G-M007 Silver Mirror: 92 x 130cm and the wall it needs

At 92 x 130cm the G-M007 Silver Mirror is a substantial piece of wall rather than an accent. That is the thing to decide before anything else: a mirror this broad becomes the subject of the wall it hangs on, and the room has to be ready for that.

92 x 130cm against a real wall

Nearly a metre in one direction and over a metre in the other. The listing gives the figures as a bare pair without saying which is the width, and at this size the difference is not academic, so confirm the orientation with the shop before you measure up. Either way, you need a clear run of plaster with no switch, radiator or picture rail crossing it.

The practical test is the furniture below. Over a 150cm sideboard, a 130cm span leaves 10cm of top surface showing at each end, which looks deliberate. Over a 120cm console the mirror is wider than the piece and overhangs, which reads as a mismatch. A mirror slightly narrower than the furniture under it is almost always the right relationship.

Silver, and the finish to ask about

The listing covers a geometric frame in two finishes, gold and silver, and says the gold has sold out. This listing is the silver, and silver is the safer of the two in a cool scheme: it sits with chrome taps, brushed steel handles, grey paint and glass without committing the room to warmth.

What the listing does not state is the frame material, its depth, how wide the border is, or how the silver is finished, whether that is bright, brushed or antiqued. Four photographs are on the product page, and they are the right place to judge it. If a precise finish matters because you are matching existing fittings, ask the shop rather than matching from a screen.

Over a sideboard, or on its own

Two placements suit a mirror of this footprint. The first is above a long low piece: sideboard, console, chest. The mirror and the furniture read as one block, and the gap between them, a hand's width is a good starting point, keeps them from touching.

The second is on its own on a wall where it is the only thing. Opposite a window it bounces daylight back into the room; at the end of a room it adds apparent depth. What it will not do is work well on a short wall with pictures either side, because there is not enough space left for any of them to breathe.

What to confirm before you order

• Which figure is the width, and whether the frame can hang both ways.
• The weight, which the listing does not give, and what fixings the back is set up for.
• The frame depth, if it is going anywhere people pass closely.
• The silver finish, if you are matching it to something already in the room.

A piece this size wants two fixings and someone to help hold it while you level it. For a plainer face in a smaller footprint, the G-M004 Black Wall Mirror is 80 x 120cm in black; for height instead of width, the G-M005 Wall Mirror is 60 x 180cm. Compare them in Wall Mirrors, or go to the G-M007 Silver Mirror page for the full photograph set. Delivery is free within 50 miles of the Glasgow store and £50 beyond.