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A Round Mirror Over Our Desk

Just can’t get enough of them these days. I think it’s because of all the rectangles and squares that abound (from windows, doors, and beams, to things like beds, cribs, and fireplaces with right angles galore). It’s just nice to add some curves to break up the square-fest.

Mirror Wide

We got this guy at Hobby Lobby on sale (they were offering 50% off all wall hanging items, yesssss) for $65 – down from $130. Not bad for an ornate 30″ oil-rubbed bronze beauty, right?

Mirror Vertical

We know it looks a smidge small for that big expanse of wall (see first pic), but once we hang curtains high and wide on the giant picture window – and scooch the mirror over a bit afterwards – it’ll hopefully be perfect.

Mirror Bottom Detail

Not sure if we’ll paint it down the line or leave it oil-rubbed bronze. Once we hang curtains we’ll make a final decision since the room is definitely still in progress and adding in some oil-rubbed bronze curtain rods might be a game changer. Can you handle the suspense? Haha. Although something fun like deep plum might be sweet. Or even white to tie in with the white frames over Karl – especially since this similar mirror (except for the fact that it’s $495 and the links are more oblong than circular) is pretty gorgeous in glossy white.

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  5. Jill says

    Any ideas for something round to hang above a toilet other than a mirror(hello awkward for my hubby who would have to face the mirror while doing you know what!) Way too many rectangles in our master bath with the mirrors, separate vanities, transom window… Everything I’ve thought of just seems odd for above a toilet.

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  9. Katie @ Domestiphobia.net says

    Lovely, as usual! I wish I could pay you to come accessorize my house (of course, I’d have to have the money to pay you and to buy the accessories, but you get the idea). I am SO bad at picking out things to hang on the walls, and then figuring out precisely where to hang them… it’s just too much! If I see something I like in the store, I have a terrible time visualizing whether it will look good in my house.

    I wish you could bottle that instinct of yours and sell it!

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  10. Rebecca says

    The fact that they are opening a Home Goods at the Chesterfield Mall should save you some gas for these mirror finds.

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  11. egt729 says

    nice find! forgive me if you’ve already mentioned it but do you know what kind of curtains you’re aiming for in this room? my hubby and 5 month old son are moving into a new house may 1st and can’t wait to renovate! you’re site is my go-to when looking for ideas on a budget! (ehhh, it also helps me pass the time in the stuffy office i’m stuck in 40 hours a week…)

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      We’re not sure at all what we’re gonna do in terms of curtains. Lately I’ve been thinking that light plum sheers or even textured white sheers might be sweet with the big bold green rug. Don’t want to get too busy with the panels since there will be six of them in the room. Should be interesting…

      xo,
      s

  14. Kelley says

    If you sign up for Hobby Lobby’s weekly emails, you get a coupon a week.. and most of the time its a 40% off coupon! I just printed mine off! Its great!

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      Yup, but he’s a long legged and long nosed chihuahua type called “deer headed” (as opposed to shorter bug-eyed “apple headed” chihuahuas). And yes, we’re dorks for knowing that.

      xo,
      s

  17. Marie-Ange says

    Love how the living room is coming along!
    Did you put a basket by the side of Karl? (I just find it hilarious how we’re now all calling your furniture on a first name basis- cracks me up!)

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      I know, how much fun are furniture names? As for the basket, we’re planning a post about it on BabyCenter next week. It’s the best thing ever.

      xo,
      s

    • YoungHouseLove says

      Ours was a wedding gift (so unexpected!) but we’ve seen some similar looking desks on overstock.com for slightly less. And sometimes West Elm has furniture sales. Hope it helps!

      xo,
      s

  23. Mona Alicia says

    I like yours better than the $400+ one because yours has a beveled edge. That’s something I always look for in a mirror because I think it looks more expensive. So one point for you guys and minus one for the pricey people!

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  25. Mona Alicia says

    Just saw your comment about Hobby Lobby sales. A clerk in ours told me their sales cycle every three weeks. So I always wait until the item I want is on sale.

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  26. Meredith says

    LOVE the mirror. I think it will be gorgeous with the new drapes.

    But let’s talk discounts. I am SO TIRED of inflated prices and artificial sales – it drives me crazy! I am fairly certain you got a $65 mirror for $65. It seems EVERYTHING at Hobby Lobby is always 50% off! Same can be said for JoAnn’s or Michael’s and if it isn’t on sale this week, it will be next week. If you work their coupons you get items for 40% or 50% off then yay – you might be paying close to what it is worth. If you don’t have a coupon, then you are paying their overhead, sucka!

