Wanted: Smaller room with less light

Literally 91% of our bedroom walls are covered in mirrors. We've hated them since before we even moved in. (Sean & Lily at the open house: "Nice room. Those mirrors have to go.")

Yes, yes, mirrors make a space feel bigger and add natural light. But honestly, it's an 8x10 room... do you need 80 square feet of mirrors? It doesn't exactly fool your eye into thinking the room is bigger.

So how to remove them? You have to smash them. Not for us. Most contractors won't even take the job, and those that do... charge a lot.

We thought about painting them to look like walls, (Our neighbor did this) but we never got around to it because we hate our current wall color. We'd also thought about covering it with something like a lattice, or reeds, or bamboo or something.

Last weekend we went into the new CB2 in SoHo. Out of nowhere, a set of lovely linen curtains jumped off the shelf and said "I match your bedroom and can cover your mirror! I am 8 feet long and can run floor-to-ceiling! You will love me, and I am on sale!" Not to disappoint the aggressive product, we bought 8 panels and 2 curtain rods on the spot.



We installed them wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling (only one day before Sean's siblings came over for the thanksgiving day parade!) They look great!!



Ghetto Penthouse... a little less tacky, one day at a time.