I don't have the answer, but I've got the same problem in the house we just bought. I'm hoping some people post in with ideas. Somehow taking a sledge hammer to them doesn't seem the best way to handle it.

Mirrored walls are back in style... maybe you should give it another chance;)

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In my case, it's a style I can do without unless the solid sheets of mirrored glass can be made presentable with a marble fireplace surround. Pretty sure that what is behind the glass is red brick. I need the wall space, so how would you handle wood running the width of the glass so picture hooks can be nailed up?

Here's what I've got. If I can break up the expanse of solid mirror here, that works for me. I could actually paint whatever is breaking up the mirror as an "accent" wall.

I think you could do some amazing things to this fireplace wall with just trim. See how they hung art on the wood trim;) Declutter the hearth. Get creative! click photo to enlarge

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The best I can come up with is run the same marble up the wall above the fireplace , get 2 buffet style cabinets one on either side of the fireplace and hang art above with the hanging system mentioed before or if you have really things to display build shelving above the buffet cabinets

I would not remove that, mirrored walls can be amazing. I would do something symmetrical on each side of the fireplace like some sort of shelving unit (with lighting on each shelf) or some pretty cabinet type furniture (with lamps). You can have the mirror faux painted to soften it and make it look antiqued. You can hang art on the mirror itself so I would hang something on each side. And then I would declutter that fireplace area.

You put crisscross pieces of heavy tape all over the mirror. Wear gloves and long sleeves, a mask and goggles. You can break the mirror into pieces...at least that is how we did it. Be careful.

Certainly you can remove the mirror, but it visually enlarges the space, and bounces light. Is your style rustic or medieval? Otherwise I'd keep it.

Something just occurred to me. That living room faces east. So I suspect that once the morning sun is gone it can be quite dark.

I have the same problem, HUGE mirrors on the walls. My room faces east and in the morning you cannot see anything in there....it is so bright and hot, it reminds me of when you are on a boat in the ocean and the sun is shining on you, billions of sparkles and brilliant white light all around. Since I don't like wearing my sunglasses indoors I must keep my curtains drawn until the sun is over the house. It is a dark drag since I live on a lake and would like to look at the lake. I am thinking of gluing barn boards to the mirrors and creating a barn board fireplace surround and feature wall. I am just trying to figure out what glue will work 1st.

Oh I tried the cover with contact paper and pry off the wall trick... NOPE! The drywall is coming off the wall with the glue and mirror. Crap on a cracker...Since I have terrible knock down texture that is impossible to match, and the cost of replacing 2 whole walls of drywall is not in the budget I am going to glue over with barn boards (I already have plenty from another project). Once I find a glue that will work I will post it for you.

Construction adhesive?

What will you do after the barn board trend (and it is a trend) is over?

Ain't gonna stay.............

Use the tape and put it on the mirror incase breakage...cover and protect the floor, wear eye and hand protection and use suction cups starting about 4"-6" from the top and gently rock back and forth to break the bond... The mirror will break its bond and it will come right off. Being this a one piece glass, you might want to score the mirror into sections for easier removal, unless you planning to re-use it or sell it... People buy them all the time for home gyms, etc.