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LED doesn't automatically beat standard, it depends on the room. This guide breaks down when a plain mirror is genuinely the better choice, the real difference between frontlit, backlit, and edge-lit LED mirrors, and which shape (round, arch, pill, rectangular, or organic) actually suits your space and style, not just your budget.

There's one rule behind almost every mirror sizing question: size it at roughly two-thirds the width of whatever it sits above, a console, a vanity, a mantel. This guide applies that rule room by room (entrance halls, living rooms, bathrooms, full-length mirrors) and shape by shape (round, arch, pill, organic, backlit), plus the wall height every mirror should hang at regardless of size.

A mirror facing a blank wall does almost nothing. The same mirror facing a window or a lamp can double the usable light in a room. This guide covers how to place a mirror so it's actually working with your lighting, how backlit LED mirrors change the rules entirely by bringing their own light source, and which shape and size suits which room, from entrance halls to bathroom vanities.

A single ceiling light is rarely the problem in a small bathroom — poor layering is. Here's how to combine ambient ceiling lighting with wall sconces, vanity lights, and LED mirrors to hit the right lumens, colour temperature, CRI, and IP rating for a brighter, more flattering small bathroom.