SY1702 Wall Mirror: a square-tiled border at 80 x 120cm

There is no size decision to make here, which is a relief. The SY1702 Wall Mirror is listed at 80 x 120cm and nothing else, so the only question is whether that size and that border belong on your wall.

80 x 120cm, and where it lands

It is the size that turns up most often across this range, and for a reason. Hung tall, 80cm across and 120cm up the wall, it is large enough to see yourself properly and small enough to live above furniture without swallowing the room. It suits:

• A hall wall above a console, where it doubles as the last look before you leave the house.
• A chimney breast, where 80cm usually leaves plain wall either side of the breast.
• Above a sideboard or chest of around 120cm, where keeping the mirror the narrower of the two keeps the pair looking deliberate.

Allow about 130cm of clear wall so the frame is not touching a switch or an architrave. The listing gives the two figures without saying which is the width, so if you intend to hang it on its side, long and low, confirm the orientation with us first.

A border built from squares

The description is specific about the one thing that makes this mirror its own piece: the border is made up of geometric squares, each with a crushed diamond finish, rather than one continuous band. The practical difference is how it behaves in light. A broken-up border catches light at several angles, so it sparkles and shows the grid; a plain band reflects more evenly. If the room already has a lot going on in the way of pattern, the plainer relatives below may suit it better.

What the listing does not give is the width of that border, the size of the individual squares, the depth of the frame, or what the crushed diamond finish is made from. Two photographs come with the listing, and we can measure the band for you if it matters.

Choosing between the crushed diamond mirrors

The questions this listing leaves

• No weight, which is the one to ask about on plasterboard.
• No fixings described and nothing stated about what is supplied.
• No glass thickness, and no note of whether it is suitable for a bathroom.

Seeing the SY1702

Photographs and the order page are on the SY1702 Wall Mirror listing. Compare it against the SY1701 Wall Mirror if you want the same detail in a wider choice of shapes, the SY1719 Wall Mirror for a staggered edge at the same size, or the SY1705 Wall Mirror for the quietest version of the pattern. Everything else is in Wall Mirrors. Delivery is free within 50 miles of our Glasgow store and £50 beyond.