Bathroom mirrors are an essential feature of the modern bathroom in New Zealand. They enable our personal cleaning and grooming, enhance lighting and create a feeling of spaciousness. From full length mirrors to vanity mirrors with lights, there is no shortage of options to choose from. If you’re looking to buy a bathroom mirror, ArchiPro has an extensive range of products to consider.
Bathroom mirrors present countless creative opportunities with decisions such as styles, materials, and shapes needing to be taken into consideration. Although this makes up only one of the many bathroom accessories available in New Zealand, it is arguably the most important.
Aside from their crucial functionality, other considerations such as space, lighting, installation, and ongoing maintenance also need to be taken into account.
The material chosen is often dependent on your current bathroom style and design and will range from wood, glass, aluminium, bronze, copper, stone, or acrylic. At the end of the day, the best bathroom mirrors should serve both functional and decorative purposes.
Wall mirrors are more of a general term for all kinds and types of mirrors in New Zealand that are mounted on a wall in a bathroom. A frameless mirror may be chosen, or a more traditional framed option could be picked, each imparting a different feel to a bathroom. The installation of wall mirrors is completely dependent on the size and weight of the chosen mirror.
Full-length bathroom mirrors are a great way to add and create space and also make a bathroom seem larger through illusion. Additionally, these mirrors are an excellent way to enhance the natural and artificial light in a bathroom. Full-length mirrors can be cleverly placed behind doors, on shower doors or on other interleading doors if space is limited.
Large bathroom mirrors with LED lights are becoming more and more advanced and can be bought with the latest lighting technology in New Zealand. This includes the incorporation of Smart technology with voice and touch control. Mirrors with LED lights provide an extremely useful source of light when the usual bathroom lighting is poor or insufficient.
Not only is light created, but bathroom mirrors with lights can mimic natural light, giving the user a perfect condition to apply makeup or style their hair. The placement of a vanity mirror with lights is usually either above a vanity or installed within a vanity.
This full-length bath mirror does not require any installation and is rather just placed on the floor, angled against the wall. The versatility and ease of placing it anywhere make this type of mirror appealing. The angle at which the mirror is placed is a clever illusion often used in New Zealand to make the ceiling look higher than it is.
A pivoting mirror is fixed to a wall but can be pulled away and can be angled in different ways. This allows an individual to choose the perfect angle, view, and lighting when needed. Many different features can be included when purchasing a pivot mirror, such as lighting options, or a two-sided mirror with a traditional surface and a magnified surface. They are excellent for shaving or using as a lighted makeup mirror.
A mirror cabinet combines a mirror and a cabinet into one unit, offering storage space and a reflective surface. They are commonly used in bathrooms and come in various styles, sizes, and materials. It is important to consider the bathroom's size and style when choosing a mirror cabinet.
Besides styles and materials, there are several mirror shapes to choose from for your bathroom. Often, different shapes are more suited to specific areas and not every kind of mirror will always be available in every shape. The most common mirror shapes are square, round, oval and rectangular though you can find others like hexagonal and star as well as more unique designer options.
Square mirrors have a classic appeal and help bring focus to a bathroom. They are extremely practical, task-oriented choices that will allow you to conduct your grooming/cleaning without distraction.
Round mirrors create dynamic contrast between a bathroom's straight lines. The curves of a rounded mirror can also complement any other curved elements in the room which is useful if that’s a prominent characteristic.
Rectangular mirrors are the most commonly chosen mirror shape in New Zealand and can either be hung vertically or horizontally. Lastly, besides the traditional shapes, unique or decorative mirrors can also be purchased. These vary in an endless amount of possibilities and can be uniquely customised.
Some of the advantages of bathroom mirrors have already been covered but it's worth emphasising them all so you can make a choice that covers them all, as not all will.
The reflective quality of mirrors for cleaning and grooming is vital for everyday life which is what makes them so essential in the first place. Ensuring the mirror is big enough to be able to do this comfortably is important, especially if there are times when the mirror has to be shared.
The enhancement of light is another advantage that wall mirrors bring, especially concerning filling in natural dark spots that your ceiling and wall lights don’t cover. They work great with natural light too if your bathroom has a window or a skylight.
Stylised shapes and frames also present an opportunity to create a strong visual statement that can set the tone and atmosphere of a space. There are some fantastic designer mirrors available that are incredibly bold and unique allowing you to give your bathroom a point of difference that will draw the eye.