Home Hacking: Adding Mirrors For Light, Glamour & Illusion

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Here's a great IKEA hack, using the Expedit shelving unit we all know and love. Design*Sponge shared this picture of a room divider in designer Andreas Uebele's son's room, delineating sleep and play spaces. Adding a mirror to the edge is an instant upgrade. (Andreas Uebele)

I strongly suspect this Australian penthouse, seen on Architizer, was not a DIY project, but the idea is transferable to humbler homes. This kitchen island, outfitted with a mirrored base, is endlessly glam. If you don't have an island, you could add mirrors to cabinet faces, or your backsplash. (Architizer)

HP Rovinelli Architects added mirrors to that always awkward spot under the stairs. What could have been dead space is now light and airy (not to mention all that functional storage space). (HP Rovinelli Architects)