Frameless Wall Mirrors

At home: Wall to wall inspiration

It seems strange to get so excited about walls, but I do. For me, a wall is a beautiful blank canvas. A great big opportunity. I can't wait to get "painting".

My "paints" are virtually anything I can find, or hang, or lean against that wall - photographs, art, ceramics, carvings, obscure curios discovered in bottom drawers, gorgeous objects unearthed in unlikely flea markets.

Sometimes a wall is beautiful as it is. Faded wallpaper can look fantastic. Layers of paint revealed following centuries of decoration can be a mesmerising work of art. Even fresh plaster itself - drying at different speeds to leave a rich patina of pinks - has a warm, lustrous appeal that a flat, white, painted wall can never match. Cold minimalism has its place, but not at my place.

So does the world need a book about walls? Well, you can be the judge. All I know is that a lot of people are quite daunted by that blank canvas before them. How do I hang photos? Which colours create a feeling of space? Should I go framed or frameless? Can I mix the two? Is it okay to hang plates?

In my day-to-day role as a buyer of interior décor, I'm always asked such questions.

In fact it has become something of an in-joke: "Does Mrs James approve?" The fact is, what Mrs James thinks is irrelevant. You really don't need my approval or anyone else's. If it works for you, it works. Anything goes. Well, almost. We all have a taste limit. But what is key is creating walls that reflect you and your family and your personality. I'm always amazed by the creativity demonstrated within people's homes. I regularly steal ideas for my own home and, inspired by a particular wall scheme, will set out to find similar art or artefacts that I can sell in my store (or often just keep for myself!).

To prove my theory that style is 100 per cent personal, my new book offers a glimpse into other people's homes: friends, colleagues, friends of friends, friends of colleagues, all people who have been brave enough to take on a blank canvas and produce a stunning work of art. And there's the rub. To produce any art you have to be prepared to expose yourself to judgment, to opinion, to, dare I say it, the whims of fashion. You have to be confident enough to say, "This is what I believe in, this is what I like, this is my soul exposed". The best art is the bravest art, when artists have dared to create something new or challenging rather than copy what already exists.

So Mrs James is quite adamant that the walls you see are not there to be copied. They are there to provide inspiration for your own artistic journey.

Bathroom Wall Mirrors | Home & House | Bathroom Design

Bathroom Wall Mirrors – Mirror, Mirror about the Wall which is the Fairest of You All?

Bathroom wall mirrors are another home item which has changed from as being a purely utilitarian personal grooming tool right into a current fashions addition in your bathroom design ideas . I’ve chosen a variety of a number of the latest style trends to inform you what’s new:

This very exciting new bathroom wall mirror is ideal for a very contemporary room. It’s the Halogen Lighted Bathroom Hard-Wire mirror which you’ll obtain Lamps Plus online. It is a large frameless mirror with eight halogen lights in two columns of four years old on either side of the mirror. The lighting is a part of the mirror and so are flush with all the surface gives it an ultra-modern yet attractive appearance. With halogen bulbs you generally get a very bright, white light and also this mirror is ideal for shaving and applying make-up. The mirror is 23-1/2″ wide. You can buy this super bathroom mirror on the internet and it costs 4.91 from Lamps Plus.

Another contemporary mirror which may remain in any bathroom curtain style is the Oval Bathroom Wall Mirror from CoolBathrooms online. It is frameless using a beveled edge and the fittings are polished chrome. The mirror is fixed far away of 3″ in the wall and this lets you tilt it to offer different viewing angles. The height is 29″ and also the width is 21″ for the mirror plus 2″ for that chrome fittings. This elegant bathroom wall mirror costs 9.99.

Next is the petite and pretty Manhattan Oval Silver mirror. The frame is roofed in silver leaf and also the delicate oval form of the mirror can make it look feminine and dainty. This mirror would match well using a small patterned old-style bathroom curtain fabric in cool colors to fit the silver frame. The size are 31″ x 21″ x 1″ and you can choose the Manhattan Oval Silver bathroom wall mirror for 7 dollars from Irawoods online.

If you prefer something more lively within your bathroom design , how about some dolphins leaping about in your wall? The Leaping Dolphins Ocean Scene bathroom wall mirror comes from Mayaswholesale store on EBay. It’s a medium-sized round mirror with hand-painted scene of dolphins leaping from your sea and generally having a good time playing together. This is the kind of thing that both animal lovers and kids like to have within their bathroom design as well as the happy expressions from the dolphins will invariably bring a grin to your face. It is also very easy to purchase bathroom shower curtains that also feature jumping dolphins to finish the ocean theme. The frame colors are blue and grey shades and also the price for this charming bathroom wall mirror is .85.

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