All about loft-style mirrors

Average urban apartments do not quite match the loft style in terms of their parameters. You can give an ordinary apartment the characteristic brutal features of this stylistic direction by carrying out repairs and interior decoration using simple furniture, a minimum amount of decor - metal elements, old wood, bricks, mirrors. This article will discuss such an element of the loft style as a mirror, its features, varieties, recommendations on the choice of models will be given, and examples of the use of this detail in the interior will also be shown.

In order to understand which mirror can be attributed to the loft style, you need to know the main features of such structures and coatings that are characteristic of this style. These include some features.

• The frame should be quite wide - about 10 cm. There are models with a double frame, separated by jumpers.

• The form. For the described style, mirrors of a square or rectangular shape are characteristic, but sometimes more unusual outlines are found - a triangle, a rhombus. The circle and oval are also quite common variations of this loft-style piece of furniture. More complex geometric shapes are also popular.

• The material from which the mirror frame is made. First of all, it is wood or metal. In the first case, the frame is painted white, adding the effect of aged wood. The model with a metal frame is most often found in either black or some cold shade.

• Mirrors with a wide enough frame often have bulbs built in either over the entire surface of the frame, or partially. Such models are great for rooms with poor lighting, as well as in dressing rooms.

A wide range of loft-style mirrors allows you to choose the perfect model for any type of room. For a bathroom, a model without a frame with a shelf is well suited. A large mirror in a frame made of wood or metal will perfectly fit into a dressing room or a bedroom. Models with a frame made of pipes look interesting.

There are several varieties of loft-style mirrors.

• Traditional - aluminum or silver, depending on the composition, which is applied to the glass during their manufacture. Models based on aluminum have a lower cost, but their service life is shorter than that of silver representatives, and the quality of reflection is worse.

• Matte finish - have no shine, objects are reflected blurry. Such models are used for glass tables, partitions, and other interior items. The matte finish is less prone to scratches, prints and streaks are not visible on it.

• The so-called Gesell's mirror, it is also "spy". These models have a special titanium nitride coating. In it, one side is transparent, and the other acts as a mirror. This type of mirrors is installed in offices, medical institutions. In apartments, they can be found in the form of TV mirrors. In the off mode, this is the most ordinary mirror, but when turned on, everything displayed on the TV screen is perfectly visible through transparent glass.

• Colored mirrors - are installed in shower cabins, cabinets, partitions.

When choosing a loft-style mirror, experts recommend paying attention to several important points.

• A certificate that guarantees safety during the operation of the mirror, as well as its quality.

• Curvature. In order to check the presence of distortions on the mirror, you need to attach a small even object to it - a pencil or, for example, lip gloss, then start moving this object in different directions, shaking it. If the picture starts floating somewhere, the mirror is crooked.

• Loft style mirrors look rough because of the thickness of the glass - it should be at least 4-5 mm. Of course, as its thickness increases, so does the price of the product.

• The surface must be free of any scratches or cracks, dark spots, debris and similar defects.

• back side should have uniform color and texture.

Silver amalgam mirrors are expensive, but this model will serve you for decades. Copper is resistant to rust. Covering the frame with varnish or paint will serve as additional reinforcement.

The versatility of this piece of furniture lies in the fact that it will perfectly fit into any room. For the bathroom, you can choose a wall model with built-in lighting without a frame; for more convenience, you can hang a shelf under it. A full-length mirror with illumination around the perimeter is perfect for a dressing room or bedroom. I often use matte loft-style models as a partition, for example, in the kitchen. It is necessary to choose the place where the mirror will be placed wisely.

After choosing a place, you need to prepare a mirror - wash it well, since it is unlikely to be wiped off from dust often. For convenience, it is necessary to remove pieces of furniture under it for easy access to it. Next, you need to choose the method of fastening. It depends on the type of wall covering and the dimensions of the model. It is better to hang a mirror more than one in order to avoid an accident. When placing this piece of furniture, it must be borne in mind that the distance between it and the wall should be about 10 mm.

Floor-standing models are installed on casters or on a special stand. Their convenience is that they can be easily moved from one room to another.

The loft style does not initially imply the division of an apartment into rooms. With the help of the same mirrors, decorative partitions, the apartment is roughly divided into zones - living room, kitchen, bedroom, dining room and others.

These interior items are added to living rooms for the loft style, placing them on the wall above the fireplace, chest of drawers. It can be both single models of an unusual shape, and a composition of several elements of different shapes and sizes.

In the bedroom, for better illumination, mirrors are placed either opposite the window, or choose models with built-in lighting, since they are most often used for applying makeup. The frame can be chosen to match the color and texture of furniture, such as a chest of drawers or a bed.

In the kitchen, matte mirrored partitions are used, which will help to visually separate the kitchen space from the dining room. They look like window frames.

Mirrors with bulbs are well suited for the bathroom, since the lighting in such rooms is not very bright. The besttheir choice will be models without a frame - even the best frame will eventually deteriorate due to high humidity. An interesting solution would be to place mirrored surfaces on the ceiling.

Consider interesting examples of loft-style interiors with mirrors made in the appropriate design.

Here you can see how diverse such decorative elements are:

• large rectangular full-length mirrors - they are typical for the hallway and bedroom;
• round models;
• matte mirror partitions for the kitchen;
• square mirrors look organically against the background of brick walls.

How to make a loft-style mirror with your own hands, see the video.