How big should your mirror be? A sizing guide in millimetres

Head to toe starts at 1700 mm

A mirror you dress in front of has one job: all of you, in one look, shoes included. Standing about a metre back, 1700 mm of glass does that for almost every height. Our narrowest is the Sienna arch at 1700 mm tall and 610 mm wide, drawn for the spot beside a wardrobe or a tight entry. If the wall has more room, the Sienna 1800 x 850 is the size most people picture when they think of a floor mirror: 1800 mm tall, 850 mm wide, enough glass to change how much light the room holds.

Sienna arch 1700 mm high x 610 mm wide x 28 mm deep View Sienna arch 1800 mm high x 850 mm wide x 28 mm deep View

Leaning costs you a little height

A leaning mirror sits on an angle, so its top edge lands lower on the wall than the number on the box. If you're between two sizes and planning to lean, take the taller one. And lean or hang, anchor it to the wall so it can't tip. Every floor mirror we sell ships with its mounting kit and the guide in the box.

Above a console, think in thirds

A mirror above furniture should read as part of the same piece, not a separate decision. Two thirds to three quarters of the furniture's width is the range that looks deliberate. Over a 1200 mm console, that's roughly 800 to 900 mm of mirror. The Jasmine, 800 mm across, sits in that range the day it's hung. And the bevelled trio hang either way by design: turn the Alessia on its side and its 900 x 700 becomes 700 mm high and 900 mm wide, made for exactly this spot.

Jasmine 800 mm across View Alessia 900 mm high x 700 mm wide, hangs both ways View

Wide wall, not tall

Some walls run long and low: behind a sofa, over a sideboard, along a dining room. Height won't help there, width will. The Danielle is the one mirror we make for exactly this: 1000 mm high and 1500 mm wide, landscape by design. It fills the horizontal line of the furniture under it and hands the room back its light.

Danielle 1000 mm high x 1500 mm wide x 28 mm deep, landscape View

Bathrooms follow the vanity

Keep the mirror inside the vanity's width and centre it on the basin, not the wall. A 900 x 600 mm pill sits comfortably over a single vanity: that's the Elena, drawn for exactly that spot. Over a wider or double vanity, the Vittoria at 1100 x 900 fills the width without crowding the taps. If you're choosing an LED mirror, ours plug into a standard power point with an Australian plug fitted, so above-vanity light is a matter of a nearby power point, not a renovation.

Elena 900 mm high x 600 mm wide View Vittoria 1100 mm high x 900 mm wide View

When in doubt, go bigger

The regret we hear is never "too much mirror". Glass gives back light and depth, and a bigger mirror simply gives back more of both. If you're torn between two sizes and the wall can take it, take the larger one. The biggest we make is the Sienna arch at 2000 x 1100, two metres of glass for the wall that carries the room.

Sienna arch 2000 mm high x 1100 mm wide x 28 mm deep View

Every size in this guide, in millimetres

• Sienna arch1700 H x 610 W x 28 D
• Felicia1700 H x 630 W x 25 D
• Sienna arch1800 H x 850 W x 28 D
• Sienna arch2000 H x 1100 W x 28 D
• Danielle, landscape1000 H x 1500 W x 28 D
• Jasmine, round800 across x 28 D
• Alessia, hangs both ways900 H x 700 W x 25 D
• Elena900 H x 600 W x 28 D
• Vittoria1100 H x 900 W x 28 D