How to Best Utilize Mirrored Walls & Custom Mirrors in Your Home

December 2, 2025

Enhance Your Home With Custom Mirrors & Mirrored Walls

Mirrors are one of the most powerful yet underrated design tools in residential interiors. When strategically placed, mirrored walls and custom mirrors can brighten a room, expand visual space, highlight architectural features, and even elevate the overall style of your home. Whether you’re working with a cozy apartment or a spacious house, thoughtful mirror design can transform the look and feel of your environment!


Amplify Natural Lights

One of the most common—and effective—reasons to use mirrors is to enhance lighting. Mirrors reflect natural light, making rooms feel brighter and more open.


Tips:

  • Place large mirrors or mirrored panels opposite or adjacent to windows to maximize daylight.
  • Use custom mirrors with anti-glare or low-iron glass for the highest clarity.
  • In darker spaces (like hallways), consider a full mirrored wall to bounce light throughout the area.


Expand Small Areas With Perceived Space

Mirrored walls are a designer’s secret weapon for small rooms. Because mirrors visually double the amount of space, they can make a compact area feel significantly larger.


Ideas:

  • Install a mirrored wall in small dining rooms to give the illusion of depth.
  • Use floor-to-ceiling mirrors in narrow entryways or hallways.
  • Add mirrored closet doors in bedrooms for a functional and spacious effect.


Highlight Architectural Features

Custom mirrors can be shaped and placed in ways that enhance architectural elements you want to show off—or downplay those you don’t.


Techniques:

  • Use arched or uniquely shaped mirrors to mimic window frames, adding elegance and symmetry.
  • Position mirrors near built-ins or fireplaces to reflect and emphasize beautiful design features.
  • Create balance by placing identical custom mirrors on either side of a central focal point.


Create Artistic & Decorative Impact

Mirrors aren’t only functional—they're decorative pieces that can influence your overall design style. Custom mirrors allow you to match or elevate your home’s aesthetic.


Consider:

  • Using antique, frosted, or tinted mirrors for a vintage or moody look.
  • Designing a custom geometric mirror arrangement for a contemporary feel.
  • Adding beveled edges, etched borders, or decorative framing for a luxurious finish.


Improve Functionality in Bathrooms and Dressing Areas

Custom mirrors provide both style and practicality in bathrooms, closets, and dressing spaces.


Tips:

  • Add full-height mirrors on closet doors for outfit checks.
  • Incorporate backlit mirrors for a modern, clean look.
  • Use custom shapes to fit unique wall spaces or sloped ceilings.


Contact Our Certified Team to Access Stylish Custom Mirrors & Beyond


Mirrored walls and custom mirrors are powerful design elements that can instantly uplift your home. Whether your goal is to brighten, enlarge, decorate, or simply enhance functionality, thoughtful mirror placement can deliver stunning results. Keeping this in mind, the team at Aberdeen Plate Glass is standing by to provide versatile support across the Buffalo, NY community. If you're interested in adding custom mirrors to your space, don't think twice. Contact one of our knowledgeable representatives to get started!

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