AT Europe: London Close-Up - Room-Doubling with Mirrors

To give the airy rooms of The Main House hotel in London an even more spacious feel, owner Caroline Main mounted large vintage-framed mirrors on the walls, doubling the space and capturing the light.

Every room -- including the small bathroom in the top floor suite -- has cleverly positioned mirrors of varying sizes, but it's the room-doubling giant mirrors that have the most dramatic impact.

- Kristin Hohenadel blogging from rue Vieille du Temple, Paris, France. She can be reached at kristinh @ apartmenttherapy . com

Comments (16)

--not exactly, subtle --!

I don't know if constantly seeing my reflection in a mirror is what I look for in a hotel suite. Not in my home for sure.
Anyway I like the white walls, furniture and wooden floors.
Cow leather rugs nauseate me just a bit.

wasn't this exact same post already posted one week ago?

absolutmarie,

this is a "Close Up" specifically about the mirrors.

one of my very first apartments had mirrors in every room and in places i never would have considered. it was beyond annoying to see my reflection everywhere i turned. one or two is enough, but in all the rooms? the first one looks good, and the bathroom...but after that, overkill in my opinion.

these mirrors add to the space, light, and the minimalism, in that they only reflect back that which is already there. they are great. their scale and detail are spot on. this looks like a series of great guest apartments, not an overdesigned corporate hotel space. as to overkill, this is a hotel, you'll be staying in one room. the multiple pictures are for example; you'd only see the room you reserved. thanks for showing us more than we might see on a stay.

I love this. It's dramatic and it works with the simple white. I know blue is all the rage (but peaking, I think?), but I love its use as an accent. And I'm very attracted to white lately.

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Uh.... this WAS posted May 2nd. But then you changed the date on us. But look at the first comment:

--not exactly, subtle --!
posted by AT4H on 2008-05-02 10:20:06
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What's going on with bumping old posts back to the front page AND changing the date. I know the date changed because I specifically looked at it saying May 2 when someone above asked if this was posted last week.

Surprised to see this at the top again.

Wow, mirrors to trick the eye into thinking a room is larger. How inventive...

Has anyone else noticed the TVs in these European posts and how they are small and sit on small end tables? There was even one sitting on a round table. I can't help but compare it to the US trend to house big TVs in even bigger armoires or 6 foot long credenzas.

I need to change my screen name to LuvMirrors.....

yes, this is the same EXACT post focusing on the mirrors in this house, which we also had already seen in another recent post. Hmmmm...

Chill people!!
Mirrors are for fun!!
I AM worried though that anyione sitting on that chaise will smack their head (or eye!!) on the end of that pretty glass shelf!
Other wise ....very nice!