    I observed this with a like item found at both Wal-Mart and JoAnn’s – just a plastic Sterylite brand storage basket. I love these and use them in every closet of my house. $1.67 at Wal-Mart. $3.99 at JoAnn’s. With a typical 40% off coupon, that makes it $2.39 – still way more than I would pay for the like item elsewhere.

    I dunno – you guys like to shop for bargains – I bet you could bring some real attention to this kind of deception. Something in retail is broken when the seasonal items get unpacked, shelved, and prices START at a sale price.

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      I definitely see what you mean about Hobby Lobby and Michael’s. I try to never buy anything without 40-50% off. But sometimes awesome deals pop up, like a square woven storage ottoman that I got for $20 at Michael’s (anything similar I have seen since is $100+!). We just try to ask ourselves if something is worth the price to us before paying. And if it is we buy it, and we’re generally really happy with it. If it’s not, we don’t buy it and keep an eye out for a better deal!

      xo,
      s

    • Kristi says

      It’s a high-low pricing strategy. I don’t know if I’d call it deception. Most department stores operate in the same way.

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pricing_strategies

      Wal-mart just tells you flat out what their strategy is: everyday low pricing :). No one pays premium but no one gets a steal. Wal-mart still has a big ol mark up and makes tons of $. But I can see how this strategy seems more honest and consumer friendly.

      But, I love coupons and deals, so I’m one of those people who likes the high-low. I’ll wait until something goes on sale, I get free shipping, etc!

    • Meredith says

      I definitely think it is wrong to have those hang tags on seasonal (easter/halloween, etc.) decor items that says $14.99 but it never actually sells for that. I know there is psychology in it, the people who run in at the last minute for an easter wreath think “sweet – I am getting this %50 off” when in reality, everyone has paid that price since it hit the sales floor.

      Remember when a clearance sale actually meant something at a department store? I used to shop Meier and Frank (now Macy’s) in Oregon when I was a kid with my mom when a 15 hour sale happened twice a year. The “biggest sale of the season” is now every other weekend it seems.

      I just can’t buy into Kohl’s cash, Gym bucks, and all that loyalty promo stuff. And even stodgy Lands End is in on it now. I bought some things with the “hurry 25% off and free shipping sale over the weekend. “Hurry – only hours left!” And then the next day, what shows up in my inbox but “30% off and free shipping.”

      It is all so maddening.

  27. Christie says

    I was just at Hobby Lobby this past weekend and fell in love with that same mirror. (swoon) Great choice! :)

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  28. Wendy says

    Love it! I just bought a mirror for above my bed that is somewhere in between this one and the one you linked to. I found it at Home Goods for $39.99! I love it, and I desperately want to spray paint something thanks to you, but I’m waiting until I make my curtains and find a new rug to decide. Mine is a rustic silver/black/scratched up on purpose finish.

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  30. Danielle says

    I love that mirror! I’ve been avoiding our new Hobby Lobby becuz the location is way crazy and during my one visit, I was less than impressed. I think you’ve convinced me to give it another whirl!

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  31. Natalie says

    Love the mirror!

    I’ve been on the lookout for something just like that for a while now. There are no Ross or Hobby Lobby stores here in Boston, so I’m wondering if there is any type of brand or name on the mirror.

    Thanks.

    ps – I love the color. ;)

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  33. sharon says

    Just to offer a dissenting opinion…I can think of many colors your mirror would look FAB in if you are to paint it. I say that is the beauty of the mirror is that it can grow with your room.

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  35. Deb says

    I love round mirrors – last year we were redecorating our guest bedroom with board and batten and this beautiful deep blue wall color. Since it tended to be a bit nautical, I wanted a round mirror to make it resemble a big round porthole. Took me several months to find one that wasn’t $200. I was so frustrated when I was searching! Of course, as soon as I bought it I saw round mirrors in every store I went into :)

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  36. Paige says

    ooo I LOVE the mirror. I scrolled down the other comments to see what people are saying–I’m shocked everyone wants you to keep it as is!

    I say PAINT IT PLUM. I think that’s the best idea you’ve ever had {not really, but it’s close…}; especially if you tie the plum color into the curtains.

    Obvi, glossy white would look amazing, as every glossy white accessory looks bangin’ and fresh. BUT I’d like to see a bold color–and PLUM is first on my list.

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  38. Morgan says

    I know this won’t make it past moderation but could you please do something other than shop? This post is pointless. Wow, you bought a mirror. Just like you bought a rug. And a table. And a shower curtain. And a bath mat.

    I remember you used to do DIY projects many moons ago, before you went all hollywood on us.

