The first mentions of mirrors go back to the Stone Age. Ancient people polished pieces of tin, gold, and platinum to a shine. In China, archaeologists found bronze mirrors. Later they learned to make them from silver. But a glass mirror, close to the modern one, was invented in the thirteenth century. Since then, this seemingly simple object has become firmly established in our everyday life.
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When we wake up every morning, we go to the bathroom, where we see our reflection. We don't leave the house until we look in the mirror and make sure that we look great. The mirror helps motorists monitor traffic on the road. In one word, we use it for its intended purpose - to reflect. However, this subject is not so simple.
Feng Shui mirror - properties
People have long known about the mysterious properties of mirrors. No wonder they are widely used in white and black magic.
mirror magic
In Feng Shui, mirrors play a rather important role. To change something you need to turn to the mirror for help. However, they must be handled very carefully so as not to cause harm (!), since this is a rather strong and serious object that has the ability to make the necessary changes, both in your living space and in your destiny.
According to Feng Shui, a mirror not only reflects, but also attracts and recreates the missing space, and creates the illusion of a large room, and also redistributes the flow of Qi. For a mirror to be beneficial and double your luck, it must be in the right place.
Location of mirrors in the living room
Mirrors in the living room are placed to visually expand the space and effectively decorate the interior. Here they can have the most original and even bizarre forms. Based on the goal, here are good options for how to place a mirror in the living room. ↓
Accent mirror above the fireplace
If there is a fireplace in the living room, then this is a good option for placing a mirror. This way it will complement the main accent of the room. You can place it directly on the fireplace or attach it to the wall a little higher.
Mirror on the fireplace - a fashionable design solution
In a room with high ceilings, you can hang the mirror high enough to visually balance the lower and upper parts of the living room. If the goal is to make the mirror the main accent of the living room, then choose models with a massive frame in a color that contrasts with the shade of the walls. Or in an original frame, for example, a sun mirror.
A decorative sun mirror will become the main accent of the living room, which will certainly attract attention.
If it serves as an additional piece of furniture, it is enough to choose a frame several shades darker (for light walls) or lighter (for dark walls).
Thanks to the calm tone of the frame, the mirror does not draw attention to itself
Lifehack! If the mirror needs to be glued to the wall, use an MDF panel backing. This way you will create an ideal plane under the mirror if the wall has flaws, and the glue will hold more reliably.
Above the sofa
The most popular and perhaps the most convenient option. This way you don't see your reflection when you're resting. A harmonious composition is created, the room visually becomes larger and more stylish.
In a living room located on the south side, designers recommend hanging a mirror on the wall opposite the window
Above the sofa, as well as above the fireplace, a decorative sun mirror is appropriate.
A decorative sun mirror will be an alternative to the usual painting or panel that is usually hung above the sofa
On a note! If there are small children in the house, this accommodation option will not suit you. Choose a place that is more inaccessible for him.
Between the windows
According to Feng Shui rules, you cannot hang a mirror in front of windows. Then why not place it between the windows! This solution creates the illusion that there is another window on the wall, just of a non-standard shape.
A mirror between the windows will fill the empty space and add light due to the reflected sunlight
Where not to hang a mirror
You should not place the mirror so that it reflects the front door or windows. This can lead to the fact that favorable energy will not accumulate in the house, but will be immediately reflected back to the street, which is extremely unfavorable for its residents.
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“Don’t hang a mirror in the doorway, because you simply won’t be able to get into your apartment, and no Qi will help you.”
Place a mirror in a sleeping place, as it reflects sleeping people and emits powerful qi energy. As you know, in a dream a person is vulnerable to the action of invisible forces and energies.
A mirror in the bedroom can lead to cheating spouses or even divorce. If you do have a mirror opposite your bed, cover it with some impenetrable fabric at night.
You should not place a mirror in the house too high or too low, this leads to an imbalance of qi energies. Hang it so that family members can freely reflect in it to their full height, rather than bending down to look at themselves.
How to throw away this item correctly?
Contrary to all superstitions, a cracked or broken mirror does not promise absolutely no troubles or misfortunes. According to Feng Shui, this means that the glass has absorbed the maximum amount of negative currents and requires urgent replacement to maintain harmony and well-being in the home.
Before throwing away the mirror, be sure to collect all the fragments and rinse them thoroughly with cold running water. It is important not to be reflected in the broken pieces, so as not to leave a piece of your soul there. After this, the remains of the mirror are wrapped in thick cloth and thrown away without any fear .
