I don’t have a good mirror in my home. I have one standard bathroom mirror that was here when I moved in and I have one cheap full-length mirror that hangs on the bathroom door so that I don’t leave my house without getting a glimpse of how I look. However, I think that mirrors can be really great pieces of a home’s design as well as great tools for assessing your own look so I’d certainly like to have a better mirror.

Some of the things that I’m taking into consideration before choosing a mirror include:

• Where the mirror will go. I can’t make too many other choices about the mirror until I know how much room I’m working with.
• The shape of the mirror. I’d like to get one with a unique shape instead of one that’s just rectangular.
• The size of the mirror. It needs to be at least full-length but should it be even bigger?
• The color and design of the mirror. I want to get a mirror that has some unique artsy look to it whether that’s through the color or through some sort of ornate framing.
• The quality of the mirror. The ones that I have now are poor in quality so my reflection isn’t really accurate and I want a good one to replace them.
• The cost. After all, I don’t want to spend a fortune on the mirror.

What else should I be thinking about when choosing a mirror?

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I am someone who works from home but I don’t exactly have a home office. Instead, I have little office spaces within each of my rooms. I have a desk in my bedroom and a laptop on my bed most of the day. I have a second desk with a PC on it in the living room. And I have an art space in the spare bedroom where I work on more creative projects.

Despite the fact that this scattered approach to home office design is something that works for me, I do think that there are some major benefits to creating your own single home office space. The major benefit of that is that you have one specific place in the house where you work which seems to make it easier to separate work life in home life.

In my opinion, there are three things you need for great home office design. First, you need to make sure that the area that you choose for your home office is well lit, preferably with natural sunlight. Second, you need to make sure that you create storage space and can keep the place free of clutter. And third, you need some furniture or art that makes it personal and comfortable for enjoying your work.

Despite the fact that my home office is littered around different parts of my home, I do have all three of these areas covered. My desks and my art space both get sunlight. I’m unusually good about picking up the clutter in my home so I feel organized while I work. And every room has art and fresh flowers and other creature comforts. So I’ve found a design that works for me. Have you?

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