February 2007).
"[Shawn] Gold's small home office appears bigger with mirrored-back built-in shelves that hold his collection of vintage books."
Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles home of photographer Amy Neunsinger, her husband Shawn Gold, and their children.
Interior design by Amy Neunsinger.
Photography by Amy Neunsinger.
"A Ranch House Makeover" by Alexandria Mott.
"A vintage replica of Winged Victory in the living room 'adds history and looks great amid splashes of color,' [designer Stephen] Shubel says. Mirrors installed along the back of the built-in shelving give the wall depth."
Interior design by Stephen Shubel.
Photography by Luca Trovato.
"A California Cottage That's Young, Playful, and Fresh" by Mimi Read.
House Beautiful (June 2013).
"In a Gustavian manor restored by Swedish antiquarians Jan Ake af Trampe and Maria Aberg, a tall, marbled-frame mirror enhances the light. The 18th-century chairs, made by a royal cabinetmaker, were based on a bronze Pompeian design."
Photography by Gilles Trillard.
"Upon Reflection" by Laura Regensdorf.
Elle Decor (October 2011).
Photography by Gilles Trillard.
"Upon Reflection" by Laura Regensdorf.
Elle Decor (October 2011).
" 'I've leaned a massive, over-scale mirror against the wall of my bedroom, as I do in so many houses. It's taking an architectural approach to a decorative object - like cutting open a wall onto a space beyond. It's also more casual and interesting to lean something than to hang it. Once a mirror is hung, it's isolated on the wall. But when it leans, the floor runs right into the glass.' "
Home of interior designer Vicente Wolf.
"Send Us a Picture of . . . Your Mirrors" by Mimi Read.
House Beautiful.
"Vicente Wolf designed the six framed mirrors for this living room in Malibu, California, and hung them horizontally; the mirrors not only accentuate the interesting angles of the space but also reflect sunlight, drawing the indoors in."
Photography by William Waldron.
"Decorating With Mirrors" by Alyssa Wolfe.
Elle Decor.
Photography by William Waldron.
"Decorating With Mirrors" by Alyssa Wolfe.
Elle Decor.
"The patio off the drawing room was once a cellar, with no windows or doors. The mirrored panels not only reflect light into the living area, but create the illusion of space, not to mention a forest of Italian cypresses."
"Anthony [Evans] is managing director of Cole and Son, the long-established British wallpaper manufacturer. Valerie [Evans] is an interior designer who got her start in the business more than 30 years ago by getting a job as a builder's mate and learning how to do plumbing and build cupboards."
"Anthony and Valerie Evans's London Flat"
Traditional Home.
"In the stair hall, daylight bounces off a Dutch chandelier and assorted mirrors."
"Anthony and Valerie Evans's London Flat"
Traditional Home.
Annie Brahler's Jacksonville, Illinois, home.
Interior design by Annie Brahler, owner of Euro Trash.
Photography by Bjorn Wallander.
Styled by Philippa Brathwaite.
Written by Douglas Brenner.
Written by Douglas Brenner.
"Overdoing It With One Thing is Kind of Not Overdoing It" produced by David M. Murphy.
House Beautiful (May 2012).
"In the master bath, the mirror runs the length of the double vanity, with sconces and a round window cutting to the space."
East Hampton summer home of fashion executive Ken Wyse.
Interior design by Larry Laslo.
Architecture by Tony Greifenstein and Keith Boyce, Greifenstein-Boyce Associates.
Photography by Tria Giovan.
Text by Krissa Rossbund.
"East Hampton Summer Home" produced by Bonnie Maharam.
"A 19th-century Dutch mirror glitters above the sink, and the circa-1840 English chair is from Brian Stringer Antiques."
Houston, Texas, home of J. Randall Powers and William L. Caudell.
Interior decoration by J. Randall Powers.
Photography by Eric Piasecki.
Text by Mitchell Owens.
"A Houston Home Gets an Ultra-Refined Makeover" produced by Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (November 2011).
"The living room's vintage Jansen bergeres are upholstered in a Claremont stripe, an Italian rococo stool is covered in a Clarence House velvet . . . both the painting by C. H. Schulz and the mirror by Zajac and Callahan are circa 1970."
Interior designer Todd Alexander Romano's apartment on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
Interior design by Todd Alexander Romano.
Photography by William Abranowicz.
Text by Kathleen Hackett.
"Dressed to the Nines" produced by Anita Sarsidi.
Elle Decor (June 2013).
"In the living room of his Manhattan home, interior designer Todd Alexander Romano created a wall of antique mirrored mercury-glass panels that serves as a backdrop for the seating area as well as for a 1950s still-life painting. The Louis XVI banquette and antique Chinese lacquered table add to the old-world glamour of the space."
Photography by Roger Davies.
"Decorating With Mirrors" by Alyssa Wolfe.
Elle Decor.
"The parlor's daybed, gilt tables, overmantel, and chandeliers are all French. [Annie] Brahler found just enough vintage wallpaper in France to top wainscots painted Sherwin-Williams Cloud White. The mantel shelf holds one of the designer's hallmark 'extreme juxtapositions': a massive empty picture frame, propped against the mirror, alongside antlers her children collected on hikes. Glass domes shelter antique taxidermy."
Annie Brahler's Jacksonville, Illinois, home.
Interior decoration by J. Randall Powers.
Photography by Eric Piasecki.
Text by Mitchell Owens.
"A Houston Home Gets an Ultra-Refined Makeover" produced by Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (November 2011).
Interior designer Todd Alexander Romano's apartment on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
Interior design by Todd Alexander Romano.
Photography by William Abranowicz.
Text by Kathleen Hackett.
"Dressed to the Nines" produced by Anita Sarsidi.
Elle Decor (June 2013).
Photography by Roger Davies.
"Decorating With Mirrors" by Alyssa Wolfe.
Elle Decor.
Annie Brahler's Jacksonville, Illinois, home.
Interior design by Annie Brahler, owner of Euro Trash.
Photography by Bjorn Wallander.
Styled by Philippa Brathwaite.
Written by Douglas Brenner.
Written by Douglas Brenner.
"Overdoing It With One Thing is Kind of Not Overdoing It" produced by David M. Murphy.
House Beautiful (May 2012).
"The master bedroom is papered in classic 'Madras Violet,' with matching linen curtains. A gilt Victorian mirrored screen makes an inspired headboard."
"Anthony [Evans] is managing director of Cole and Son, the long-established British wallpaper manufacturer. Valerie [Evans] is an interior designer who got her start in the business more than 30 years ago by getting a job as a builder's mate and learning how to do plumbing and build cupboards."
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