Nope.

No. Especially not over the sink.

No. Too difficult to keep the mirror clean!

Huh? Am i the only one that doesn't see a problem with this? I agree with the older post where the mirror was over the stove where it would likely get splashed with all sorts of sauces and greases, but over a sink like the above sounds just fine.

Not much different than having a mirror over the sink in the bathroom, which none of us seem to have much problem keeping clean...

My grandma had one so that she could keep an eye on us :) I love it, I would totally do it.

Nope!

No. Do not like the look of it. It would only reflect all the messes that are usually in a kitchen.

I probably wouldn't put it over a sink or stove because it would be difficult to keep clean, but I like the idea of having one in the kitchen. If nothing else it will be additional motivation to keep the kitchen clean and pretty. It's really not that hard to clean up after cooking or in the process of cooking except when we get lazy...

It would get so greasy. I wipe off the bathroom mirror just about every day--I wouldn't want to add that task to my kitchen clean-up. Besides, my kitchen is so small it might actually seem MORE crowded--as if there's two of me in there!

i like it for bouncing light around a windowless room, but i personally don't have a whole wall to devote to such a thing - would give up too much storage in my tiny kitchen. doesn't seem like it would be too hard to clean, given that it doesn't seem much different from having a mirror above your bathroom sink.

In a windowless kitchen, you bet! If I already had plenty of light, though, maybe not so much. I do like the way it looks...

Cooking is one of the few things that make me really happy. I have no desire to be reminded that I never brushed my hair or that my clothes don't match while I'm in the kitchen.

In that kitchen I would! In my kitchen, no. I don't even have room for the kitchen art I would like to hang in our little space, so a big mirror isn't feasible. At least my kitchen has windows :)

Design-wise, it's unique and I like it! Practicality-wise, no, I would not put a mirror in my kitchen. Trying to cook and presenting a beautiful meal needs focus. Trying to not look frazzled at the same time could be a recipe for disaster. It would be too distracting.

I have one over my sink, as did my grandmother. I love it! Our kitchen is always dark and it helps to keep it bright.

I just re-did my kitchen and I have a good-sized mirror up. I like the play of light.

I would love it...though not over the sink or stove. I think this mirror is a perfect compliment to the style of this kitchen but I personally would not like staring at myself while doing dishes. But if there was an otherwise blank wall area, why not?

We rent and have one in our apartment kitchen. I despise it! I always makes me cross at the the loss of storage space/shelfs that it represents.

yeah ... but not over the sink. Who want to watch them selves do the dishes? I have a few antique mirrors in my kitchen ...

In the photo'd kitchen, yes, I would love the mirror. It reflects calm, order & beauty. In my kitchen, it would reflect, piles, messes & my disheveled self. So, no. I would not want an oversized mirror in my kitchen.

I have a big mirror in my kitchen..but I would never have one where it could get splashed by dirty water. Mine is over a wall opposite my window and has a shelf under it. No stove or sink near it.

Sure, why not? It would allow me to check on things (like husband, kids, cats, visitors, etc) and a large mirror can really open up a small room (like my kitchen).

I'd probably just scare the bejeezus out of myself when I get up in the middle of the night for water or something.

I think it looks great! I had a smaller mirror behind a stove once, it reflected the window and what was going on behind me which was way better than starting at a dark wall while cooking. It is considered good feng shui and really was no big problem to keep it clean

Oh dear, no. So you can preen and wash dishes at the same time?

My apartment has a 30's vintage kitchen. It's taken a beating, but it's still intact. It has a small mirror over the sink.

Yes, yes, yes. I love this look. Maybe not over the stove, but behind the sink would be lovely. The frame would need to be well lacquered to hang anywhere in the kitchen for easy clean up and to protect the frame.

My kitchen is very tiny and has cupboards on every wall except one. The only window is behind the sink. If I were to hang a mirror on the free wall it might make the room look larger and reflect more light. Hmmm...I'm going to consider this idea.

The concept is interesting, but I rarely see a kitchen that couldn't use the wall space for storage. My current kitchen has all of one wall that could be used and I'm planning on using it for spice storage. The other smaller wall in the kitchen is going to have a wine rack.

Yes, if it was a dark area and I needed to bounce more light around, but never over the sink. I can't imagine looking up, as I'm doing one of the household tasks I dislike most (washing dishes), and imagining myself a maid in Downton Abbey.

I don't currently have a window above my sink, which I find unsettling (the only house where I've had no window above the sink), so I'm about to take a picture of my garden in Spring (with all the flowers in bloom), and frame that to put above it. My own little 'Sink with a View'. Silly, I know, I only hope it works to distract me from the task.

yes I always have a mirror in the kitchen -

Mirrors work really well in small, windowless kitchens. It makes them feel less confining.

