Through the looking glass

I realized the other week that I wanted a full length mirror. I kept racking my brain as to where to put it. In such a small apartment there's very limited wall space. The only place was maybe behind one of the closet doors in the hallway. Then I had an epiphany. What about the small column/wall next to the bathroom door, the wall that's essentially behind the bed headboard?
The more I thought about it the more I knew it would work.
And it did.
I got a high bid from a mirror company. I was able to get the price down by getting the tax knocked off. Then they postponed the installation date and I whined and whined and got $25 more off the price (the squeaky wheel gets the grease!), so here's the wall BEFORE the install:

Here's the two tallest mirror installation guys putting it up, they were giants!

Here's the finished product. Not only do I get a full length mirror to help me get dressed, but mirrors always make a room look bigger. It's an old decorator's trick I've used in every apartment I've ever owned and it always works. I like the way the reflection makes it look like there more bookshelves on that side of the room. Mirrors also bounce a little extra light around, not a bad thing to also put in the plus column.

Speaking of reflections, I also like how the mirror reflects the soffit on the ceiling, it makes it look bigger...

Here's a side beside comparison of the BEFORE and AFTER, not bad, huh?