‘It will create a sense of balance and proportionality’ – if you’re buying a living room mirror, this is the sizing rule to follow

A white living room with a lit fireplace and a curved-edge mirror leaning on top of it.

I’ve spoken and written at length about living room lighting rising in popularity in recent times. But there is one other element of lounge decor getting more right now – and that’s living room mirrors. If you are looking to invest in a new one, though, there is a living room mirror sizing rule that experts recommend taking note of.

Living room mirror ideas are trending. Just in the last month alone, ‘decorative mirrors for living room’ and ‘large wall mirror for living room’ have attracted over 5000 Google searches, according to a Google Trends report. Given what the right style, size and placement of a mirror can do for a living space - like making a small living room look bigger - I’m not surprised.