Can I Use A Mirror For Gardening

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Using mirrors creatively in your home can make them not only useful for checking your appearance, but also for capturing light and projecting it into those darker corners, creating textural and spatial illusions, and highlighting your favourite accessories and ornaments by reflecting them into your vision from different angles.

Follow the below tips from Decorative Mirrors Online on how to make the mirrors in your house work even harder…

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Improve light:

Placing a mirror in the correct place in a room allows you to optimise natural light. To do so, place the mirror adjacent to a window to perfectly catch the angle of light and bounce it throughout the room.

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Create texture:

Mirrors can be used to create texture in two ways. The first is by installing a textured mirror frame which adds a three dimensional level to the wall. These can act as statement furnishings in any room.

The second way to add texture in a room is to position the mirror so it reflects a textured object already in the room – a rustic, wooden coffee table, vase or faux fur throw, for example.

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Think about where you spend most of your time in that room and what angle you'd like to see. In the living room, for example, when sitting on the sofa you might like to be able to see a vase which is positioned on the surface behind you. In that case, you can position the mirror opposite the vase and directly in your eye line.

Show off the garden:

Remember that mirrors aren't just for the indoors and, when we've put so much time and effort into creating a designer garden, why not reflect it and enjoy it from more angles?

Garden mirrors can be placed in numerous places to create a powerful effect. For instance, against the perimeter of the garden amongst blooming shrubbery can create the idea of a secret gateway.

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Alternatively, you can place a set of three smaller mirrors along a wall to make your seating area feel bigger.

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Mirrored panels on the ground amongst borders can also make them appear fuller, denser and more lush.

Dress a mantel:

Use the 'rule of thirds' when hanging an overmantel mirror. Simply take the height of your mantel shelf, double it, and you have the ideal height for the mirror to go above it. The width of the mirror should not be wider than the mantel itself.

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Once you have chosen the shape, colour and texture of the mirror that best compliments the room, the mirror should be positioned symmetrically without touching the ceiling.

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Create the illusion of space:

The bigger the mirror, the more space it will appear to create.

Think carefully about the angle of the room you want to reflect – placing a mirror opposite a window, for example, will bring both natural light and greenery into a smaller room.

In a room where you are likely to entertain, a larger mirror can increase the atmosphere in the room by giving the illusion of more guests.

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Decorate your hallway:

A statement mirror in the entrance way of a house gives the immediate feeling of uplifting light as soon as you enter.

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