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What size round mirror for 68 inch console?

5 years ago

I am looking at either a 30 in. or 36 in. round mirror. Will be getting new lighting, accent pieces. Wish I knew what to do with lamp wires you can see!

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Flo Mangan

5 years ago

Oh one more thing. You can hide power cords along back of legs of table. Use black plastic ties or you can use wide ribbon with wire sides to make wires look prettier.

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Flo Mangan
5 years ago
28-30” round is probably large enough. How high are your ceilings? I would consider a rectangle to elevate the eye and compliment shape of table. Then a lamp on one end and candlesticks on the other end. A small stack of books in center. Depends on look and style you are going for.
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Hi, always … I’m probably a bad person to answer this because I hate doing math and measurements. I eye everything. :D If you’re really into things looking more balanced, these work well: I don’t know exact numbers, but you can see they’re sort of half the table width. You could cut a piece of cardboard out in various sizes to get an idea. These break the rules, but to me, look pretty cool and creative. So it's really just personal preference — taking the whole room into consideration, what style the mirror is, what kind of look you like, etc.
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LampsUSA.com
5 years ago
Balance is essential in Interior design, and an oversized mirror hung above a narrow console table throws the entire room off. The mirror should be two-thirds or three-quarters the width of the furniture below it to create visual balance; however, feel free to go wider, up to the width of the furniture, if it works in your space.
twht1094
Original Author
5 years ago
Thank you! I have 9 ft. ceiling in entryway.
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Flo Mangan
5 years ago
Ok with 9’ ceiling you could go bigger but cut some paper templates to test before you buy. I think offsetting the mirror to one side of the table would be more interesting than centering it.
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Flo Mangan
5 years ago
Here is rough idea. Each square equals one square foot. 36” round might be a bit large depending on framing.
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BeverlyFLADeziner
5 years ago

Your pic is 3/4" on my computer. How big is this table?

A round mirror should be about this big around, (see above) but perhaps because of your 9' ceiling you might want to consider a different mirror.
twht1094 thanked BeverlyFLADeziner
twht1094
Original Author
5 years ago
I am not committed to a round mirror, thanks for giving me more options.

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