I personally would not bring the mirror to the ceiling- I do think it would be
too much, and be hard to clean, as you say. Have you considered crown molding to kind of fill in the gap between mirror and ceiling?

Whether to size the mirror to the edge of the vanity is up to the look you are trying to acheive. A smaller mirror will give more of a "furniture" look to the space, especially if the mirror is framed.

I do think a single light in the middle will give shadows; an important concern for teenage girls trying to apply makeup! The most flattering and useful lighting I have found for bathrooms is side lighting, and I love the look of having the lights mounted through the mirror. I would love to do that in one of my bathrooms.

I like your tile accent border. It is going to be a very nice bathroom for your daughters.

thanks barb5, the glass border and even the field tile are actually much nicer than they look on the photo. We really like how it turned out. Now just need to find the right lighting and mirror.

when you say "Have you considered crown molding...", do you mean all around the ceiling or just above the mirror somehow? If we do that and the mirror goes right to the crown, I think it would still be very high, would it? Also, does it matter that there is no crown molding in any other room?

Yes, I meant crown all around the room where wall meets ceiling. And then just get the size mirror you want. That way, it doesn't just look like empty unfinished space above the mirror- the crown finishes the space up.

Crown molding can be expensive. I would love to have it all over my home, but right now I only have it in the dining room. I don't think it looks odd not to have it in other rooms because the dining room is a room in itself, just like a bathroom is. Because we are pretty much a DIY family due to budget, the crown will get done bit by bit as money allows.

I believe I have a very similar setup and was having difficulty choosing the type of mirror/s to buy. At first I too wanted one large mirror. I ended up with 2 framed mirrors since the faucets are so close to the wall I couldn't go larger than a 24" wide mirror. Anything wider would not be centered with the faucet. I attached a pic to better explain.
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The mirrors are not yet attached to the wall because the backsplash is not on yet. I am not sure about the lighting either. I was actually thinking of mounting them on the circle on top of the frame. Maybe over the mirrors. Waiting on the paint too. Ahhg! decisions!

Am I reading this correctly that you are saying there is no tile behind the mock up you have done now. So the tile is missing between the sinks.

Jugiegal, yes, our vanity size and layout is very similar to yours. I really like your choice of mirrors, I am an arch person and like anything that has an arch element. But, because the two mirrors would have been this size, my kids really wanted a large one. When the girls do their hair, or each other's hair, or their friends' hair (you get the picture, right? :)), they stand in the middle and use the counter for all their hair accessories, hair dryer, flat iron etc. So it is important to have the mirror in the middle as well. The mock-up mirror in the photo serves this purpose now. And for me, it is great because it keeps all the hair-related products out of their bedrooms.

Lyban, there is tile between the sinks but the upper row of the glass border is not there.

Here is what we have. We have one large single mirror that is framed. We don't however have 2 separate fixtures. We have one that is mounted above the mirror. Our fixture is centered over the two sinks, not over the cabinet. At first I thought it looked a bit odd, but now we are used to it. Note how our sinks are not centered on the cabinet. We LOVE the large single mirror!

Here you can see the height of the mirror in relation to the ceilings. We have 8 foot ceilings on this level.

Here is a better picture, taken during construction before the mirror was framed.
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Elaine

Elaine, thank you very much for posting the photo. May I ask a couple of questions? How do you like your lighting there? Does it create a shadow when you are in front of one of the sinks and therefore the light is to the side (would you apply your makeup there)? Also, with the lights pointing down, do you have any problem with the brightness?

Elaine, it's amazing what a difference the frame makes in the look of your room. How did you frame the mirror?

If the room itself is small, I like one mirror to expand the size, but in a big bath, I think two mirrors would look better. That doesn't help much does it? ;)

Just wanted to share that the lights I chose are Hinkley Loyola 2-light fixture in satin nickel.

http://www.lightingdirect.com/index.cfm/page/product:display/productId/H5482/manufacturer/Hinkley%20Lighting

We installed them facing down and we are very happy. The bulb is barely visible so we can use the ugly energy saving bulbs, and there is a lot of light coming through the shade. There is also no glare, probably because the shade narrows towards the bottom.

Although not an exact match from purely decorative perspective, they look pretty good too in the bathroom

Once I have the mirror installed, I'll post the finished photo.