Round Mirrors

Round mirrors win when the room is architecturally angular — flat walls, rectangular furniture, squared bedheads, straight-line windows. Introducing one curved shape softens the whole room and gives the eye a natural focal point. The round mirror becomes the quiet hero: it pulls attention without shouting for it. Rectangles disappear into the geometry, which is sometimes what you want, but when a room needs a centrepiece, a round shape does the work. Common scenarios: above a console table in an entryway, on a bathroom wall between tiles and a rectangular vanity, in a powder room as the single decorative piece, or on a lounge wall as a sculptural anchor. Avoid round mirrors in rooms already full of curves (arched doorways, round dining tables, curved sofas) — you'll create visual noise.

Lyra LED is our only LED mirror in the round range — and in the entire C&F catalogue, full stop. It's a 155 x 45cm oval frameless mirror purpose-built for bathrooms and dressing areas: front LED strips give you even, true-to-colour task lighting for makeup or shaving; rear LED strips add a warm ambient glow behind the mirror. The glass is 3mm ultra-clear (no green tint) with a built-in anti-fog defogger heater, and the touch controls sit on the mirror surface so nothing spoils the minimalist look. Lyra is wall-mount only (220V hardwired, so a qualified electrician should install it) and runs at 7.6kg, making it one of the lightest mirrors in our range. It's the mirror to pick when you need light, not just reflection.

Eclipse is oval — specifically, a narrow vertical oval at 180cm tall and 40cm wide, which makes it the narrowest mirror in our entire range. The oval shape gives you almost-full-length reflection (perfect for quick outfit checks at the door, or a dressing mirror in a tight bedroom corner) while the 40cm width fits walls that can't accommodate a standard 60cm or 80cm mirror. Eclipse uses a frameless design with polished edges and 4mm ultra-clear glass, and a 10mm MDF backing for stability at that size. It weighs 20kg. Eclipse works both as a wall-mount and a floor-lean mirror, making it versatile for renters and apartment dwellers who might move the mirror between rooms. The frameless edge lets it sit minimally against any wall colour without adding visual weight.

Some of our round range can; some are wall-only. Aure (100 x 100cm, PS frame) is designed for wall mounting only — a round mirror that sits on the floor looks awkward because it doesn't have a vertical axis for outfit-checking and the shape reads as incomplete when cut off by the skirting. Lyra LED (155 x 45cm oval) is also wall-mount only, because it's hardwired to mains power. Lumi (155 x 45cm oval, 7.6kg aluminium frame) can go either way — lean it or mount it. Eclipse (180 x 40cm oval frameless, 20kg) also works as floor-lean or wall-mount. For a round mirror you genuinely want to lean, Lumi or Eclipse are the right picks; Aure and Lyra need to be on the wall.

Aure is our widest true-round mirror at 100 x 100cm. It's built with a 22mm PS (polystyrene) frame — available in beige or matte black finish — and 4mm double-silver glass for a brighter, sharper reflection than standard mirror glass. Aure weighs 12kg, which keeps it manageable for single-person wall mounting with the right bracket. The round shape and scale make Aure the piece to pick when you want a statement focal point above a console, a bathroom vanity with no backsplash art, or a lounge wall that needs a sculptural anchor. For a wider reflection area, you'd step into the oval category — Lumi or Eclipse at 155-180cm tall but with narrower widths (40-45cm). No true round mirror above 100cm is in the current range; 100cm is our cap on the pure circle.

Hang the centre of the round mirror at roughly 145-155cm from the floor — approximately eye level for an average adult. On a standard 85-90cm console table, that means the bottom of a 100cm round mirror sits about 15-20cm above the console surface. Don't hang it higher to make the wall feel taller; a round mirror too high loses its dialogue with the furniture below. The round shape reads as a planet orbiting the console — close orbit works, distant orbit looks disconnected. For lower consoles (75cm) the gap can be 10-15cm; for taller sideboards (95cm+) bump it to 20-25cm to avoid the mirror clipping the top of the console visually. The rule of thumb: imagine the mirror floating just above the furniture, not anchored to the ceiling.