The Design Journal

STONE backlit organic mirror above a cylindrical stone basin in a powder room

The Powder Room Mirror: Size, Shape and Light for a Small Room

Size the powder room mirror to the vanity, then let the shape carry the room. The numbers, the light, and STONE and PEBBLE compared.

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VITA backlit mirror above a floating oak vanity with a marble top and a wall-mounted faucet

ADA Mirror Height: The 40 Inch Rule for Accessible Bathrooms

The ADA mirror height rule is 40 inches to the reflecting surface over a lavatory. Where to measure, how the numbers stack, and which sizes fit.

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ACARI 60 x 36 front-lit LED mirror, a standard bathroom mirror size for a wide vanity, above a long marble vanity

Standard Bathroom Mirror Sizes, and the Claris Pieces in Each

The standard bathroom mirror sizes, portrait, landscape and round, with the live Claris pieces in each format and the point where a custom size takes over.

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ORSO backlit round mirror over a vanity, sized narrower than the cabinet with open wall on each side

Round Mirror Over a Vanity: What Size Fits, Inch by Inch

What size round mirror over a vanity: diameters for every vanity width, why the smaller size is the safer call, and the rounds that fit each band.

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BOCA front-lit double vanity mirror, one wide piece of glass over a black stone vanity with two basins

Double Vanity Mirror Ideas: One Mirror or Two Over the Basins

One wide mirror or a matched pair over a double vanity: the sizes, the spacing between two mirrors, and the Claris pieces built for each route.

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MORENO backlit LED mirror hung at the right mirror height over a vanity, above a wall-mounted brass faucet

Mirror Height Over a Vanity: How High to Hang the Glass

How high to hang a mirror over a vanity: the gap above the counter, the eye-level centre, the ceiling line, and how the mirror's own height moves all three.

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A Claris backlit LED mirror with a frosted light-carrying frame, sized in proportion above a travertine floating vanity in a warm plaster bathroom

What Size Mirror for Your Vanity? A Complete Sizing Guide

What size mirror for your vanity? Start 2 to 4 inches narrower than the vanity, plus round diameters, double-vanity pairs, and a sizing table from Claris.

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VITA LED mirror above a floating vanity in a travertine bathroom by Claris Company

The Art of Reflection: Designing the Modern Bathroom Mirror

By Beverly Gene, Design Consultant, Claris Company. Every recommendation in this guide is checked against the specification sheets of the mirrors we build, and re-checked when the guide is updated. VITA in a travertine bathroom. Glass, light, and form, settled...

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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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