Houston Chronicle Sunday

A reflection of good taste

- By DIANE COWEN

Mirrors can do magical things to a room. They reflect light, make spaces look larger and, of course, more beautiful. These new mirrors on the market are suitable for just about any room in your home. Work of art Twining leaves, flowers and branches take shape from lustrous mother-of-pearl inlay of 19th-century Levantine design. $4,346; RH Houston, The Gallery at Highland Village or rh.com Black and white revival Hand-lacquered pieces are laid in a black-and-white checked pattern from the early designs of Italian designer Piero Fornasetti in this Egocentris­mo Convex mirror. $972; amara.com Ornate and artistic This intricatel­y carved frame with a natural greige finish surrounds a beveled mirror. $5,595; Design House Simple elegance Ronana and Erwan Bouroullec’s Officina floor mirror — designed for Magis — commands a special place in the corner of your bedroom or closet. Encased in forged iron, its slight imperfecti­ons convey a refined and elegant spirit. $1,480; Sunset Settings Chemistry lesson A moody frame of metallic browns and blues surrounds plain glass in Arteriors’ Paris mirror. The frame has a story of its own: colors are created by a hand-applied finish that undergoes a chemical reaction that results in rich textures underneath the surface. $2,080; Arteriors or arteriorsh­ome.com Mirror décor Modern décor calls for a mirror, and Pierre Charpin’s “Ura” for Ligne Roset delivers. The round (22 or 30 inches) design features a brushed stainless-steel hook in the center and an edge finished in rouge noir lacquer. Small, $490, or large, $765; Ligne Roset Deco design Back-painted glass panes on a brass frame create Jonathan Adler’s glamorous Harlequin mirror. In quiet morning colors, the 36-inch round mirror is at once edgy and soft. $1,250; jonathanad­ler.com. Time to chill Native Trails Solace mirror brings Zen to your bathroom with its clean and simple design. It’s functional, too, with a shelf of woven strand bamboo, $619.44; Ferguson Bath, Kitchen and Lighting Gallery High-gloss glam Modern glamour is front and center in Roche Bobois’ Baobab mirror, with a curved-edge mirror on top of panes of black and gold with an epoxy finish. $3,225; Roche Bobois

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