Antique mirrored wall behind bath?

last year

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building our home & I am leaning modern european influence. Our bathroom has a wall behind the bath tub similar to the photo with the dog. Instead of tiling, I am thinking about an antique mirror like the one pictured below. Let me know your thoughts! For additional context, we have chosen calacutta cremo for all vanities and brass sconces throughout with a chandelier above the tub!

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BeverlyFLADeziner
last year
Lovely concept.

I had a mirrored wall in my tub/shower enclosure instead of tile, & the water sprayed on the mirror daily. The glazer of course recommended the wall behind be waterproof and he lacquered the back of the mirror to protect the silver glazing.

There's antique mirror or wavy glass with antique silvering.
littlemissdena
last year
Not for me! I think it would be difficult to keep clean.
And I wouldn’t want to look at myself in the bath. Also, the antique finish makes the space feel dark
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Design Fan (NE z7a)
last year
Try it, it’s a pretty look.

I like the mirror better in the 1st photo where it runs the length of the tub rather than the width of the tub in the 2nd photo.
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BeverlyFLADeziner
last year
Person here who had the mirror in her shower. Let me say I installed the mirror at age 30. Now at 73 I have to force myself to look in the mirror in order to leave the house.

The heavy antiquing works for me. It provide a bit of sparkle without being able to see an accurate image.
kathleen MK
last year
Well you can face away from the mirror if you don't want diet reminders as you soak. It would get less spray than a shower enclosure. Where will you put the bath products you need at hand?
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HALLETT & Co.
last year
Our long vanity is directly opposite our shower with about seven linear feet of plate mirror. I never notice it. I think the antique mirror could be nice. When you say like the photo with the (adorable) dog I hope the tub isn’t going to be up on a platform.
Kendrah
last year
An antiqued mirror can turn from classy to cheesy pretty fast. I think a lot of it depends on the materials and finishing you are using around it. I think it would look down right cheap in the adorable dog photo. But in other spaces, I can certainly see it.
Rho Dodendron
last year
Nope don't do it. When I saw your post title I assumed you had just moved into a house that is a tacky refugee from the 1960's.
la_la Girl
last year
Agree with Kendrah that it depends on the other materials - my MIL had it in a master bath with lots of faux painting and it felt like too much

but if the other materials in the bath are quiet and super lux then I think it could work
palimpsest
last year
Heavily antiqued and in the right style of bathroom it would be nice. I don't think water spray on a daily basis would be an issue because the mirror is already distressed and cloudy. It really needs a layout like the first picture: something formal. I don't think it would work in a lot of bathroom styles or layouts.
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Norwood Architects
last year
It's really a matter of personal choice. Some people might love the antiqued mirror look and some might not. The aspect that does concern me a bit is the fragility of the mirror. If someone fell hard against that wall would there be a danger of the mirror shattering and cutting someone up pretty badly. Probably not but it is something to consider.