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Mirror or gallery wall [solved]

3 years ago
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Hello, everyone. I am trying to put something interesting on a wall in my house. Here is a picture of the wall, it is about 70" (180 cm) wide. In the pic I just have a few bottles on the cabinets but I am going to replace them with a few colorful vases soon.



Here are three more pics in daylight where you can see the wall in question and the surrounding decor (it had a table lamp on it when I took these pics):






I have narrowed my solution down to two ideas.

Idea #1: this mirror, which is about 36" (90 cm) wide and 48" (120 cm) tall:



People say mirrors "open up" a space and I guess that could be true. In this case I think it would be nice to reflect the vases, and I really like that this mirror isn't boring but also not gaudy. The only issue I would have with the mirror is it might reflect the ugly speaker backs and stereo cables from certain angles.

Idea #2: 3 of these drawings hung next to each other:



Together, they would be about 60" (160 cm) wide and 24" (60 cm) tall. I like these because I like classical architecture and art. It's very hard for me to find art I like. Most of it looks like a 2 year old got loose with the crayons, or it's flowers or something too feminine for me.

I asked two girls and they both preferred the mirror, but they both said it's because they are young and pretty and enjoy looking at themselves in mirrors. What say the citizens of Houzz.com? Any insights or experiences to share? Thanks in advance.

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