38 Bathroom Mirror Ideas To Enhance Your Space

Tie your bathroom together with the perfect mirror.

There's nothing like pampering yourself in a bathroom that's just as fabulous as you feel. When it comes to bathroom design, it's all in the details. If you're not looking to fully remodel your primary bath, powder room, or any bathroom in between, small touches can make a big impact.

One of the easiest ways to give your bathroom a stylish look is by choosing the right bathroom mirror. From vintage to modern to eclectic, you can find a bathroom mirror that aligns perfectly to your style no matter what your design aesthetic is. Revamp your bathrooms with these stylish bathroom mirror ideas.

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Layer in Extra Sparkle

The face of the mirror doesn't have to be the only thing that shines. In her home, Natalie Steen used an emerald cut glass mirror by Worlds Away for an extra guest-worthy sparkle. This playful geometric green frame is its own work of art and reflects the patterns and colors of the room.

Go Frameless

While frameless mirrors can often be thought of as cheap or giving an unfinished look, the right one can provide a striking, clean appearance against a fun patterned wallpaper. No rough edges here—the glass itself has its own 'frame-like' detailed edge.

Mix and Match Styles

Pair a playful, more modern wallcovering with a classic antique gold mirror for a beautiful juxtaposition. In this beach house, designers Bo Massey and Susan Bohlert Massey were influenced by the islands and traditional accents.

Anchor with Antiques

A not-too-perfect antique mirror brings a warm touch to this soothing bathroom painted Farrow & Ball’s Green Blue (No. 84). The artwork frames play off the style of the mirror as well.

Balance Color and Pattern

While the wainscoting and vanity are splashed with punchy shade of blue (Farrow & Ball's Stone Blue No. 86) and a whimsical wallpaper (Star Zinnias by Dorothy Shain) bring lots of character, a relaxed, brown mirror provides the perfect balance to the color-infused small space.

Add a Scalloped Frame

It's no secret that Southerners love the scallop design. This stunning Art Deco-inspired design adds a sweet and vintage look to any room, and this bathroom used it the frame the mirrors and match the cabinets.

Put it on a Slider

Get creative with small spaces. By installing a built-in sliding mirror that can be pulled out as needed you don't have to worry about blocking the view or not having enough good natural light.

Match the Mirror to the Counter

When you have a colorful wallpaper or paint shade, finding ways to create a cohesive feel is important. Interior designer Rachel Cannon added a white frame to the mirror to match the color of the counters and cabinets.

Bring in Found Objects

Tie in your home's surroundings into the interior design. Whether you find the just-right shell mirror or use an inexpensive base and found shells to create your own handmade one, it's sure to add a wow-moment to any bathroom.

Play Around with Height

If your bathroom has high ceilings, you can use this to your advantage when choosing mirrors. Though these mirrors are considered "floor length," putting them above the sinks adds a ton of height and dimension to the space.

Incorpoate Vintage Elegance

There's no question that home design from the past was rooted in extravagance and elegance. Pay homage to this in your bathroom by adding a decorative frame to your mirror. This bathroom features a mirror frame with that glamorous, vintage look.

Break Up the Color Scheme

When choosing a theme or color scheme for your bathroom, it is easy to dig yourself a "matchy-matchy" hole. You can use your mirror to break up too much similarity, just as this bathroom added a natural frame into the very blue design.

Hang From the Moulding

Take advantage of extra tall wainscoting or a picture rail and thoughtfully hang your bathroom mirror from the ledge to add interest rather than mounting it directly on the wall.

Match the Frame to the Sconces

Sconces are a great way to add low lighting and cohesion to your bathroom. In this room, the gold frame matches perfectly to the brass accented sconces which makes everything look well thought out and visually appealing.

Create Contrast With Frames

The wallpaper in this bathroom is what the eye gravitates toward first, so Dallas-based designer Traci Connell used a thick black frame around the mirror to help create contrast and allow all of the accents to shine.

Don't Shy Away from Windows

Don't worry if you have a window over your sink—a free hanging mirror over the window is a possibility. In this bathroom, an understated oval mirror is hung in front of the window, giving the mirror a framed look and providing great natural light to the vanity.

Camoflauge the Mirror

For a seamless and clean look, blending the mirror into wall is a great option. In this bathroom, it is the same color as the wall paint, so it makes for a lovely and subtle reflection of light.

Add Shelf Storage

Storage is an important part of any room in the house, but it is especially helpful in the bathroom. With hygiene products, towels, skincare, soap, and more, bathroom are full of little items that can take up a ton of space. By adding a mirror with a ledge, this can eliminate the amount of products on the counter, leaving more space and looking less cluttered.

