Best Bedroom Mirrors: The Right Mirror for the Dresser, the Corner and the Wall

Bronze is a popular frame finish for bedroom mirrors, because it sits well with wood furniture, brass lamps and warm bedding. The Howard Elliott George is a wood framed rectangle with grooves for depth, hand finished in antique oil rubbed bronze, with a 1 inch bevel on the glass and a hardwood backing.

At 24 by 36 inches it is the right size for a smaller dresser of about 36 to 48 inches, or hung tall on the wall beside a bed with a nightstand below. The listing says D-rings are already on the back and that it is ready to hang or lean out of the box. The weight is given as 18 pounds, which is a lot for this size and a sign of the solid backing.

It sits in the upper end of the mid-range for a mirror of this size. You are paying for the finish and the bevel. If you want the same look for less, the bronze Micasso below is bigger, but its listing tells you less about the frame.

If the dresser is the main piece of furniture in your bedroom, an ornate arch over it makes it feel like a dressing table from a hotel suite. The Micasso is 40 by 29 inches with a baroque, French style metal frame in vintage bronze, and the listing is unusually specific about where it fits: dressing tables and mantels of 40 to 60 inches wide.

The glass is described as 4mm HD silver mirror with safety tempered glass, which the seller says breaks into small, blunt pieces. The listing also mentions a reinforced frame and a 1.2 meter drop test on the packaging. It does not give the weight, so check the full listing and plan for a heavy mirror.

The style is the decision here. Baroque bronze looks right with traditional wood, velvet and brass. With a plain modern dresser, the Pocetry or the George above will look more at home.

The Cabot is the cheval mirror I would put in a bedroom corner first, because Coaster publishes exactly what you need to plan the space. It measures 23 inches wide, 21.25 inches deep and 65 inches tall, with a softly arched top and a Merlot finish on a rubberwood and MDF frame. The listing weight is 22.2 pounds.

The mirror pivots within its support frame, so you change the angle without moving the stand. The listing reminds you to leave room for the panel to tilt and for you to step back, which is good advice: a cheval mirror needs a clear spot about an arm's length in front of it.

Assembly is required. Once it is built, check the pivot knobs every few months, since a loose pivot lets the glass drop forward. My guide on where to place a floor mirror in the bedroom covers the best corners to use.

For a smaller budget or a smaller corner, the Roundhill is a traditional Queen Anna style cheval with an elongated oval glass that swings between turned posts above curved bracket feet. A stretcher between the legs adds stability. The listing gives 22.5 by 16 by 59.25 inches, so it is shallower than the Cabot and fits a tighter spot.

One thing to check before you order: the title says oak finish, while the description calls it a cherry cheval-style mirror. Look at the photos for the color option you choose and confirm with the seller if the finish matters to your furniture.

An oval shows less of you at the top and bottom than a rectangle of the same height, but at about 59 inches it still gives a full outfit view for most adults when tilted. Some assembly is needed, with hardware in the box.

Many bedrooms are lit by one overhead light that is behind you when you stand at the mirror. A lighted full length mirror fixes that, and at 16 by 60 inches the DUMOS fits the narrow strip of wall beside a closet or door. The touch control cycles through cool white, warm white and golden yellow, and a three second press dims or brightens the light.

The listing states high-definition, shatter-resistant safety glass and three setups: on the included stand, mounted on the wall either way, or leaned. In a bedroom I would mount it, since a 19.7 pound mirror on a stand is easy to knock with a door or a laundry basket. The features do not say how it is powered, so check the full listing for the cord and plan the outlet.

If you want a larger leaning or freestanding mirror with lights, my full length floor mirrors page compares bigger LED models. My guide to the best lighting for makeup explains why light from the front matters.

Above the bed is the one place in the bedroom where I would choose something that is barely a mirror at all. This Keweis set is five moon phase shapes in imitation wood with acrylic mirror panels, weighing about 0.8 pounds in total according to the listing. If one comes off the wall, nobody gets hurt.

Be clear on what it is. The seller states plainly that the panels do not give the same image as an ordinary mirror and are there as decoration that reflects light. They stick on with the included adhesive and work on smooth surfaces such as smooth paint, wood and tile, but not powder coated walls. Peel the protective film once they are up.

For a real mirror in the bedroom, choose one of the dresser or cheval picks above. For the wall over the headboard, this gives you shine and pattern without the risk, and it suits the feng shui advice to keep a reflective mirror away from the bed.