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A custom twin-arch tinted Claris mirror in a deep oxblood powder room by Phoenix Grey

A Mirror as Design, Not Decoration: Two Custom Pieces with Phoenix Grey

Two powder rooms, two custom Claris mirrors made with designer Phoenix Grey. How a bespoke shape, tint, and glass turn a mirror into the room's centrepiece.

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A large frameless backlit LED mirror above a warm stone vanity in a calm, premium bathroom

What Size Mirror for Your Vanity? A Complete Sizing Guide

How to size a vanity mirror: width, height, round options, single vs double vanity, and lighting. Clear rules of thumb from design pros, plus a sizing table.

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Backlit LED bathroom mirror in a wood-paneled vanity, custom-sized to the wall by Claris Company.

The Ultimate Mirror Sizing Guide

A designer's guide to specifying a mirror that fits the wall. Width, height, aspect ratio, clearance, scale by room, and when to call custom.

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Modern bathroom mirror by Claris in low-iron Belgian glass, lit for the face.

The Art of Reflection: Designing the Modern Bathroom Mirror

The Radiance Collection A bathroom mirror does more than reflect. It sets the first read of the room each morning, holds the light, and frames the most-seen surface in the house. At Claris Company, the mirror is the centrepiece, not...

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PULSE DECOR full-length backlit mirror on a warm wall in a home-living interior. Belgian glass. Claris Company.

The Full-Length Mirror, and the Glass Behind It

A full-length mirror is the hardest test a piece of glass can face: any distortion shows at body height. The Claris wardrobe range, and why the substrate matters more here than anywhere else.

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ACARI front-lit LED bathroom mirror casting direct, even task light on the face. Belgian glass. Claris Company.

Front-Lit Mirrors: Direct Light for the Face

Front-lit mirrors put LED light in front of the face, where grooming actually happens. When to choose front-lit over backlit, and how Solenne, Norma, Beno, Lugo, and Nano each place the light differently.

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STONE organic asymmetric mirror with a warm LED halo in a modern bathroom. Belgian glass. Claris Company.

The Organic Mirror: Why Asymmetry Reads as Elegance

Asymmetrical and irregular mirrors are the fastest-growing silhouette in bathroom design. A look at why the organic form reads as elegance, through Stone, Butterfly, Pebble, Como, and Emira.

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STONE Terra mirror in a sculptural backlit bathroom installation. Organic asymmetric form.

What Makes a Quality Bathroom Mirror: A Designer's Reference

What makes a quality bathroom mirror? Four marks: clarity, light, form, craft. A designer's reference from Claris.

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Claris Vivo backlit LED mirror in a dark-wood bathroom vanity, reflecting true tonal balance under wall-mounted sconces.

Low Iron Mirror: What Makes a Claris Mirror Clearer

Low iron mirror glass returns the room without the green cast standard mirrors carry. A designer's guide to ultra-low-iron Belgian float and copper-free silvering.

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