Match the Mirror to the Hardware

An easy way to create a seamless look is to keep a consistent color scheme, and this bathroom does that through the hardware. With brass nobs, lamp accents, and the faucet, a brass mirror was added to highlight the metals and create a theme.

Don't Shy from the Drama

Don't be afraid to have the mirror act as a statement piece in your bathroom. This bathroom features a unique mirror that doesn't quite match the hardware or counters, but adds dimension and a visually stunning element.

Keep it Natural

Not all mirrors have a metal frame, including this bathroom featuring double mirrors with natural wicker-style frames. Designed by Lindsey Coral Harper of LCH Interior, this bathroom brings in a nice natural light, so Harper kept the aesthetic very neutral and natural.

Make it Sharp and Geometric

When choosing a shape for your mirror, looking at something with more than four sides is an option for adding a unique look to the space. This bathroom features an octagonal mirror that adds sharpness and dimension to the room.

Lean It, Don't Hang It

There are plenty of reasons why people don't hang their mirrors; whether the mirror is too heavy or it isn't renter-friendly, this shouldn't deter you from creating your dream bathroom. In this bathroom, a large wood mirror is leaned against the window behind the sink, but could also be leaned against a wall.

Go Bright and Bold

Small bathrooms don't typically bring in a ton of natural light, so you can add that brightness through your color palette choices. This bathroom uses a bright yellow-green color in the mirror frame and cabinets to make for a bold and lightened space.

Experiment with Shapes

Mirrors come in all sizes and shapes, and having a mirror with a unique shape is a great way to make the space interesting. In this bathroom, the pair have a trefoil arch design at the top that bring visual interest to a simple space.

Connect a Ledge

In smaller bathrooms, storage is key to making them look clean and uncluttered. In this bathroom, a ledge spanning the width of the wall was added to place small items like towels and soaps on it for keeping counters clear.

Match the Frame to the Tile

When there are multiple different visuals in a room, it's important to bring all elements together. This bathroom does that by matching the shape of the tile to the shape of the mirror, adding visual interest.

Match Your Theme

The natural look is always a great option for a bathroom, as it keeps the space bright and airy. Houston-based designer Jennifer Barron added floral wallpaper and chose a wicker mirror frame to keep the natural theme without being too literal.

Go Moody and Chic

If bright and bold isn't your taste, the darker and moodier can be a stunning aesthetic in bathrooms as well. This bathroom features a heavy brass mirror that adds a sense of chicness and shine to the space.

Let the Frame Take Center Stage

Though frames aren't always used over bathroom mirrors, they can add a ton of visual interest to your vanities. In this bathroom, the two frames are almost larger the the mirrors themselves, but bring in a beautiful, natural color to the space.

Cover the Whole Wall

Reflect plenty of natural light and help enlarge the bathroom with a wall-to-wall mirror. Here, it's inset with trim to break up the glass above the tub, however the same idea can be applied to a floor-to-ceiling wall.

Use the Hanger as a Design Element

While most mirrors are simply mounted to the wall, there is an opportunity to use the a free hanging method to add a unique element to the overall look of your mirror. This bathroom hung the mirror by a gold hanger that matches the color of the frame and adds a geometric element to the room.

Use a Double Frame

There are endless possibilities when it comes to choosing a frame. This bathroom features a mirror that is framed by a gold metal piece, then further framed with glass and gold elements.

Flip it Horizontally

While many people choose to hang their rectangular mirrors vertically to add height, this doesn't always fit the area. In this bathroom, the mirror was flipped horizontally which adds more room for looking into it and leaves space for a sconces above the vanity.

Add Dimension to the Frame

While most frames are typically flat, adding elements to create dimension can help tie your bathroom together stylistically. Here, these uniquely-shaped, three-dimensional woven mirrors add textural and visual interest to the space.

Use a Half Circle Mirror

If you're stuck between choosing a rectangular or circular mirror, why not have elements of both? This bathroom features a half circle mirror that creates a unique and appealing shape in the space.

Include Matching Frames

With a wood or wood-inspired mirror frame, having some consistency among color tones is important. In this bathroom, the mirror frame is a very similar color to the decorative frame on the side of the wall.

Add a Floral Frame

While many mirror frames use their texture or material as the design, some mirrors have a true pattern or design on the frame. This bathroom features a floral pattern painted on the frame that adds a lovely element of design in the space.

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