More About Mirrors In Bedrooms

The questions keep pouring in about how mirrors affect you in your bedroom, and why Feng Shui advises against them.

Feng Shui: mirror by the bed

Here’s an extreme example of the problem.

This bedroom has other Feng Shui challenges — no bedside lighting, for example — but the big (I mean BIG) issue is that giant mirror, reflecting everything that goes on in the bed.

On top of that, the cold, hard energy of the mirror spoils the Yin atmosphere that’s ideal in a bedroom by reflecting and magnifying any light in the room, and echoing sounds, besides.

Here’s another example — can you guess what makes this one just slightly better? (See if you can figure it out before you scroll down.)

Feng Shui: mirror in bedroom

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Yes — it’s the curtains on the bed, which can be drawn to protect sleepers from the mirror’s hard energy during the night.

If your bedroom includes mirrors that can’t be removed — mirrored closet doors, for instance — install a curtain over them that you can close at night.

You’ll sleep better, I guarantee it.

 
  • Sarah

    Wouldn’t the fireplace help too, to balance out the mirror?

    • http://openspacesfengshui.com Ann

      Hi Sarah,
      Thanks for your question. The issue isn’t balancing the mirror but having the hard Yang energy of the mirror in the room at all. In any other room you’d be on the right track; the bedroom is the only room where mirrors just don’t belong. Does that help?