When I check into a hotel, one of the first things I look for — alongside handy bedside plugs and high-thread-count cotton sheets — is a full-length mirror. Too often, it is tucked inside a wardrobe and cuts you off somewhere around the calf. But occasionally you find the true sign of luxury: a mirror that reaches all the way to the floor. Whether it is wall-mounted or casually propped against it in that undone-luxury way, I’m content.
So why don’t I hold my own home to the same standard? In my rented London flat, drilling into the walls is a no-go, while finding an uninterrupted patch of floor-to-ceiling wall space is its own kind of challenge. That’s why IKEA’s new KOMPISHANG Standing Mirror has caught my attention.
