Bathroom vanity mirror placement
Hello,
We're quoting on having a large rectangular mirror customized to fit the space above the vanity in our guest bathroom. My question is, how high/low should it go?
We're quoting 2 glass contractors and both recommend to start the glass at the top of the backsplash and then cut out for the sockets, one suggests the mirror to go all the way to the bottom of the metal base of the light fixture, the other to the bottom of the glass light thingies.
I'm also thinking of just ordering the below mirror I found on amazon and placing it as shown. The dimensions of the vanity are about 78" long and the area between the vanity and the metal base of the light fixture is about 38" or so. The amazon mirror is about 60" x 30", although I am looking for one that is a little longer and possibly a little narrower so it fits above the power sockets and below the light fixture. I need to measure what a mirror like that should be.
I wish I had thought to move the power sockets before the contractors patched and painted everything, but at this point I'm leaving them where they are.
PS, the vanity lights are centered over the sinks, it's a long narrow bathroom so its hard to get a good angle for photography. PSS, the 3rd photo below is a duplicate, couldn't figure out how to remove it....
thanks so much for any inputs!
This is the amazon mirror 60" x 30"
Comments (8)
3 years agoIf you got a framed mirror, you could have it above the outlets like your picture. I had a mirror framed for one of my baths.
There is an outlet in this mirror. The outlet has a mirror cover.
master bath · More InfoYou have several options.
The largest mirror, marked in red, goes from the top of the backsplash, to the metal frame of the light fixture and the width of the vanity top.
The second option is the same width, also starts from the top of the backsplash but ends at the bottom of the light shade (the thingies). So it would stop where the white line is.
The third option is a mirror cut to fit above the outlets, to edge of the sinks and ending at the bottom of the shades. You have to make sure you account for the cover of the outlet which is bigger than the outlet.
You could mark this out in tape or cut brown paper to see what appeals to you the most.
Good luck!
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