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      Better get used to it, we have a whole house to fill! Haha, just kidding. Did you see this morning’s post? It was a zero dollar demo/DIY project. And here’s a $5 art project we shared a few posts before that. We’ll definitely admit that our new house has a few completely empty rooms/walls/bathrooms that we plan to shop for, which is why we’ve been saving our pennies for months (since announcing in September that we were house hunting). We even sold our sofas on craigslist for money to put towards new things (and also plan to build some stuff from scratch, like a sofa table for behind Karl). I guess that makes us really Hollywood huh? Haha. But feel free to skip a post (or even our blog as a whole) if it doesn’t do it for ya. This is just our home improvement “diary” full of all the mundane things that go on at our house (from shopping to painting and beyond) so there’s no pressure to follow along if we annoy you!

      xo,
      s

    • Steph says

      Really, Morgan? If the post is so pointless, why bother wasting the time to reply?

      I, for one, love reading these shopping posts. Can you believe I had never heard of West Elm before reading your blog??? I know, I know, insanity! Besides, you know if you didn’t post about where you bought these new items, you’d have 700 comments with inquiries about where the thing came from.

      Great job as always (on handling snarky comments & finding awesome deals for the house)!

    • karen says

      Oh my gosh…’Morgan’ has got to be a spam…because i don’t know how anyone can be so rude.
      If ‘Morgan’ is a real person…than he/she should know jealously is the root of all evil.

    • Sara says

      Sherry, I have to say thanks for acting human in reaction to that comment I’m often shocked by how well you do well with criticism on things. I’m not sure how a $65 mirror classifies as hollywood. Yes, I’ll be the first to admit I’m jealous you and your husband have parlayed remodeling your home into a full time career. But then I remember my husband doesn’t love remodeling the way I do. And I buy a mirror at HGs that I think (immediately looks like Clara’s mirror) and I run home to check out your site to see how to spray paint it……. My husband and I don’t have the design eye, even if we’re writers. Keep it up

    • Paige Jones says

      I mean I love your DIY posts just as much as the next person, BUT I also love how thrifty you guys are. It’s not easy to decorate a house while trying to budget at the same time and I think some people have a hard time grasping the idea of shopping SALES and being patient and not always buying the most expensive thing. Not only do you guys teach awesome DIY projects, but you also expose your readers to the art of thrifting. Your house is gorgeous, but you aren’t breaking the bank to achieve it either, which is very challenging.

      But yeah, if someone doesn’t enjoy these posts, then they can just look elsewhere.

    • JoDi says

      Holy cow, don’t ever stop posting about your shopping excursions! I’ve discovered all kinds of new places to shop for home items because of you. And the things you find give me great ideas. Half (or more) of the work of decorating a house is hunting down the exact things you want to put in it, whether it’s online, in a retail store, yard sales, consignment shops . . .

  39. Mary Ann says

    You should have told whining Morgan to go elsewhere and not have wasted your verbage on her! The mirror is great-we have a 40’inch one, similar to yours, over the white dresser in our bedroom. Love the industrial look .Can’t wait to see this room develop – A+ so far.

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  40. megan g says

    We bought this mirror at Hobby Lobby in November (on sale as well). We love it! Love Hobby Lobby and their great sales!

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  43. Wendy says

    You guys find the best stuff. I came across a mirror at a consignment shop last week just like the one in your bathroom, the one you can see from the bed. And another lady had just bought it five minutes before I walked in! I was soooo sad!

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  46. Jessie says

    Nice mirror. Couldn’t wait for the curtains and the whole living room to come together. By the way, I got the exact same parson leather chair (6 of them) from various Stein Mart locations for $70 each, 6 years ago. I am wondering did you get it at Stein Mart, too?

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      Haha, must be those spy fantasies! That’s just our wonky parquet floor. Don’t worry, sometimes I have spy fantasies too. When I was little I wanted to start a band called Espionage and we’d all be rock stars with secret lives as spies. Covert name, right? Haha. No one would ever guess we were actually spies. Haha.

      xo,
      s

  49. georgia says

    I need ti get myself to a hobby lobby, shame it would involve a costly airfare … ;( waaa

    Plum would look nice, but canary yellow would go with the rug and be like HELLOOOOOOOOO.

    Is hobby lobby a craftshop or just like wallmart type thing?
    Xx

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  50. Brooke says

    How fun would it be to add a splash of color behind the mirror once you find it’s permanent home? Just like the way you painted the wall behind your bookcase, you could paint a larger circle in one of your Sue colors to give the mirror more visual space

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