It's unfortunate the light over the sink isn't mounted a bit higher so you could install a larger round mirror. They are easy to come by.

Can you measure the space available for the mirror? Hard to make suggestions without knowing.

I think a thin black frame will look the best.

lay the tile across the floor lengthwise... as if to make the floor look wider than it is.

I'd go with a thin black mirror frame.

RedRyder the space between the vanity and light is 40” h and the vanity is 48” long. Thank you everyone for your help. I’m so grateful!!

I didnt want a ”typical” mirror so i did this

If its not to late to change, i would put sconces up on each side of whatever mirror you choose. The light is more flattering and what is usually suggested by lighting professonals.when intalling lights for a vanity. A round or oval mirror might be more interesting since everything else is a rectangular shape.

Since you are going with a cold modern look, just a frame-less mirror would be fine.

no on the sconces and round bc like you said…kids need to see, but there is a rectangular mirror with curved corners that is coming in trend now homegoods or ordered thru walmart for delivery i also like the framelss option mentioned above

This is unrelated to your question, but if your bathtub is on an outside wall (it looks like it is) you should run the drywall all the way down to the floor. This will act as an air barrier and make your bathroom more comfortable in the cold winter as well as the hot summer. With the bathtub removed, this is the perfect time to correct this construction defect. And replace/repair the damaged insulation while you’re at it. This will push your bathtub out 1/2”. If you don’t have the room, or you’re plumber can’t make the adjustment to the drain, a smart membrane such as MemBrain can be used, or plain old poly if you are in a northern climate. If you’re in a warm climate, don’t use poly, use a smart membrane or drywall. Be sure to tape/spackle the drywall to the old drywall so it is a continuous air barrier.

For the floor, since it usually goes in after the tub walls, I would try to do a dry layout with the tiles and see how they look, but I’m thinking parallel with the long side of the tub (apron.) That may make the room like wider, whearas the other direction may make it look more like a bowling alley.

A round mirror. You havemany straight angles so a round mirror would soften the look.

Cut out two circles - one 36” and one 40” - out of plain paper. You’ll know right away which side is better.

Thinking about finishes is way more fun than worrying about problems, but I hope someone addresses that subfloor between the toilet flange and the toilet supply line.

ALWAYS take care of the structural stuff the right way the first time no matter what the cost. If fixing a problem breaks the budget, one can always downgrade the finishes for now and buy better when money comes back around!

You have good instincts. Wood would warm up the look and a round shape adds the female yin versus the yang -harder masculine rectangular edges.

Brianandbec yes the sub flooring is all being torn out and redone. Hence why the tub had to come out and everything was gutted. We had a leak behind the toilet that caused this all. Thank you for checking though.

If there is a round mirror, isn’t it tough for more than 1 person to see themselves in it? Yes I agree that a round mirror would look better but I have to think practically with 3 kids sharing that bathroom and all trying to use the mirror at the same time.

All of these comments are super helpful though and lots of things to consider. Thank you A for the drywall info behind the tub. We don’t start rebuild on it for a couple of more weeks so I will bring this up to the contractor. We are in NC so it can get warm here and cold.

I just made a whopper of a mistake by hanging a 24"x30" mirror vertically over a 48" vanity. It's already been switched to horizontal! (For a price, heh.) I suggest cutting out shapes and sizes and playing with placement when the vanity is in place. Or do it on graph paper if you like all the arithmetic involved.

I just checked our mirror, 30" probably isn't wide enough for the peeps standing off center, but 36" would be. Also seconding the rectangular mirror with rounded corners. Ours looks great. I love the way it looks. As for black or wood, I would probably choose a natural-finish wood for the warmth and variety, BUT ... One of the "rules" when mixing finishes is don't use any finish only once in a space. Is there another place to use wood? Maybe floating shelves over the toilet? Or a wooden box on the top of the toilet tank? All the best! This is a fun thing to do, but really, all these decisions can be stressful. I am finally down to choosing artwork. Yay!

Thank you susanthammond! Yes I was going to do matching floating shelves above the toilet:) I appreciate the size of mirror experience. That's super helpful.

Hi! Did you end up finishing your bathroom? I have similar questions and would love to see what you decided on!