Help designing master bath mirrors
Colleen Bear
4 years ago
My husband and I will have separate vanities in our new master bath. Our vanities will be separate and each come with a large unframed mirror. Sample picture below. I have the option to pass and receive a credit so I can buy something myself. I’m not sure how I should design the mirrors above my sink area and sit down vanity (very big area in my actual bathroom) and then also for my husband. Would it look weird to have three matching framed mirrors?
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Comments (1)I am just finishing a bathroom renovation, and I am thrilled with the way a floor similar to what you are considering has turned out. I used 8x8 honed bursa beige marble field tiles laid on the diagonal, with a mosaic border of polished Jerusalem gold and afyon sugar (white with some gold), and little 1x1 squares of the Jerusalem gold at every intersection of the beige tiles. When the tiles arrived there was less contrast than I expected between the border and the field tiles, and I panicked, but in fact the whole effect is quite beautiful and subtle, and the polished dots and border sparkle in the light and create some texture underfoot without making the whole of my little 5x8 bathroom look too busy. I have been trying to capture this in photos, but so far I haven't succeeded. (My walls are 4x12 white subways, and beige-colored paint above the wainscot on the toilet side of the room.) Good luck with your decision-making. I sympathize....See MoreMaster bath mirror & lighting help please!
Comments (3)If you were to do 2 separate mirrors, will you have enough space between the wall and the mirror for a sconce without making the mirror too skinny? The RH photo has plenty of wall space on both sides to mount the sconces so they could afford to have a nice width to the mirrors, width of the mirrors is almost the width of the sink bases. Note how the sconces are mounted outside of the vanity space whereas your drawing has a wall with not much space to the sink. The wall mounting plate is at least 3-4 inches that would cut into the width of the mirror on that side and to make the mirror symmetrical, you will need to trim the mirror on the other side too to have the mirror kind of center on the sink base. The mirror might end up pretty skinny and won't have the look in this RH photo like this mock up below. These mirrors are centered on the sink base but are really skinny. I have the same dilemma. My vanity is 72 inches with similar configuration as that RH photo, 2 sinks and drawers in the middle. don't have space between the wall and the sink so I did these mockups to see how the mirrors would look if I were to trim only one side of the mirror to retain as much width as I can. You can see that the mirrors are not centered to the sinks at all. I wanted to maximize my small space also so I explored the option of hanging pendants with one large mirror, like this below. I have another thread asking for advice but haven't gotten a response. I'll be watching your thread to see what others think. Let me know what you think. Edited to add: If you are ok with sconces mounted through the mirror then one large mirror is a good option to maximize your space. I think you might have space between the wall and the sink on one side and there's plenty of space on the other side where the toilet is if you were to do one mirror. Good luck!...See MoreDesign help - bathroom/master bath
Comments (75)I could see the advantages of the closet and the bathroom being at the one side with the remainder area for bedroom. However, that design doesn't have the same charm as closets either side of a window seat. At this point, I would work to make the addition fit the style of the existing space. For example, vintage homes pre WWII often had charming built in cupboards and wardrobes but those weren't as common in the post war cape cods and mid century ranches. Houses built in the last 40 years are likely to have walk in closets where those are rare in vintage houses. I like to see additions which match closely to the existing house and, in the best circumstances, can't be distinguished from the original portion at first glance. So, my final choice of floor plan would be greatly influenced by the age and style of the house. I don't care for putting the toilet at the end of a 5 foot tunnel; 30 to 36 inches would be quite enough. I also would not like a shower tunnel, especially one without a door. I like an enclosed shower area that I can get quite warm and not feel any drafts. In an addition of that size, I would expect a shower larger than 3 x 4 feet. At a minimum, I would be looking for 42 x 54 or 48 x 48. If the master suite has a king sized bed, I expect a king sized shower too!...See MoreHelp with awkward master bath lighting and mirrors
Comments (2)Okay, so I'm not a professional or anything, so keep that in mind, in case I make an idiot of myself, lol. What do you think of matching framed mirrors over the sinks, and then a second set of matching framed mirrors (different than the first set, but coordinating with them) for the makeup area? The pattern along the wall, from left to right, would be A-B-B-A. My first thought would be visually heavier mirrors for "A," and visually lighter/softer mirrors for "B." I'd keep the light fixtures all the same, for continuity, either by using pendants or (like you mentioned) 3-lights on the short walls and 5- or 7-lights on the long wall, from the same line. Am I crazy??? lol Edited to add: So, I'm lying there, nursing the baby, and this voice inside (that sounds a lot like my husband) is telling me that my idea here is totally Classic ODD -- Unnecessarily complicating things. :-/ I think I'd pick 4 identical mirrors, and place 4 identical 3-light fixtures over them. Do you think you'd have weird strips of wall between some mirrors, with that arrangement?...See More
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Allison0704
4 years agoIs your new bathroom going to be large enough to do a vanity with mirror (not built-in, not regular cabinetry), as in a piece of furniture? I bought one for our last house that came with a vanity mirror.. It's in the MBR of our current home. I had mirrors framed at local framers for over each sink.
printesa
4 years agoYou could frame the mirrors if you want..the lights for your vanity seem uneven, though they are centered on the mirror I think that's because the lowered counter. I have the lowered counter as well and I find it useless..whenever I do apply make-up, I never sit down.
Here is an example very similar to yours, but with framed mirrors
here is one that has a smaller vanity, but all at the same level..It has two lights and looks more balanced
this is something completely different..looks like separate vanity used for make-up even though it's part of the same vanity..
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoI think you could go either way. I found some pictures online that have 3 matching mirrors; however, they don't have separate vanities. Still, you can get an idea of what it'll look like.
The only thing I'd worry about is because your vanities are separate, it wouldn't be as proportional as the pictures above. You would have 2 framed mirrors on one vanity, and 1 framed mirror on the other. 
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