How to Use Mirrors for Good Feng Shui

Co-authored by Karen Parziale

Last Updated: September 15, 2021 References

The placement of mirrors is a major element of feng shui. Choosing the correct mirrors, being aware of what your mirrors are reflecting, and placing your mirrors carefully can all help give your home good feng shui.

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Choosing Your Mirrors

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Use whole mirrors. You should be able to see yourself all at once in any mirror you use in your home. This doesn't necessarily mean you need to have a home full of full-length mirrors, but you should avoid tiny mirrors, or mirrors made up of individual tiles. You should be able to see your head and shoulders in the mirror at the same time.^{[1]
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Don't use mirrors with distorted surfaces. You should avoid selecting mirrors with distorted surfaces. This also applies to mirrors with antiquated surfaces. It's believed that looking into such mirrors will make you feel distorted yourself, and this is bad for your home's feng shui.^{[2]
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Use square or rectangular mirrors. Try to avoid using round or oval shaped mirrors in your home. Square or rectangular mirrors are generally thought to be best for creating good feng shui.^{[3]
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Avoid broken mirrors. You shouldn't hang any mirrors in your home that are broken or cracked. If a mirror that's already in your house breaks, take it down immediately.^{[4]
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Reflecting the Correct Surfaces

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Amplify the outdoors with mirrors. You should place your mirrors so that they reflect nature. This is believed to bring positive chi inside your home. You can reflect the plants and trees in your front or backyard with mirrors to increase this chi.^{[5]
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- For example, if you have a large picture window in your living room that provides a view of the trees and plants in your front yard, place a mirror on the opposite wall to reflect that view.
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Add light with mirrors. Using mirrors to reflect light from other areas of your home is believed to be good for your home's feng shui. Reflecting light in dark hallways is believed to be especially good for your home's chi.^{[6]
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- For example, you could hang a mirror near a window to reflect sunlight into a dark room or hallway.
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Avoid reflecting doors. It is believed that reflecting doorways in a mirror sends good chi back out. Avoid reflecting doorways to keep your good chi in your home.^{[7]
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Avoid reflecting certain surfaces and items. There are other miscellaneous surfaces and items you should avoid reflecting in your mirrors. This includes your bed, any flames, another mirror, or sharp corners in your home or furniture.^{[8]
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Placing Your Mirrors

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Hang mirrors near your entryway. It is believed that hanging mirrors near the entry of our home will activate the Water element of feng shui. Activating Water is part of creating balance between the elements in your home, which is believed to be essential for creating good feng shui.^{[9]
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Don't place mirrors in your bedroom. It is believed that placing mirrors in your bedroom can disrupt the flow of your home's chi, which creates bad feng shui. If you need a mirror in your bedroom, consider hanging it on the inside of a closet door.^{[10]
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Hang mirrors at the right height. You should place your mirrors so that you can see your head and shoulders all at once. When deciding on the exact height, however, you should make sure the mirrors also won't cut off the head of the tallest person in the home.^{[11]
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Keep mirrors out of the kitchen. Mirrors are believed to represent the element of water. Given the sources of fire and heat in a kitchen, it is believed mirrors will clash with fire elements of the kitchen.^{[12]
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Don't hang mirrors at hallway ends. Hanging a mirror in a long, dark hallway that reflects light is believed to be good for your home's feng shui. However, you shouldn't hang a mirror at the end of such a hallway, as it's believed to attract bad energy.^{[13]
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Place mirrors in the dining room. In feng shui, dining rooms are believed to represent the “purse” or the center of prosperity. Placing mirrors there are therefore believed to increase the good energy of a home.^{[14]
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Expert Q&A

Question

Where should a mirror be placed in an entrance?

Karen Parziale
Home Stager & Interior Designer
Karen Parziale is a Home Stager, Home Organizer, and the Founder of The Real Estate Staging Studio based in Hoboken, New Jersey. Karen has over 15 years of home staging and decorating experience and has staged over 5,000 homes. She specializes in project management, space planning, material selections, and builder, architect, and client relationships.

Karen Parziale

Home Stager & Interior Designer

Expert Answer

You can place a mirror above a slim console table to brighten up a dark entryway.
Question

How do I feng shui my living room?

Karen Parziale
Home Stager & Interior Designer
Karen Parziale is a Home Stager, Home Organizer, and the Founder of The Real Estate Staging Studio based in Hoboken, New Jersey. Karen has over 15 years of home staging and decorating experience and has staged over 5,000 homes. She specializes in project management, space planning, material selections, and builder, architect, and client relationships.

Karen Parziale

Home Stager & Interior Designer

Expert Answer

One easy change you can make is to place a rectangular mirror horizontally above the couch.
Question

How can I use mirrors to make my room appear brighter and livelier?

Karen Parziale
Home Stager & Interior Designer
Karen Parziale is a Home Stager, Home Organizer, and the Founder of The Real Estate Staging Studio based in Hoboken, New Jersey. Karen has over 15 years of home staging and decorating experience and has staged over 5,000 homes. She specializes in project management, space planning, material selections, and builder, architect, and client relationships.

Karen Parziale

Home Stager & Interior Designer

Expert Answer

A mirror is a magic trick for making any space appear larger and more spacious. For instance, you might put a horizontal mirror above the couch to brighten your living room.