Large Mirrors

What counts as a large mirror

Large is a size band rather than a single measurement, because the right size depends on the wall it goes on. A mirror that dominates a narrow hallway would look modest above a wide sideboard, so the band describes intent as much as dimension. As a rule the pieces here are big enough to act as the main feature of a wall rather than an accent beside something else, and most are wall-mounted rather than floor-standing. US shoppers search the same pieces as large wall mirrors or oversized mirrors; the range serves both terms from one edit. If you want head-to-toe reflection rather than wall presence, the full-length range is the better starting point, and if you are filling a small area between two doors, the wider mirrors range will suit you better than this one.

Shapes: rectangular, round, arched and irregular

Rectangular frames are the most common here and suit the space above a console, a sideboard or a mantel, where the horizontal line follows the furniture beneath. Hung portrait instead, the same shape adds height to a narrow stretch of wall. Round mirrors soften a room full of straight lines and work well on their own, with no corners to align against architecture, which makes them forgiving on a wall that is not quite square. Arched frames borrow the curve of a doorway and draw the eye upward, which helps in a room with low furniture or a high ceiling. Irregular and organic outlines read as a piece of wall art that happens to reflect, and suit a plain wall with nothing else competing for attention.

Frames and finishes

Finishes run through silver, gold and black, with grey, clear, bronze, white and brown frames alongside them. Silver and clear frames sit quietly in cooler schemes; gold warms a room with wood and tan upholstery; black reads sharper and more architectural. The profile matters as much as the colour: a slim modern frame almost disappears and lets the glass do the work, while a deeper traditional or ornate moulding holds the wall on its own and carries more visual weight than its size alone suggests. A frameless piece gives the cleanest line of all, with the glass edge polished rather than covered, which suits a contemporary room where the reflection matters more than the border around it.

Materials

Frames are made in wood, metal and resin, and every piece is glass. Timber frames bring warmth and take paint and stain well, so they suit period rooms and painted panelling. Metal frames allow a thinner profile for the same strength, which is what makes a slim-rimmed look possible at this size without the frame flexing. Resin holds fine moulded detail at a lower weight than carved timber, which matters on a large piece that has to hang safely on a single wall fixing.

Where a large mirror works

A hallway is the most common home for one. Hallways are often narrow and rarely have a window of their own, and a large mirror on the long wall widens the space and borrows light from the rooms either side. In a living room, hung opposite a window, it returns daylight into the room and doubles the view; hung on the same wall as the window instead, it will mostly reflect the wall opposite, so the placement is worth thinking about before the fixing goes in. Above a mantel or sideboard it gives the wall a centre and anchors whatever sits below it. In a bedroom it works above a chest of drawers or on the wall facing the window rather than the bed, where the reflection can be distracting at night.

Sizing and hanging

Weight is the thing to plan for at this size. Use fixings rated for both the mirror and the wall type, and fix into a stud or use proper anchors on plasterboard rather than plugs alone; each product page lists the weight so you can buy the right fixing before it arrives. Two people make the job easier and safer on anything above a metre. Above a console or mantel, keep the frame roughly two-thirds the width of the piece beneath it. On an open wall, go by the scale of the room rather than filling every inch, and measure the clear space including the height between any dado rail and the ceiling line before choosing.

Browse related ranges

For the wider catalogue see our parent mirrors page, or the shape-led round mirrors and arched mirrors edits. For head-to-toe pieces see full-length mirrors.