Gold Mirrors
That item has been discontinued, but here are similar options.
Gold mirrors do two jobs at once. The glass pushes daylight deeper into the room, and the frame holds on to the warm part of that light after the sun drops, so a wall that went flat at six still has a glow at nine. That second job is why I keep choosing gold over black or silver. A gold mirror reads as warmth first and reflection second, and warmth is what most rooms are short on.
The collection covers the whole family. A round gold mirror breaks up a room full of right angles, a gold arch mirror gives a tall wall a softer top line, and a tall gold floor mirror leans against the wall for one last look before you leave the house. Finishes run from bright gold leaf to antiqued gold and darker antique brass, on frames of iron, wood, cast aluminum or stainless steel.
How to choose a gold wall mirror
Size the gold mirror to the furniture, not the wall
The most common mistake is buying a mirror for the wall instead of for the piece under it. Over a console or sideboard, aim for a mirror about two thirds the width of the furniture, and use the same rule over a sofa. When the wall itself is the point, the end of a hallway or the space over a fireplace, look at the large gold mirrors, where every frame measures 48 inches or more on its longest side and carries the wall on its own.
Gold mirror shapes: round, oval, arched or rectangle
Shape decides how a mirror behaves in the room more than finish does. A round frame softens. A rectangle organizes. An arch pulls the eye up, and a gold oval mirror does the same in a narrower footprint, useful on a slim wall beside a door.
Choose the finish by what is already in the room
Bright gold leaf throws the most light back into a dark room. An antique gold mirror has been rubbed back and darkened, so it sits comfortably with walnut and leather or a deep wall color, and it forgives fingerprints. Champagne gold is the cool end of the family and gets along with nickel fixtures you are not planning to replace.
Brass mirrors and gold mirrors: the same warmth, a different metal
Brass mirror and gold mirror get searched almost interchangeably, and in a room that is fair. Brass is a metal with its own warm yellow color. Gold, on a mirror frame, usually means gold leaf or a gold finish over iron, aluminum or wood. From across the room the two read as one family.
Antique brass mirrors versus polished brass
An antique brass mirror has a browner, deeper tone with some variation across the surface, and it looks settled from the first day. Polished and brushed brass are brighter and more even, closer to new gold leaf. If you are hanging a gold bathroom mirror or a brass one, match it to the faucet rather than the light fixture, because the faucet sits right below the frame in every reflection.
A vintage brass mirror in a modern room
A vintage brass mirror with an ornate or scalloped frame works when it is the only old thing on that wall. Over a clean lined console it reads as a choice. Surround it with more ornament and the whole wall starts to look like a shop window.
Where gold mirrors earn their place
Gold mirrors for the entryway and living room
In an entryway, a gold mirror is the first warm surface anyone sees, and it spreads the light of the lamp on the console below. In a living room, hang it beside or across from a window rather than facing a blank wall, so it has something worth reflecting.
Hanging height for a gold wall mirror
Center the mirror near eye level, roughly 57 to 60 inches from the floor. Over furniture, leave six to ten inches of air between the top of the piece and the bottom of the frame instead. Too high is the usual error, and a mirror that only reflects the ceiling has no job left to do.