USE MIRROR-GLASS FOR CREATING RICH FURNISHING EFFECTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 898, 15 February 1930, Page 23

USE MIRROR-GLASS FOR CREATING RICH FURNISHING EFFECTS

Such effective results are to be rhieved by the skilful use of a piece *, mirror glass in the right place, that it > s surprising to find so few women seizing the opportunities of£Yor instance, a charming effect is to he gained by placing on the wall immediately behind the bracket on which a statuette is posed a strip of lookingKl ass of the same height. In this way you have a reflection of the whole of the figure, which is very effective from an artistic point of view. If a handsome flower-piece or a line landscape hangs upon one wall, vou roav enjoy it doubly if on the wall opposite you place a mirror tilted correctly to give a pleasant reflection of the picture. This is a most useful notion in a narrow room. Pretty, too. is the effect of the slid-ing-shutter fronted with squares of mirror-glass. When the shutter is drawn at night, the room itself is reflected with very good and luxurious effect. Instead of feeling "shut in’’ you enjoy the suggestion of nessA semi-circular table, placed against a wall on which a long mirror has been fixed, looks like a circular e*e that extends beyond the actual room. This idea is especially valuable in giving greater dignity to a room that is not too well proportioned. And a mirror fixed at the back of a divan not only protects the wall, but also enlivens things with a duplication of cushions and couch. A mirror-top to an occasional table is still another suggestion worth remembering, since it shows off ornaments to the best advantage.