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i like it but it's definitely not for the superstitious.

Mmm I think I'd like it if it was a bit more finished, i.e. framed somehow, not to mention grouted (those shards are sharp!), but on the door like that, it looks like decor by a rebellious teenager.

Reminds me of gold vein mirrors. Very disco, though I wish there were a bolder color on the walls to 'frame' it more.

It's pretty to look at, but it also seems like a horrible accident waiting to happen (if you miss the door knob in the dark, or walk into that door in the dark).

VERY Bad Feng Shui.

Throw it away and get a whole mirror.

I agree with bepsf. It makes me nervous just looking at it. I would never be comfortable with this in my home.

It's not a whole mirror; it's pieces of broken mirrors collected over time. Now that raises the question: are collections of broken mirror shards from different mirrors equal to shards from the same mirror when you're talking about bad luck or feng shui or whatever?

My college roommate and I made a similar broken mirror "collage" down the side of one of our closets. We thought it was really fun until one of our friends leaned against the closet and had to get stitches. Lesson: sometimes pretty is not worth it. If others have suggestions for achieving the same look with less bloody results, please post!

Feng Shui... we use mirrors to reflect ourselves. This allows us to see ourselves more clearly and for this reason we choose mirrors that are solid, not broken into tiles. The view from such a mirror symbolizies a distorted view of our self.

Also they say you should never hang it on the back of a bathroom door... THAT being said, if you are not into that, or are superstitious... then this doesn't really matter. Beauty is, after all, in the eye of the beholder.

It's an 'almost but not quite' for me. Close but no cigar.
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Agree that it is bad Feng Shui, very bad.

:-D not being a feng shui believer, i love it. (and yes, clearly a collage of several broken mirrors).

(honestly, it is cracking me up that people can be so superstitious :-D sorry. )

I'm not superstitious at all. I'm just not sure if I would really like the mirror that way. Maybe if the pieces were a little smaller it would look more like art to me rather than a broken mirror.

dangerous, an accident waiting to happen

Why? It's not as functional as a whole mirror, and it's not very decorative, at least as shown here (way too close to gold-veined for me.)

I actually don't think that everyday, mass-produced stuff needs to be held onto when it chips or tears or develops holes. Sure, vintage or heirloom or beloved stuff does have that patina of age and of a life well lived. But drinking out of cheap chipped mugs and eating off junky chipped plates can just make you feel that you don't deserve anything whole or unblemished.

FantasticMrFaux:
You are so right... I have chipped plates that I eat off of that I won't part with. And that is Wabi Sabi! It's all what you wish to believe.

I think this could be interesting but please, please safety first. Grout this and make it safe. It won't be even *remotely* worth it if someone gets badly cut.

I stopped inviting people over who lick mirrors.

I love it.

I agree about the grout. I wonder if there's a way to color grout gold. Perhaps mixing gold glitter would look interesting. I like the arrangement of the shards. I would love to try this and include bits of broken stained glass or other colorful bits.

About feng shui/superstitions, I think what is most important is how something makes you feel. If this makes the occupant happy and feel good about the space, I think that counteracts any negative feng shui that might be present.

Very bad feng shui and vaastu. And makes me totally uncomfortable.

I used to work as a scenic carpenter and this reminds me of the set design for a show I built. I still remember spending hour shattering plexi mirror (safety first) into shards and then hot gluing them to the sides of chairs and tables and "walls"

I got one of the chairs after we struck the show and had it for years before the move where it wouldn't fit in the moving truck and so had to be abandoned.

wow- totally a version of this mirror I created in college with an old frame and some discarded ikea wavy mirrors I found in my building's hallway. I originally tinted the grout royal blue (with powdered RIT dye), and it took a few years before I could afford to have the frame filled, but I do get compliments on it a lot. In this pic it's decorated for the family Hanukah party... Usually, ya know, the tinsel's not there....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/36263456@N08/3603088765/

Teeze, your mirror wins.