Since mirrors represent a link between the material and spiritual world and act as a conductor of energies, it is extremely important to place them in the home as required by the teachings of Feng Shui. Compliance with the basic rules and recommendations will allow you to fill your home with only positive energy and harmony, giving all residents health, well-being and success!
Where should you hang a mirror?
In the hallway, hang a mirror so that the people in it can be seen from head to toe, and in no case will the front door be reflected.
Hang a large wall mirror in the dining room, which will reflect a beautifully set table. This will make it seem like there is twice as much food.
An important condition in Feng Shui is that the mirror must be of such a size that the seated people along with the food are reflected in it completely, with all parts of the body, and not just half.
It is very favorable, from the point of view of Feng Shui, when the mirror reflects something that pleases the eye - a garden or a beautiful landscape. And perhaps a pond.
Reflecting a body of water is comparable to bringing a new property into your home. This symbolically helps to increase wealth and acquire new wealth.
mirror in the hallway
What can you put next to it?
Since a mirror can amplify both positive and negative energy , it is extremely important to pay attention to what is in front of it. It is very important that these are things or objects that evoke exclusively positive emotions in the people living in the house.
If you want to attract success in any area, you can place a corresponding talisman in front of a reflective surface, which is associated with well-being, success, financial wealth, love, happiness, etc. However, you should be extremely careful with feng shui symbols (especially this applies to trigrams), which, depicted upside down in the mirror, can carry a completely opposite energy charge.
Another important nuance is that in no case should mirrors reflect ugliness, devastation and ugliness (garbage cans, loose wallpaper, fallen tiles or plaster and any disorder).
What problems can be solved with a mirror in the house?
Using mirrors in Feng Shui, you can eliminate the negative influence of “secret arrows” in a room. If you have a square column in your house, and its sharp corners are directed to the places where you spend most of your time, then you can remove its negative impact. To do this, attach mirrors to it on all sides. Make it completely “mirror-like”.
Also, thanks to a mirror, you can solve the problem of missing corners or illusorily extend the wall and even out the irregular shape of the room. But mirrors can be used in large quantities only if they do not reflect the stairs, front door, toilet, windows.
Good places for a mirror
Summarizing the above, let's determine the best places to place mirrors:
- in the dining room;
Large mirror in a frame for the living room - opposite amulets, symbols of well-being, thereby increasing their positive impact on everyday life and relationships in the family;
- in the corridor on the wall opposite the entrance.
Also, the optimal solution would be to choose a cabinet with doors that have a mirror surface. It is better to hang a mirror in the hallway on the side of the front door
You can hang two mirrors in the bathroom without creating a “corridor” of reflections. You can protect yourself and your loved ones from all kinds of negativity by placing a mirror on the outside of the door.
Mirror - a business assistant
Decorate the walls of shops or restaurants with mirrors, this will generate additional Yang Qi - the energy of life, activity, and wealth. This will attract an additional flow of buyers (visitors) and your business will flourish.
To increase profits, you can install a mirror so that it reflects the cash register. According to Feng Shui, a mirror will “double” sales. It would be nice if some symbol of good luck, previously placed next to it, would be reflected along with the cash register.
Location of mirrors in the dining room and kitchen
Is it possible to hang a mirror in the kitchen and dining room? Our answer is definitely yes. But here it serves only a decorative function. Therefore, do not try to place models that are too large or with a perfectly flat surface in the eating area. On the contrary, there will be a variety of shaped mirrors at the right time.
The ideal place for a mirror is in the dining area next to the dining table. But it should hang at eye level of a standing person. So as not to see yourself while eating.
Hang a mirror in the dining room so that you cannot see your reflection while sitting
Advice! To choose the height for placing a mirror in the dining room, focus on the area of the walls, just above the backs of sofas and chairs or the surface of the tabletops.
The mirror looks especially laconic, with a frame to match the dining room furniture
Furniture, dishes, and interior items can be mirrored. But try not to overdo it by using mirror surfaces in large quantities in the dining room or kitchen. Still, caring for mirrors requires quite frequent and thorough washing.
Mirror surfaces are great for a dining room
Popular beliefs about the magic of mirrors
There are a number of other beliefs associated with this piece of furniture. We tell you how to properly handle a mirror to avoid trouble:
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- You cannot show a mirror to a small child - he will lose sleep and will not be able to talk for a long time.
- Do not look in the mirror when you eat - you will “eat away” your beauty.
- If a child under 4 months old sees his reflection in the mirror, he will certainly develop rickets.
- A cracked mirror is a sign of misfortune and misfortune. If it unexpectedly fell and broke, someone in the family will soon die.
