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Mirroring Your Home With Mirrors

When the economy is tough people do not have the budget to go out and buy many of the decorating items that they may want to work with. They are somewhat restricted in what they can do. One very economical way of getting some great results in changing the room is to work with mirrors.

There is lots that you can do with them and most people do not realize just how creative that they can be. For example, if you have a small room and you have them on one wall it is going to create the illusion of the room being bigger. Do not think that when you are buying them that you have to go out and buy the big fancy kind that have a big price tag to them.

You can find a variety of different sized mirrors that are quite intriguing when they are arranged in interesting patterns on a wall. You can buy a low-cost mirror that has a very plain frame or one that does not even have a frame and create your own with just some leftover wood. You can make some unique designs and you can actually make it look like a piece that has come out of a very expensive store.

They are not only meant for the walls that can be used on your tabletops as well. A piece of one on a table with a candle on top will create the illusion that the ambience of the candle is much bigger than what it is.

A vase of flowers on one side of the room and a mirror on the other will make the room look like it is bursting with flowers. We all know that mirrors reflect light so if you have a room that is a bit on the dark side it can be easily brightened up with the proper use of them. They can certainly be a money saver instead of having to paint your entire walls to lighten the room simply use them placed in the right positions.

You can take a very plain mirror and turn it into an exquisite piece of art. With some simple glass paints, you can paint a beautiful border around a very plain mirror and turn it into something that is unique. You can even use the same pattern of perhaps some of the other pieces that are in the room for example from the drapes or from the throw cushions.

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