Mirrored furniture - yea or nay?

[Anonymous]

I saw an article (maybe the Post?) recently that showed a little girl's room done in bright pink with green accents. The chest between the two twin beds was a mirrored chest. I loved it, but I haven't been able to find one. In searching online, it looks like mirrored furniture is a recent trend. I'm not having much luck finding one for less than $600, though, so it may be a moot point.

http://www.blogcatalog.com/search.frame.php?term=mirrored+dresser&id=d773088b0d026f08672aa760190b6b5b

So, yea or nay?

[Anonymous]

I like them, but probably wouldn't get one. I can't imagine all the litte finger prints and kiss marks that are bound to collect on it.

[Anonymous]

Well, that's part of the Hollywood Regency trend from a few years ago... maybe 2002-ish?

The yea or nay depends on what you want from it. Are you creating a whole room that's similarly glam? Do you have an Art Deco home in general? Are you trying an eclectic look that needs kind of a stand-out piece? I think girls' rooms can get away with an extra helping of drama.

On the other hand, I haven't seen a lot of this in the last couple of years. It's a sharp look, but I don't think it's such a recent trend.

[Anonymous]

is it childproof? if someone falls against it will it break in little pieces?

[Anonymous]

Nay! Looks like it will be dated in about 2 minutes, but not before it gets all smudgy.

[Anonymous]

Z Gallerie had a mirrored furniture line, not sure if they still do.

[Anonymous]

I've seen lots of design shows where they always say not to put mirrored furniture in any area with lots of traffic, or any place it will get handled a lot. Apparently they damage easily. You know that black smudgy look mirrors sometimes get in spots after awhile? That's what will happen. Might not be the best choice for a kids room.

[Anonymous]

OP here. After thinking about the reality of fingerprints in a high touch area like my DD's room, and the possibility of shattering if something fell on it... I think this is a kids' room idea I'm going to pass on. Since it was so $$ anyway, that's not too hard to deal with for me!

[Anonymous]

wait a minute... do interior designers have kids? what a stupid idea to put a mirror like dresser in a kids room!

[Anonymous]

Depends on the age of the child.

[Anonymous]

Um, no thanks.

[Anonymous]

I really do not like it but maybe it looked good with the other furniture.