Today there was some disappointment when the mirror I'd ordered from Restoration Hardware for the front entryway arrived but was too tall. This "Palladian Mirror" is what I'd chosen:
I like the way it's reminiscent of a window: the space doesn't have any natural light and is small so it feels closed in. I'd thought that a mirror - and especially a mirror designed like a window into another space - would make the foyer feel more expansive. RH makes a smaller version of the ill-fated mirror, but it's pretty narrow: about 33". The wall is slightly more than twice that wide and I don't want something there that looks like a a little sliver.
I hunted around on the RH website and the best I came up with was this:
It's stately and the gold would look great with our gold ceiling and the brass chandelier but I'm concerned that it's too much of an ordinary picture frame-type mirror and not architectural enough.
I also found this much less expensive mirror from Ballard that is more in the "window" vein:
It's slightly smaller (an inch and a half narrower and half a foot shorter). I'm not sure whether that will make any appreciable difference. Also, the glass is antiqued. I do want the mirror to be functional for last-minute wardrobe checks before heading out the front door so I'm not sure that's a good idea. I guess I need to "reflect" on that a bit. (Sorry!) I'm inclining towards the Ballard, though.
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