No mirror over vanity?

10 years ago

I am not doing this but I did consider it in my bathroom addition, as the vanity will hang in front of a large window. Has anyone else considered this or done it? Here's a pic I found on Houzz:

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er1998

10 years ago

I think I could only be ok with it if I had a view like that one. Looking at the yard, nope.

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mrspete
10 years ago
I'd say yes to putting it elsewhere (but only if you're doing it for a
view like your inspiration pix). No to skipping the mirror
altogether.

You definitely need a mirror somewhere. I mean, shaving, putting on make up, fixing your hair -- male or female, we all need a mirror. If not over the sink, where?
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User
10 years ago
I see a small mirror on the vanity. It's definitely a trade off.
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Ashley
10 years ago
We are doing this right now! I was worried that people might not like it, but it's been a week with the new set up and I don't miss the mirror over the sink so far. We do have a makeup vanity in the room with its own mirror and we are putting a fog-less shaving mirror in the shower for hubby.
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rockybird
Original Author
10 years ago
Thank you guys! I really appreciate your thoughts!

@Ashley. Do you have a pic? I'm happy to hear of someone doing this. I'm definitely not doing it, but here is a pic of my design I drew up. You can see why I was considering it.
Errant_gw
10 years ago
That's the setup I have in the other house. Large window over vanity, and large mirror on the wall perpendicular to it. If you have a wall nearby, it works! It not, I'd suspend them from the ceiling, just as you've pictured :)
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Oaktown
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
I would have a mirror-less vanity in a heartbeat, but most people seem to like mirrors over the sink for shaving (DH), or if they wear makeup or contact lenses. Mirror somewhere also is handy if you trim your own hair or even just check that there isn't something stuck in your teeth :-)

If you wait a few years, maybe something like this will be widely available:

Switchable mirror/glass
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rockybird
Original Author
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
Errant that sounds awesome! Do you have any pics? Oaktown-amazing! Very cool! Thanks!

I will have an 8-10 foot separate vanity against a wall for makeup/etc. that will have a large mirror. But I still think it would be safest/best to hang a couple mirrors over the sink vanity, maybe with cables.
homepro01
10 years ago
Have you considered a mirror that you can move up and out of the way when not is use? I can think of using something like a ceiling mounted drive to pull the mirror out of the way. See an example for TVs. Worst case, you can always install a mirror later if you feel you need one.

Good luck!