Listen to this guide
A 180 cm floor mirror fits when four things check out before you order: the floor outline (listed width plus the skirting and the base projection you plan), the wall behind it, the top edge against your eye line from where you will stand, and a support arrangement the listing approves. Here are the four checks, with the real numbers from our in stock 180 cm mirrors.
Key takeaways
- Tape the whole outline. A Titan Arched on its stand needs 33 cm of floor depth by its listing; a leaner needs the skirting plus the projection plus the frame.
- Leaning barely lowers the mirror: pull the base out 25 cm and the top edge drops under 2 cm. The lean changes what the glass shows, not how tall it stands.
Step 1: get the real numbers off the listing
Every listing carries two sizes. The overall size, 180 by 80 cm on most of ours, is the frame edge to edge: the number for the floor and wall checks. The reflective area on a framed mirror is smaller by the frame face on each side: the number for the reflection check. Frameless pieces such as the Rachelle and the Eclipse are polished glass to the edge, so the two are the same.
Then take the frame depth (15 mm frameless, 32 mm aluminium, 45 mm on the Branewood and Tresson), the weight (12 to 25 kg), and the support arrangement the listing approves, because that decides the footprint. Our 180 cm range has three: a stand in the box (Titan Arched, Titan Alba, Zenith X, Zenith Alba, all also approved to lean or wall mount with the included hardware), lean or wall only (Titan X, Arcadia X, Nocturne, Branewood, Tresson), and frameless lean or wall (Rachelle, Gabriel, Eclipse).
| In stock 180 cm mirror | Width | Frame depth | Weight | Approved arrangement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titan Arched | 80 cm | 32 mm | 19 kg | stand (33 cm deep), lean or wall |
| Zenith X | 80 cm | 32 mm | 19 kg | stand (27 cm deep), lean or wall |
| Titan X, Arcadia X | 80 cm | 32 mm | 16 kg | lean or wall |
| Rachelle (frameless) | 80 cm | 15 mm | 22 kg | lean or wall |
Step 2: tape the floor outline
Mark the wall line on the floor with painter's tape and measure out from it. For a leaner, the first number is the skirting: the top of the mirror rests on the wall above it, so the bottom edge cannot sit closer to the wall line than the skirting is thick, and most NZ skirting is 12 to 25 mm. Add the base projection you plan and the frame depth, then tape the front line. For a mirror on its stand, tape the listed footprint instead.
Leave the tape down for a day. Walk past it, open the wardrobe, swing the door. If the stand footprint steals the walkway, the same mirror leaned needs roughly half the depth.
Step 3: check the wall behind it
Stand at the tape and look at the patch of wall the mirror will cover. A 180 by 80 cm leaner hides everything on it to about 178 cm up: switches, power points, a thermostat, the bottom of a window reveal. A tall skirting or a scotia pushes the base out further than the thickness alone. Then find the restraint point. A 16 to 25 kg mirror on its edge is a tall, heavy item, and the standard NZ quake safe advice for tall furniture applies: restrain it to the wall. The stand mirrors list all mounting hardware in the box and the X series list a heavy duty mounting system; for a leaner, plan where an anti tip fixing goes, into a stud or a proper plasterboard anchor. Leaner or permanent mount is its own choice: see the freestanding vs wall mounted comparison.
Step 4: test the viewing position
You cannot test a reflection without the mirror, but you can test the two things that decide it. First, the top edge. A leaning mirror loses almost no height as it leans: pull the base of a 180 cm mirror out 15 cm and the top edge sits at 179.4 cm, out 25 cm and it is 178.3, and even on the Titan's 33 cm stand it is 176.9.
So the question is whether your eye line sits below about 178 cm from where you will stand. If it does, and that covers everyone under roughly 190 cm, a leaned 180 cm mirror shows your crown with room to spare, because tilting the top back lifts the upper edge of the reflection: at 1.5 m back, a base pulled out 15 cm puts the top of your head 11 cm lower on the glass than a vertical mirror would. Over 190 cm, use the crown table: where the top of your head lands on the glass, measured from the bottom edge, standing 1.5 m back, eye level taken as 11 cm below your height. Under 180 fits; over 180 clips.
| Your height | Vertical | Base out 15 cm | Base out 25 cm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 170 cm | 164 | 153 | 146 |
| 180 cm | 174 | 163 | 155 |
| 190 cm | 184 (clips) | 173 | 165 |
| 200 cm | 194 (clips) | 183 (clips) | 175 |
Second, the width. A flat mirror shows a strip of your own plane twice its glass width, whatever the distance: 160 cm for an 80 cm mirror, 100 cm for the 50 cm Nocturne, 80 cm for the 40 cm Eclipse, which shows one person but not the room behind you. Then the physical test: hold a tape at 178 cm against the wall at your outline and stand where you will dress. If the mark is above your eyes, the height works. Whether the reflection is true to life is a glass question, covered in our honest reflections guide.
The decision
Fits. The outline clears the walkway and the door swing, the wall patch is free of switches and has a fixing point, your eye line is under the top edge (or the crown table says under 180), and the listing approves the arrangement you plan. Order it.
Fits with a change. The stand footprint is tight, so lean it instead. The wall patch has a switch, so shift the outline along. You are over 190 cm, so plan 15 to 25 cm of projection and stand 1.5 m back.
Choose another size. The strip of room you want to see is wider than twice the glass, or the walkway will not give up the depth. That is a sizing decision for the full length mirror size guide and the mirror size calculator; where in the room it goes is the placement guide.
Three in stock 180 cm mirrors, one per support arrangement
All three are 180 by 80 cm and NZ designed. Delivery NZ wide by Mainfreight at live rates calculated at checkout, or collect from our Albany showroom. Afterpay available. 4.9 stars across over 200 reviews.
Every 180 cm mirror, with the listed footprint on each page
Shop Full Length MirrorsFrequently asked questions
How much floor space does a 180 cm floor mirror need?
The listed width plus the depth of the arrangement: the listed stand footprint (27 to 33 cm on ours), or the skirting plus your base projection plus the frame depth when leaned, usually 15 to 30 cm.
Will a 180 cm mirror show all of me?
For almost everyone, yes. A flat mirror only needs to be half your height to show you head to toe; what matters is whether the top edge sits above your eye line at your viewing spot, and under about 190 cm tall it does. Over that, 15 to 25 cm of projection and 1.5 m of distance keep the crown on the glass.
Is the listed size the glass size?
No. The listed size is the outside of the frame; the glass is smaller by the frame face on each side. Frameless mirrors are glass to the edge. Use the outside size for the floor and wall, the glass for the reflection.
Final word
A 180 cm floor mirror is the right height for nearly every adult; the fit questions are the floor depth, the wall behind it and where you stand, and four taped and measured checks answer all three before you order.
Written by the C&F Creation Team. C&F Creation is an NZ Owned mirror and lighting business. Mirrors are NZ designed, with the exact glass spec listed on every product page, and shipped NZ wide via Mainfreight at live rates calculated at checkout. Afterpay available.
