Mirror Placement

I posted about this Gumps mirror that I won on Ebay but I've yet to hang it. It weighs probably fifty pounds so I'm going to leave that to Jimmy. I'm thinking of placing it here (the table is just to support it) in the Hemingway Room, but does a large mirror like this fit on a small wall space? So you can orient yourselves, directly to the left is the foyer:

and to the right is the kitchen and the vintage fly swatters and needlepoint Chinese couple:

I tried the mirror over the mantle but you could hear Anna shriek in protest from halfway around the world (and Kim - also had a bit to say about it.) You never know if you don't try, though! If I've learned nothing else in this process, I've definitely learned that sometimes the unexpected is the most appealing.

As for the wallpaper, it was left in the rain on arrival and one roll was damaged. Of course, since I threw out the original wrapper before I knew it was damaged, insurance won't cover it and Wallpaper from the Seventies basically said "too bad" so I have to order another roll. I'll post it when it finally gets done.

Comments

[lsaspacey]

It looks great there to me unless there is an even better spot IN the Hemingway room for it.

[Lauren Cerand]

It does work in the foyer, but you could hang it over the mantel with the Chinese couple on either side. J'adore your blog and style! XX, LC

[kiminottawa]

I think it would look ok on that little wall. Leave that table under it and put a big (not too tall) funky asian vase on the table.

[paola]

I think it looks great there, though I would hang it about six inches higher than it's currently positioned.

And it's good to have a mirror stationed just before you leave the house so you can check how gorgeous you look before you leave...

[Rachael]

I like it above the table. I'm not so keen on it above the mantel.

[Megan]

YES! I love it, it's great there and it's convenient for checking yourself if someone comes to the door. Do you have room for a table below it? I feel like it needs an anchor. Or maybe hang it above the bench you're having reupholstered. After seeing this though, I think you should move the dining room chandelier to the foyer and put the bamboo like chandelier in the dinging room.

[Sarah]

I think the mirror works great there. The space is big enough to leave a bit of wall on either side and I think it utilizes what would otherwise be a wasted bit of wall. I really like it there!

Also, is the wallpaper salvageable? Can you trim off the damaged bit and still get some use out of the roll?

[Maryam in Marrakesh]

Super looking mirror! Nice score!

[thepeakofchic]

I think it will look great there in the hallway- that wallspace is not too small for it, at least in my opinion :)

[julie at BV]

Great purchase pink I love that mirror.

[kiwi]

I love the piece but I'm voting for placement in the hemingway room as well. There's something very masculine about it to me.

[katiedid]

Love, love, love the mirror! Not totally familiar with the house, but what about in place of where the asian couple are? That is a bigger wall, and then stack the couple on the mirror wall......or what about on the wall in the foyer? I just can't get over how great that mirror is!

[Vanessa V]

OH!!! Clapping!! Everything is coming along so swooningly!!!! I love it! And that wallpaper.. Dreamy!!! xxxoo

[Desegna Italiana]

I really like it in that space. I would hand it upside down for a more interesting effect.

[Cote de Texas]

In the foyer!!!! Fo suer! haha

[Di Overton]

This is all looking so wonderful. Give yourselves a pat on the back

[arie]

Maybe it is better if the mirror is placed on the wall, hang it with nail?