When it Could be a Don't No. 12 - Mirror Hung on Window

I'm inspired by rebels as frequent reader of this blog already know. Normal has one viewing the windows in a living space to address privacy and add the finishing touch with fabric treatments. A rebel looks at the window as another wall space. I have to admit I have been overlooking the potential of the window.

I have shared artwork being hung on the window in this blog and with delight dared you to do it! 

(Click link here to read: http://willowbeeinspired.blogspot.com/2014/04/rethinking-look-of-things-no-45-hang-it.html) 

But this idea of hanging mirrors on or in front of windows is taking the dare to the next level. It's a head turner!

Whether the mirrors are installed on sliding bar hardware or individually hung from the ceiling or side walls with specialty hardware, the layout of cabinetry placement options become more versatile. 

The beauty of suspension, pivoting, movement, reflection and layering are all design elements that happen when the mirror is hung in front of a window. Privacy is still something that can be addressed just like a window without the mirror. The natural light along with the reflection of the mirrors surroundings brings an heighten degree of interest to any room.

The mix of shape and scale of the mirror hung at a window compliments or interrupts the shape of the room. Possibilities are not endless. Wait, what? Rule? Where did the rebel go? Consider that the selection of the mirror and how it is hung is important because choosing to put a mirror in front of a window is not to hide the window. 

Street appeal is another factor when considering hanging a mirror at a window. What will the back of the mirror present to the exterior of the home. Even a rebel needs to pull off an off-the-wall idea with finesse. The lure of the achievement of a rebel is the appreciation of how the rebel pulled it off. The wonderment. The study of technique. The awe of the solution.

Design rebels unite.  Which window in your home looks bare? How would the layout of that room be different if the window was looked at differently?

Sources: House and Home, Elements of Style, Pinterest, Decorpad, Mile Redd, Home Bunch, Luxe Apothecary, Country Living, Pop Sugar, Instagram