Mirror in the kitchen: types, shapes, sizes, design, options for location in the interior

Feng Shui design rules

A few basic guidelines:

• In Feng Shui, the location of the mirror cloth in the dining area is encouraged so that the table and the people sitting at it are reflected in it, this will attract abundance and prosperity to the house.
• You can also place the product above the stove, but only if it reflects the entrance to the kitchen. However, it should be taken into account that the flame of a gas burner does not reflect in it, because, according to Feng Shui, a mirror is a symbol of water.

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Popular varieties of mirror models.

Built-in

There are two types of built-in products:

• Into the furniture. Reflective canvases embedded in various furniture items, such as wall cabinets, shelves, refrigerator doors or cupboards, create an unusual optical effect in the room and add complexity and versatility to the interior.
• Into the wall. Models built into walls or niches allow you to save space, add missing volume, additional light to it and simply form a mesmerizing design.

Mirrors, thanks to the light play of light, significantly expand the boundaries of the room and deprive it of the feeling of constraint and congestion.

Floor standing

Elegant floor mirrors or psiche models have a particularly expensive and presentable look. Such convenient mirrored copies, thanks to a well-thought-out design, make it easy to change and set the desired angle of inclination.

Wall mounted

The simplest, most familiar and classic way of placement. When using wall-mounted products in the kitchen work area, it is advisable to place them at eye level or higher to avoid unnecessary contamination.

The photo shows a small rectangular wall mirror in the interior of a modern kitchen.

Shapes and sizes

Various shapes and sizes allow you to set a certain mood for the kitchen interior and emphasize its features.

• Big ones. Large mirrored canvases create a boundless maze that goes deep into the interior, which visually gives the room additional space and volume.
• Round. The perfect round shape is a versatile option for interior decoration; due to its streamlined lines, it softens the atmosphere, making it more harmonious.
• In the shape of the sun. This form looks very impressive and original, endows the space with a certain piquancy and does not burden the interior.
• Square. The correct square shape allows for a balanced and calm design.

In the photo there is a kitchen made in light colors with a large mirror in a golden frame on the wall.

Regardless of the size and shape, mirrors, thanks to their amazing properties, transform a dull room, make it much brighter, more beautiful and fill the atmosphere with mystery and enigma.

Examples of kitchen mirror designs

Original design ideas using mirrors.

Mirror mosaic

Artistic mirror elements have a subtle reflective effect, giving the kitchen space a special airiness and at the same time exclusivity.

Panel

The decorative panel fills the room with a large number of light reflections, creating the illusion of volume and giving the atmosphere magic and charm.

The photo shows a mirror panel on the wall above the dining area in the interior of the high-tech kitchen.

With facet

An incomparable reflective canvas with a facet, not only visually enlarges the space, but also, due to the refraction of the edges, adds incredible radiance and shine to it.

Furniture with inserts

A cupboard or kitchen set with mirrored inserts is a traditional design solution that allows you to give the interior a certain novelty and originality.

In the photo there is a kitchen in light colors with a suite decorated with mirror inserts.

With drawings

Canvases decorated with drawings using the sandblasting technique significantly transform the kitchen environment, fill it with expressiveness and brightness.

Decorated mirrors

Thanks to a variety of fancy and spectacular frames, it turns out, not only to make the mirror enchanting, chic and picturesque, but also to easily revive the room, creating the right mood in it.

Backlit

The ideal symphony of light emanating from the illumination allows you to organically emphasize the shape of the mirror product and make it an exquisite interior decoration that will not be overlooked.

Ideas for the location of mirrors in the interior

Most popular placement options for reflective models.

Apron

This arrangement is a fairly well-known design technique for the kitchen. The mirror apron, due to its good reflective ability, enlarges the room and forms a sense of a single space in it.

Over the dining table

An oversized mirror, a figured canvas or a small elegant product will be an excellent decoration for the wall near the dining area and will give it a certain solemnity, elegance and decorativeness.

The photo shows a modern kitchen and a wall near the dining area, decorated with a rectangular mirror.

On the ceiling

This placement visually doubles the space and makes the interior style truly unique, luxurious and aristocratic.

In the photo there is a faceted mirror with rhombuses on the ceiling in the interior of a spacious kitchen.

All over the wall

The reflective canvas, located in the entire wall, will be an especially excellent solution for a small kitchen, since it visually changes the shape and size of the room, expands its area and deprives it of the feeling of isolation.

In the photo there is a kitchen with an accent wall decorated with a panoramic mirror with a facet.

Above the sofa

By placing the product above the back of the sofa, it turns out to increase the intensity of natural light in the kitchen and form at the same time a simple, austere, elegant and stylish design.

Above the sink

Due to the fact that the mirror is not afraid of splashes of water and other pollution, it can be successfully positioned even above the sink. The resulting stains and streaks can be easily removed from such a surface with a damp sponge and a cleaning agent.

The photo shows rectangular mirrors in wooden frames, located above the sink in the interior of the kitchen in an oriental style.

Above the stove

Quite unusual, but at the same time often used design option, which looks very impressive. However, the mirror model above the stove must have high vapor and heat resistant qualities or be made of special tempered glass.

Options in various styles

Decorating ideas in popular style solutions:

• Classical. Spacious kitchens or dining rooms can be decorated with large mirrors, decorated in curly artsy carved, forged frames, or decorate the apron area with faceted square or diamond-shaped models.Such decor options will perfectly complement the entourage of an exquisite, luxurious and graceful classic style.
• Provence. For Provencal design, not too pretentious products in elegant and thin metal frames, models with vintage wooden frames or canvases decorated by hand, for example, using art painting, weaving, carving or other hand-made, will be appropriate.
• Scandinavian. Laconic rectangular, round, oval or square mirrors in a wooden frame in a natural and natural shade will be an excellent solution for increasing space and an integral element of a Nordic, not complicated and not overloaded interior.
• Loft. The industrial styling trend assumes square, rectangular, triangular or diamond-shaped models in large, wide or even double metal, wood, aged and fired frames in cold or dark colors.

In the photo there is a Scandinavian-style kitchen with a wall decorated with a small round mirror in a light wooden frame.

Thanks to a variety of designs, mirror products provide an opportunity not only to create a sense of visual depth in the room, but also to choose the most suitable option for the decor of absolutely any style.

In the photo there is a floor mirror with a wide wooden frame in black in the interior of a loft-style kitchen.

Examples of design in the kitchen-living room

Mirror canvases in the combined interior of the kitchen-living room allow you to multiply the number of reflected beautiful objects, add light to the space, give it the correct shape and form a stylish and organic single design.

Photo gallery

The mirror, played in the design of the kitchen, gives the room depth and volume, changes its shape, creates optical illusions and multiplies objects, making the atmosphere more harmonious, proportional, comfortable and truly cozy.