Try This: Mirror The Back Of Your Shelves

The other day, breakfasting at La Mill in Silverlake, we noticed this shelving across the room. Reflecting the light from the window, it caught our attention even on a gray day...

Mirroring the back of your shelves immediately lightens them up. If they're near a window, even better. Even ordinary objects become interesting when they find their double in a mirror.

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How is there breakfast? is it better than Auntie Ems in Eagle rock?

posted by SydneyBristow on March 5th 2009 at 2:26pm
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We put mirrored plexiglass in the back of a big overbearing glass-doored china cabinet -- now it's bright & light & sparkly. Plexi is cheap, light, easy to cut, and easy to attach, and its scratchability isn't an issue in the back of a cabinet.

posted by Arkay on March 5th 2009 at 2:41pm
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Silver Lake

sorry. pet peeve.

posted by cravethemind on March 5th 2009 at 3:01pm
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In Ireland you see this an awful lot in pubs, behind the bar with bottles of spirits on the shelves.

posted by idontdobeige on March 5th 2009 at 3:50pm
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I really like this idea. I have a big upper cabinet in my kitchen that needs a door-ectomy. With some painted shelves and a nice mirrored back, I think it would look great. It faces a huge, south-facing window, so I think it would reflect quite a bit of light.

posted by heather77 on March 5th 2009 at 4:31pm
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