You know those small yet irritating things your parents did that you swore never to repeat? The idiosyncrasies that drove you up the wall as you chafed at the bit to make your way in the world? So far I'm pretty close to fulfilling my teenage self's 'when I grow up' goals. My closet contains only wooden hangers, no freebie wire ones from the dry cleaner. An actual garbage can—not a shopping bag hanging from a doorknob—catches my kitchen waste. Best of all, a coffee table anchors my living room. (Don't ask me why my mom hates coffee tables! She just does!)
The one item I've yet to check off my list is a mirror. To this day, the only reflective surface in my parents' house is the one above the bathroom sink. During my teenage years, checking my outfit before school required standing on the toilet lid, never quite getting the full picture on whether my flared jeans flattered my legs as much as I hoped (retrospectively they didn't), and promising myself that such mirror madness would never ensue in my house. Well, now my house has come to pass; the only mirror I own is on the medicine cabinet; and I have to balance precariously on the edge of the tub to get a mere glimpse of myself from the neck down.
Barring the theory that my mother and I were both vampires in a past life, I think our aversion to mirrors stems from the fact that most mirrors on the market are both overpriced and underwhelming. However a recent scroll through the mirrors at Wisteria revealed a bevy of looking glasses with graphic shapes, simple frames, and elegant gilt finishes. They appeal to my warm modern sensibility, and they won't break my wallet. If all it takes to make my inner child happy is a mirror, then who am I to deny her? And mom, since I know you're reading this, may I suggest a mirror in the guest room for my next visit?
Shopping Guide: 1. Round Gold Mirror 2. Moroccan Mirror 3. Full-Length Gold Mirror 4. Gold Octagon Mirror Images: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.