- The bride should not look in the mirror in full wedding attire, otherwise she will suffer failure in her family life.
- If two people of different sexes look in the mirror at the same time, one of them will certainly fall in love with the other.
- You can’t look in the mirror unwashed and unkempt more than 2 times. The third time the Evil One will pay attention to you and try to enslave your soul.
- It is forbidden to store cracked mirrors at home. Cracks are portals of sorts through which dark entities can enter our world.
Basic rules for the installation and placement of reflective sheets
In order for the purchased product to serve for a long time and please its owners, it is worth following the recommendations of specialists.
- If the reliability of the wall or fasteners does not inspire confidence, you should not hang the mirrors too high: if they fall off, they can cause serious injury.
- The position of the canvas must be strictly vertical so that the image is not distorted and people do not have unpleasant sensations when looking at it.
- No more than 2-3 models of different sizes and with different functions are placed in one room. For example, a product with an original design as decor, large in height and small next to the dressing table.
- Large mirrors should not be placed opposite each other, especially in narrow rooms: the mutual reflective effect is disorienting, causing discomfort and dizziness.
When choosing a location, you need to take into account that direct sunlight is extremely harmful to the surface. Under the influence of ultraviolet light, it gradually fades and becomes smoky.
Beauty is in the details. How else to complement the interior of the hallway
Feng Shui masters advise placing in front of the mirror something that evokes positive associations in you, thereby increasing your joy. However, no figures, symbols, talismans or trigrams should be placed in front of it, since the mirror will reflect their meaning the other way around. It is better to replace them with pleasant paintings with views of nature and fresh flowers.
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Mirrors were endowed with special powers not only in China. There are a great many Russian folk legends about them. Even in the 21st century, when returning home to retrieve a forgotten item, many glance at the mirror at random. Similarly, Slavic tradition prohibits keeping broken, cracked and dusty mirrors at home. And when getting ready for a new life or moving, you shouldn’t take an old mirror, especially if it has seen a lot of grief, to a new place. To a new life with a new mirror!
You can have different attitudes towards signs and feng shui, but listening to the wisdom of generations can be useful. Moreover, modern designers agree with many of the ideas of their ancestors in arranging a comfortable hallway.
Some historical facts
The first surfaces of platinum and gold polished to a shine were found by archaeologists - back in the Bronze Age, people used them as mini-mirrors. A more modern version is associated with the monk John Peckham, who learned to coat glass with a layer of tin. His invention was worse than modern mirrors in apartment interiors, because the concave elements distorted the reflection
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Flat mirrors are an invention of the 16th century. The crystal purity and transparency of the mirror sheet was so beautiful that even the Queen of France bought 119 mirrors for her office! One of them is now kept in the Louvre as the most expensive in the world, because its frame is covered with precious stones, and the glass itself is decorated with onyx and agate. royally beautiful frames in a modern apartment design with mirrors
, decorated with gilding or carvings.
Feng Shui taboo: prohibition of using old mirrors
If you want to increase your family budget, expel negative energy from your home that affects the well-being of your children and your relationship with your lover, then remember the basic rule of Feng Shui: mirrors must be new
and have no sharp corners.
These are powerful accumulators of negative and positive aura, they can tell about the life of previous owners, influence the surrounding atmosphere, cool the warmth of the home and mercilessly eliminate the cozy atmosphere in the house. Therefore, you should not decorate your apartment with antiques in the form of vintage mirrors.
WESTWING recommends an alternative way to decorate an interior in vintage or empire style: decorate mirror surfaces yourself, artificially creating the effect of antiquity
and the patina of time. You can choose an antique frame or baguette made of precious metal for your new mirror. But under no circumstances should you decorate your home with rare decorative items, even if they are a family heirloom. Otherwise, there is a high probability of repeating the fate of the previous owners.
If you accidentally break a mirror, you need to carefully collect the fragments, trying not to look at the reflection of your image in them. Then wipe them with a damp sponge, wrap them in cloth and dispose of them. Also, both dishes and mirrors fight for happiness. Therefore, you should not be upset if your favorite piece of interior decor suddenly becomes unsuitable for further use. In the WESTWING catalog you can easily find a worthy replacement that can fully eliminate the grief of losing a broken mirror sheet.
Fancy shapes, original design, chic frames, elegant stands
, bright lighting - all these are unique features of the model range of mirrors presented in our catalog. At any time you can clearly see all kinds of options for floor, wall, table mirrors, among which it is easy to find the ideal model for a specific room interior.
