Either one can look good. Go with what you like and get the large mirror.

i agree, i dont understand the trend for small mirrors either, especially when there is 'no man's land' in between and no mirror for it. you have my permission to go large.

I wouldn't say double mirrors are a trend, but more people are tearing out those awful builder grade wall to wall mirrors. A large mirror is nice, but they tend to look cheap if they're not framed out or beveled, which is why many people are replacing them with nicer looking framed mirrors, which are a little pricer, especially larger ones, hence the smaller double mirrors.

Yes, thank you all. Agree with all the comments here.

I would always do a good sized mirror over each sink (not small mirrors). Because it gives your eye more to look at, it does make the vanity seem longer/larger. And as mentioned above, it gets you away from dated builder grade one piece cheap mirrors over the whole vanity area. Plus it's a major point of visual interest in the space, don't waste it by hanging just one large boring piece of mirror. And because it doesn't cover the entire wall space above the vanity, it gives you yet another opportunity to add visual interest by letting a wall paper or a special paint show between the mirrors. The logic of it is in the beauty of it.

Smaller mirrors allow you to use sconce lighting which is far more attractive than over-the-mirror lighting. You can, of course, drill through the mirror to attach sconce lights.

What did you decide?

I generally opt for a large floating mirror as it does open up the spaces .

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Agree, the difference in opening a smaller space is remarkable. If there were only mirrors over the sinks, you’d miss the entire center reflection. Look how dead the wall would be without a large mirror

Curious if your large mirror was custom

and how much it costs for those cutouts. Im debating getting two large

medicine cabinets from

RH with side sconces or large mirror but want to

compare costs. Vanity is 80 wide. Thanks!

The decision to go with the large mirror w/cutout sconces installed was because of the room layout and desire to make the bathroom look larger. There are some considerations that may make the decision easier.

Two large medicine cabinets from RH with 2 side sconces each can be centered over the existing sinks if you aren’t moving the sinks. It’s easier treatment if you’re not moving the sinks.

A large custom mirror with cutouts is not very expensive in itself. But we wanted medicine cabinets so I bought nice reset mirrored ones for the sides so you would add that cost.

I didn’t want 4 sconces cutout. I was moving my sinks to give me more counter space on the wall sides the sinks. My large mirror only needed 3 sconces when properly spaced. You could do 4 sconces cutout (I’ve seen pictures) but for 80” that would seem busy to me. Mine was 98” (I said 7’ above but it was actually ~8’). I opted for 3 and I like how it turned out.

So, I measured the desired spacing for the 3 sconces first. Then, I determined the centerpoint between them for the sinks and had the sinks centered (moved) between the sconces based on that centerpoint.

So, before making your decision, use blue painters tape to X on the wall where cutout sconces would be spaced over existing sinks and make sure you like it.

So for costs:

Single mirror with cutouts

3 sconces or 4 sconces depending on your visual preference

2 medicine cabinets on the side

Cost to move the sinks if necessary for centering if only using 3 sconces.

Vs

Double vanity mirrors

4 sconces

I'm trying to make the exact same decision. We have a triple builder grade medicine cabinet family and we want either two really nice wood/metal mirrors or a framed single large mirror. it's a big decision. I was surprised at the large measurements of the single mirros. 32X 20 something. While that didn't sound big, I layed it out on a newspaper and it looked like a giant mirror. Decisions Decisions. I like what you did.

I would imagine that a huge mirror costs way more than two small ones? That could be a consideration, for sure. I think they both can look good.

Call a custom glass place near you. They typically do mirrors, shower doors, etc. They will give you a quote for custom fit and they really are surprisingly affordable.