THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL

Decorative French Tv mirror, £3,795, (Tv extra) overmantels.co.uk BEST FOR: Period homes

IF YOU have a beautiful Rococo drawing room or Victorian sitting room, the last thing you want is to spoil the period features with a state-of-the-art shiny box over the fire.

This ornate Frenchstyle mirror looks like something Louis XIV may have had in his palace at Versailles.

But once you switch it on, the mirror glass turns into a TV and you can enjoy watching the soaps — or deploy it for a Skype call or PowerPoint presentation.