Glass and Mirrors - Mirror Style "Rules"

We recently purchased two small mirrors for a hallway. I am now wondering if they are too formal for the location. Are there any "rules" for the type/design a mirror should be for its surroundings? Thank you.

the same rules that apply every other aspect of decorating and remodelling applies to glass.

First and foremost...is....if you don't like it then dont.
Second is ...if you like it and it will not substantially decrease the resale value of your home, offend your neighbors and/or embarass your kids so much that they no longer have friends over then do it......

Third.....Their are no real rules....only codes.....

My rule of thumb is that ...you should feel comfortable with it...

Mirrors tend to reflect their surroundings. If they tend to accomplish what you desire (make a hallway appear larger, reflect light and scene, contribute to the dimension of the hallway, add decorative touch with framing and depth), then the mirrors have added to the decor. There tend not to be any rules for mirrors.

Hi! here's my 2-cents worth! :)

logistically speaking: is it a typical, long & narrow "airport runway" type hall? where are you planning on placing the mirrors - at the very end, or on the side walls? how big are the mirrors? and how far out do they project? and how wide is your hallway? they very well may get bumped if it's a narrow hallway & they protrude out very far.

decorationally speaking (was that a word?!): you're worried about them being too formal - are they very ornate & gilded? if so, is the rest of your house oak, woodsy & casual? if so, then the answer is yes! however, if they blend with the style of the rest of your house, then they're fine.

hallways are a difficult place in everyone's house to decorate, because there's just not a lot of things you can do to them. i think they're best function is as a photo gallery. they usually have a pretty good-sized expanse of solid wall and that lends itself well for the placement of a nice assortment and arrangement of family photos, that would otherwise be "too much" in any other room. maybe you could work them into an arrangement of photos with similar frames.

maybe instead of being too formal, they're really too stark by themselves. they might need one more element added to them to create a more pleasing arrangement. you might look for something soft, textural and 3-dimensional to put with them (maybe a dried flower wall arrangement or small wreath, or an object of some sort, like a tapestry). if your hallway is wide enough, consider a small shelf or shallow ledge, whereby you could hang one of the mirrors on the wall, but then set the other one on the ledge itself & just have it lean up against the wall. then you could set a small object on the ledge, maybe something that would trail down a bit. then you'd have more of an arrangement instead of just 2 mirrors hung on the wall.

i hope that helps. :)