I had a really hard time finding a bathroom mirror about that size, and all I wanted was a rectangle. Everything I found was too small, too ratty looking, or too expensive. I ordered a frame online and I planned to have a local glass place put a mirror in it. Price-wise, very do-able. Unfortunately the frame didn't turn out well, and I decided to write off the money I already spent on it. Ended up with the look and size I needed from Crate & Barrel. I think the key is finding your frame (eBay, Craigslist). If it's structurally sound, it can be turned into a mirror. My new mirror is silver, but has a slight gold cast to it. I think I'll get some Rub 'n' Buff and silver it up a bit more.

Hi Linley - just saw your post. Have been away from the computer for a few days. Yes, I like the combination of closed and open storage, but still haven't gotten around to getting baskets for those upper cubbies like I intended to. For now all the hats and mittens get tossed up there randomly. Boots go under the bench. The opposite wall (not shown) has more coat hooks. I think the KD just ordered loose pieces in the correct finish and the bench and open shelves were constructed on site. Obviously the 2 taller cabinets on either side were standard sized cabinets in their regular inventory. I can look at my cabinet order list if you really need the details, but it is filed away at the moment. I am very happy with all my Ultracraft cabinets.

I wonder if this is more about how you experience the color, rather than what really happens with the color? It is one thing to have a color on one surface in front of you, and have the surrounding 3 walls and ceiling a different color. It feels differently when all 4 walls (and perhaps the ceiling) are the same color. It is almost as if you are immersed in the color, with no relief for your eyes. So of course, if the color is everywhere, it the experience is more intense. Certainly there is some reflective value. My parents had a second living room with a medium blue wall-to-wall carpeting. My mother wasn't big on a lot of color on the walls, and the decorator told her to leave the walls white, as there would be blue reflected from the carpeting. It was true, it felt that way, but only during daylight, and pretty bright daylight at that. Otherwise, the walls read white. So, while there may be some reflective effect from one wall to another, I don't see it making major changes in the actual intensity of the color. Four white walls in a room don't feel whiter because they reflect off one another. They space feels whiter because you are immersed in the white. Did any of that make sense to anyone but me? LOL

I'm not normally a fan of braided rugs, and I'm not normally a fan of white walls, but I saw this house featured in houzz.com today and I really like the look of the wood with the white walls, and I think a braided rug can work with this look too....sort of shaker style...minimalist which can lean toward a more up to date look. [Rustic Dining Room[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/rustic-dining-room-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_722~s_2111) by Chicago Architects & Designers jamesthomas, LLC [Rustic Living Room[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/rustic-living-room-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_718~s_2111) by Chicago Architects & Designers jamesthomas, LLC