Purely practical function of the mirror is known to everybody and doesn't require any advice. But to use it solely for utilitarian purposes means to neglect its ornamental qualities. Moreover, the tradition of using mirrors for interior decoration goes back centuries.
Mirror in a wooden frame
Glass mirrors were considered a luxury item, which only very wealthy people could afford – until the nineteenth century when they began to be produced on an industrial scale. Of course, such a value deserved a corresponding "frame", so a plate glass mirror was made in costly frames.
You can say that then designer mirrors prevailed since their design was taken very seriously. Mirror in a wooden frame or in a decorative metal frame decorated a living room or boudoir.
With lowering the cost of mirror production, their role in the interior has weakened; it was considered that their use was appropriate only for practical purposes, limited to such places as bathrooms, dressing rooms, and hallways.
However, modern interior designers can easily dismiss that rule, returning a significant role to the wooden mirrors in home improvement. The similar fate was faced by wooden wall clock, buythem in our time of digital technologies is considered relevant only for ornamental purposes.
Designer mirror
A plate glass mirror itself has properties that are actively used to create a certain effect:
- to bring a touch of mystery. In the old days, mirrors were endowed with different magical characteristics. In fact, if lighted candles are placed near the mirror, their reflections will look magical and mysterious;
- add some light. This feature is particularly valuable when it is possible to enhance natural light: after all, the sun is the most pleasant and popular light source;
- to create a "window" in a blind wall. In the hallway or the room where it is obviously the window could be used, just enough to hang the mirror. The result will be especially noticeable if it is made in the form of a window frame, such as mirror Chicago from Woodville;
- expand the space. It rather concerns large mirrors, but in this case, the effect is impressive;
- act as the paintings. You will be surprised how good a mirror in the wooden frame looks, similar to those which the works of fine art are framed in. And if it is to surround small sketches, etchings and other types of illustration, it will be clear that the best artist is life.
In the end, a wooden mirror is worthwhile to buy just in order to have your own reflection, pleased with the beautiful framing.
Wooden mirrors
The English say that one mirror is better than a whole gallery of portraits of ancestors. It is never so simple, of course, but in modern interiors, mirrors look much more appropriate. A mirror in a wooden frame has the greatest similarity with a picture. You can buy such mirrors in our shop at 70, Peremohy Ave.: here you can choose products made in a different style.
Following the Eastern teachings of Feng Shui, using mirrors you can attract the flow of positive energy or avoid its leakage. The common factors given in this Chinese practice are worth considering also for avid sceptics and pragmatics. After all, the Eastern teachings not only lead to the depths of esotericism but also take into account the psychological state. For example, if the layout of the housing has an irregular (L-shaped) form, the reflecting surfaces at the respective corners negate this disadvantage. It's worth avoiding installing mirrors in front of a window or another mirror in order not to get an endless portal of reflections.
There is another secret of the mirror in a wooden frame: it allows you to replicate a good view in the place where it is actually absent. You just need to place the mirror so that the window would be visible in its reflection in the place where we used to look just at the wall.
A designer mirror is available for buying or ordering in the online shop Woodville.com.ua. Browse our catalogue of mirrors: you can easily find one that will refresh your home and give it some magic. Otherwise, use the service of our shop manufacturing of exclusive custom-made furniture. We also recommend studying the terms of delivery provided throughout the country. If the wooden mirror is bought in Kyiv, payment on delivery is possible; if you order throughout the country and worldwide, full prepayment of the product is required. Europe, US and worldwide shopping is available.