You guys are the best! Thanks for all your candid opinions and thoughtful insight. Whenever I have a dilemma pertaining to our house I always know where to turn for the best advice. While I personally find the mirror charming after seeing it on my computer screen aside the Cartwright vanity I have to agree that it would compliment a vanity with more curves (which is what I wish I had) and we definitely could utilize the storage that a medicine cabinet would provide.

I clean my medicine cabinet mirror with Windex when it needs it, not even close to once a week. :) The wear isn't on the surface, just along the edge where I touch it to open it. I don't manhandle things, so this is clearly gradual erosion of the edge. I had wanted a simple beveled edge, but thinking a very narrow frame might be in order.

Dreaming, oh, I thought I needed a bathroom fridge for my cold cream. :) And it probably doesn't cost much. Babka, yesterday at the glass/mirror shop they told me that if I wanted a framed mirror to get the frame first and then they'd do the rest. I need to go back and get some idea of prices. You're right, I could get a decent frame. I could also get a frame that matches my vanity, although I'm not sure I need to match it, just coordinate with it which is more my speed. I don't see what's so wrong with a little vertical storage at eye level. Do you put your hydrogen peroxide and Pepto Bismol in a drawer? Don't you just see bottle caps and have to lift it up to see what it is? The medicine cabinet I have now in the photo is horrible faux wood crap. It might find a home in my garage, but not even the mirror is worthy. may_flowers, Mirror Mate looks pretty cool and isn't too expensive. I'm not keeping my existing mirror. My vanity is just 30" high, so with a new one at 36" and making sure the lights don't overhang the mirror, I need to get something smaller, at least not as high. It might end up that a new mirror and frame will work out better. I wouldn't have a recessed cabinet in the side wall if it didn't have a mirror. It may be that electrical in there would need to be moved in order to recess so that's something to consider. I'm not sure I love the look of a magnifying mirror on an extendable arm. I don't really need a magnifying mirror.

I've posted about this company before on another thread here (http://www.thathomesite.com/forums/load/bath/msg082128045493.html?7), but there's a co. that makes a recessed medicine cabinet with a picture frame door. It's called The Concealed Cabinet and you can buy them in a bunch of colors and styles. I'll post the link below. I would recommend checking out their testimonials page; there are tons of AMAZING photos of these in people's homes. LOL! I also just found this blog while looking for the above link. Beautiful! http://snackworthy.blogspot.com/2009/06/concealed-cabinet.html Jessica Here is a link that might be useful: ConcealedCabinet.com