We gave consideration to options for our mirror too. Two separate ones, our first choice, were going to look misplaced above a 60" vanity and matching wood framed we felt would be too much of the same. Our choice is a beveled single mirror glued to the wall rather than resting upon the back-splash.

Enjoy your new space.

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Unframed beveled. In my guest bath remodel last year I used a framed beveled mirror. It's okay and it's frame is silver painted wood. But I now prefer the look of unframed. It doesn't call attention to itself.

Another vote for unframed, beveled.

Unframed here too.

That's a beautiful mirror Joseph but I would like a rectangular style that spans the whole vanity.

Love that Joseph!

"That's a beautiful mirror Joseph but I would like a rectangular style that spans the whole vanity."

Not a problem, in fact rectangles are easier than circles therefore less expensive too. I'd better shutup now; don't want to get accused of advertising.

Unframed bevel.

Do you think this is to contemporary for my space?

http://www.potterybarn.com/m/products/astor-mirror-double-wide/?cm_src=AutoRel

Love your vanity! I like the mirror above but not the black edge on it, a silver trim would look better I think. Bevelled edge mirror always look beautiful, classic and timeless.

I think the bevel on that PB mirror is too wide for your vanity and a bit "too much" for the size and finishes of your BR. Just order a mirror through a glass company. Notice how fnmroberts mounted hers above the backsplash, which gives you a shorter mirror. I think this is a little more contemporary look than the wall o' mirror and would suit your bathroom. You don't want your lights to hang over the mirror edge, so have them selected so you know how much space you have to work with.

As an architect, I would vote for the framed mirror with the flatstock frame (the third one counting from the left). I think your bathroom is transitional in style (neither too traditional nor too modern) and a framed mirror will fit this style (the frame on the left might be too bulky and the one in the middle seems a little too fussy to me). The frameless might look unfinished, given the strong emphasis of the vanity, cabinet above the toilet and their dark color. I would line up the top of the mirror frame with the top of the toilet cabinet. May_flowers1's beveled frameless mirror works b/c from the picture it doesn't seem like there are other strong or dark colors or lines like your bathroom. Also, you might want to try taping the outline of what you would get with painters tape. Good luck.

Betay, you make some very good points. I wasn't sure what you would call our style but transitional seems to fit it perfectly. The space I am working with from the backsplash up is 44-3/4" in height and from the backsplash butt up against the wall to the left to the edge of the backsplash on the right is 59-3/4" wide. Since you are an architect if I chose to do a wood framed mirror what size would you choose for the space? There are no sconces above the mirror as we have recessed lighting above the vanity area. Thanks for your help.

My colors and bathroom are very similar to yours. We went with unframed and unbeveled. I thought I'd show you a picture because it might help you visualize the unframed look for your bathroom.

Cover the wall with mirror so that a person using either sink can just look up, not move over to see his reflection.

Actually, I can't see how the person using the sink next to the wall has adequate elbow room in either of the posts picturing two sinks. Don't make that person have to also crane his neck to use the mirror.

I thought elbow room might be an issue but it's not.

Joseph anytime u wanna come to Michigan and build me a mirror like that(and the vanity and tile) your more then welcome to come.

Thank you SJ for the pictures, your bathroom is very similar to mine except I don't have any overhead lights because we have recessed lighting. With that being said I wonder if the unframed mirror will just look to blah in the space. If I did a framed mirror I would definitely do one that spans from the left backsplash edge to the right edge. Ugh this is driving me nuts. Anyone have a framed mirror they can show me in a similar space?

Framed or beveled frameless, either will look fine. Actually since you don't have a light fixture, framed might be better. That was my first inclination but I thought it might be too much dark wood because of the medicine cabinet. I'd use a plain frame about 2 1/2" wide. I would still raise it above the back splash to let several inches of paint show.

I found a before and after picture of a bathroom that looks very much like mine except my wall is to the left and I have no overhead sconces just recessed lighting. Looking at the two pictures which one would you choose? Thanks for your input!

Any opinions?

I like the look of the unframed version better, but it's just aesthetics, so it has to be which one YOU like better!

Both are okay. While the framed mirror has a "done" look, I prefer the cleaner, lighter look of unframed. I think the unframed would look better spanning the full width of the vanity and down to the top of the backsplash, similar to SJ's.

In my area, the more expensive new builds have started to use unframed mirrors for the whole wall, frequently with sconces in the mirror.
Below pictures of framed mirrors with dark vanities.

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Thanks everybody for your input, we have decided to go with a framed mirror. We feel it finishes the bathroom nicely and will fit in with all the other wood pieces. I will post once it is all finished. Thanks again!

What counter top material is on the OP's vanity?

I looks like a 3cm engineered stone to me.

The countertop used is Cambria Quartz Torquay. We went with the finished mirror. Here is a pic, we are happy with our choice.