Scientific studies have shown that home owners who display mirrors around the house are likely to do better in life and exhibit more confidence. In addition to helping to boost your self-confidence, mirrors help you with interior decorating issues, particularly if you do not have a lot of space to play around with.
Interior decorators may recommend you to deploy a free standing mirror if you want to create the effect of having more room. If it’s a case of a room that isn’t as spacious as you would like it to be and you’re not enamoured at the idea of breaking walls or altering the entire furniture with something that might make the space seem broader, a few well-placed floor-to-ceiling mirrors can very well have the desired effect. By reflecting the entire room, mirrors give the impression that there is twice as much room available.
But, you can not just go hanging mirrors anywhere you want to. Mirrors will not help if large items of furniture are blocking them, for example. Pick a wall that will give people fewer chances to see the reflections because this could lessen the illusion of space that you’re wanting to create - across from some good oak bookcases could prove an ideal location.
Of course, mirrors are integral to certain items of household furniture in some rooms - vanity sinks, for example, will have a mirror which will add to the sense of depth and space.
To create the best illusion of space, study the room’s arrangement and find those parts of it that are not the opposite of where people sit. Do not forget - the mirrors do not have to cover the entire surface of the wall, just the whole height. If you do it right, your floor to ceiling mirrors will give the illusion that there are entrances into different rooms, creating the illusion of more space.