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Would the mirrors bother you if this was your bathroom?

6 years ago

The mirrors are not centered to the sinks. Does that bother you?

Looks great aesthetically because I love those light fixtures next to mirrors but is it functional?

Our vanity cabinet will look similar to this and I was thinking 1 big mirror would be boring and I want to include some kind of light fixtures and framed mirror in my design.

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MongoCT

6 years ago

last modified: 6 years ago

I'd have considered two narrower mirrors, with each mirror centered over its respective sink. Instead of a single sconce between the two mirrors, have two. Something along the lines of this.

If the goal was to have "more mirror" on the wall, them perhaps three mirrors with three sconces with the sink mirrors centered over their sinks and the third mirror taking up the vacant space in between. All symmetrical. Something along the lines of this.

If the three mirrors can't be the same size due to space, then have to two over the sinks the same with the middle one an oval instead of a rectangle. A la este.

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Comments (9)

kudzu9
6 years ago
Without a head-on picture, it's impossible to say.
rwiegand
6 years ago
why not center them? If you haven't built it yet you can move the sinks and/or re-size the mirrors to fit.
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roarah
6 years ago
It would bother me and thus I would prefer one large glass mirror with the sconces drilled into the mirror itself.
JLBK
6 years ago
Not having them centered would bother me. I'd go with narrower mirrors as MongoCT suggested.

I do love the framed mirrors, though!
dyliane
6 years ago
head on pic please
palimpsest
6 years ago
The only reason it doesn't bother me too much is because it's still symmetrical and fills the space and the mirrors are quite a bit larger than centered ones would be. Narrow slightly off-center ones would bug me more.

But my preference is almost always wall to wall, backsplash to ceiling mirror with fixtures mounted through the mirror.
aprilneverends
6 years ago
hm..we had to do slightly different sized mirrors..because of the window between the sinks plus a tiny mistake in framing..:) the mirrors are still centered to the sinks, yet for that reason we decided not to frame them..them being of slightly different size

I must add I'm more impervious to things being slightly assymetrical..drives my husband crazy though

(too much symmetry in decor drives me crazy

but something "permanent" like this, I gave it consideration

we didn't have any space for sconces though..or rather I didn't want to use the space we did have, for sconces..we put pendants on the ceiling. very silly as I have a feeling they'll be gone with the first "real" earthquake..))
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Asymmetry that works in a 20-storey building may not in a simple bathroom.
GSI Tower. Cancun, Mexico. (to be built)

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