Scientific tests have proven that those people who have mirrors around their house tend to exhibit more confidence and do better in life. helping increase your self-confidence, mirrors help you with interior decorating issues, particularly if you do not have much space to play around with.

Interior decorators will recommend you to hang a large wall mirror if you want to give the illusion of having more room or space. If it is a case of a room that’s not as big as you would like it to be and you’re not enamoured at the prospect of taking down partitions or replacing all the furniture with something that might make the room seem broader, a few well-positioned whole wall mirrors might very well give the desired impression. By reflecting the entire room, mirrors can give the impression that there is twice as much room available.

However, you cannot just go placing mirrors anywhere you feel like it. Mirrors cannot do any good if large items of furniture are blocking the mirrors, for example. Select a wall that will give people fewer opportunities to see their reflections because this could lessen the illusion of space that you are wanting to produce – opposite some good oak bookcases could be an ideal spot.

Of course, mirrors come built-in to certain items of household furniture in some rooms – vanity sinks, for instance, will have a mirror which will add to the sense of depth and space.

To create the best illusion of space, study the layout of the room and identify those parts of it that are not opposite where people sit. Remember that the mirrors don’t have to cover the entire wall surface, just the entire height. If you do it right, your floor to ceiling mirrors should create the illusion that there are entrances into different rooms, building the illusion of extra space.