Unlacquered Brass Mirrors discount codes
Size it against the vanity below it, and ask what the glass is. A frame outlives cheap silvering by a decade.
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What size mirror over a basin?
Roughly two thirds to three quarters of the width of the vanity below it. Wider and it reads as a window, much narrower and it looks lost. Centre it near eye height, usually sixty to sixty five inches from the floor.
Will the frame tarnish in a bathroom?
Yes, faster than anywhere else in the house, and fastest along the bottom edge where steam condenses. Wiping it dry slows it down. Most people stop after a month, which is fine, because the finish is meant to move.
Does the glass itself matter?
More than the frame, in a damp room. Cheap silvering black spots at the edges within a few years and no frame saves it. Ask whether the backing is rated for a bathroom.
Size it against the vanity, not the wall
A mirror over a basin looks right at roughly two thirds to three quarters of the width of the vanity below it. Wider than the vanity and it reads as a window, narrower than half and it looks lost. Hang it so the centre sits near eye height for the people using it, which is usually somewhere between sixty and sixty five inches from the floor.
Brass in a wet room
Humidity accelerates everything. An unlacquered brass frame in a bathroom with a shower in it will patina faster than the same frame in a hallway, and fastest along the bottom edge where steam condenses and runs. Wiping the frame dry after a shower slows it down. Most people stop bothering after a month, which is fine, because the finish is meant to move.
The glass matters as much as the frame
Ask what the mirror itself is. Cheap silvering black spots at the edges within a few years in a damp room, and no frame saves it. Copper backed or waterproof backed glass costs more and is the difference between a mirror that lasts a decade and one that does not.
Hanging it
A solid brass frame with real glass is heavy. Find the studs or use fixings rated well above the weight, and use two points rather than one so it cannot swing out of level. In a tiled wall, drill on the lowest speed with the hammer action off, or you will crack a tile and start again.