I would, just not on a "working wall" I always forget to wipe down my mirrors, and something tells me that one over the sink would be disgusting.

ABSOLUTELY!!! I have one hanging above my kitchen sink right now, and plan on transplanting it to the same spot in our new apartment. Yes, it gets more dirty than if it were hanging in say, a hallway, but it's functional for me because I can use it to have a conversation with people in the kitchen while my back is turned to them doing dishes. There's also only 1 window in our entire eat-in kitchen...so having this directly in front of the window on the opposite wall adds a lot of light to the otherwise 'dark corner' that the sink is in.

I love mirrors. In a small, dark apartment, a mirror gives the illusion of space, and adds light. Plus, my grandma has a mirror in her kitchen. It seems to work for her!

There are pros and cons-- I have a mirrored backsplash (it's not as bad as it sounds, trust me) in a long skinny kitchen that makes up one wall of my living room. It certainly makes the room feel bigger and less restricted. But, as many posters have pointed out, it is a terror to clean-- unless you're up for power-Windexing after you prepare anything, some part of it will always look dirty. A larger mirror like the one pictured may have less of this problem, not butting up with the countertop directly, but still.

I have a mirror above my stove and I love it! Hopefully you would normally clean any back splash behind your stove, so there's not much difference. It adds a more "spacious" feeling and light to my small kitchen ;)

I had a smaller (24"x24") mirror over the sink in my old apartment. I loved it because it mimicked having a traditional window over the sink with the added light and depth. There were upper cabinets over the whole wall the sink was on, but just this square of blank space between the cabinets and the sink - not practical for shelving, etc. I hated just staring at the wall, and it seemed like a practical solution since glass wouldn't be damaged by water. The mirror was easy to clean - I wiped down my counters with cleaner almost daily and I just cleaned both at the same time.

We have a mirror in our kitchen, across the room from the sink and stove. Love it, as our kitchen has the door we use most to our home. We have a small home, and this mirror is just enough to make the room feel spacious. Its perfect for us, I can't imagine it not being there. The mirror was the first thing we purchased when we closed on the house.

been thinking about if for a few years. i have two big, blank walls and quite a few mirrors. my gramma kept a small frameless mirror on the wall above her stove. it leaned off a chain so it reflected the back burners to an adult.

I would, especially over the sink if you don't have a window. Doing the dishes is boring enough, doing it looking at a wall makes it even worst.

LOVE it and have the perfect totally blank wall for it - though I had just decided to put a repurposed painting there. hm.

Funny you should ask. I saw a kitchen that I loved on another site and it had a huge mirror on one wall. I'm about to get my house on the market so I redid my kitchen in the style of the kitchen I loved. And I put a mirror on the wall. It makes a huge difference. As in, the kitchen looks huge. Not only that but it is positioned on the side of the room opposite the one window in the room. It bounces all kinds of light around the room. So, yeah, mirrors in the kitchen are a great idea. It might not be for everyone. Buy check it out before you say no. Just take a mirror from another place in the house and try it out in different places in your kitchen. If it speaks to you, hang it.

My mil has a mirror over the sink in her kitchen (in a 400 sq ft 1/1). It makes the kitchen look much bigger, beautifully fits the space, and she has never had grease or cleaning issues ever.

I might, especially in are apartment where there are no windows in the kitchen. It could possibly open it up and make it look bigger.

I don't know about an oversized mirror, but I did have a mirror backsplash in my last apartment and I have plans of adding one to my present apartment.

At first, in my old apartment, I was worried about keeping it clean, not breaking it and if it would make everything look two times worse. Well, I was very happily surprised that it let in a lot of light (the kitchen was dark and the backsplash helped). It was easy to clean. In fact, I've never had a backspalsh before or since that was as easy to clean as the mirror. It was also a lot sturdier than I feared. I often accidentally hit it with pots and pans yet I never even chipped it. While it did 'double' the mess, it also doubled the clean areas as well, somehow making the kitchen look a little cleaner than it really was.

Before I had one, I would never had thought to add mirror in the kitchen. Now I can't wait until we redo our kitchen - both my husband and I want the mirror backsplash as an absolute "must" when we can afford it.

Absolutely. I hung a mirror over the sink in my daughter's first apartment. She was skeptical at first, but soon it became one of her favorite features in the apartment. When switching apartments, hanging a mirror in the kitchen was non-negotiable. It served as a faux window and vanity check point.

it's fabulous! do it in a second.

I have a teeny one on the backsplash. It's far away from the stove and sink. No rhyme or reason for why it's there other than the colors go.



But I love mirrors and would truly put one just about anywhere.

Absolutely! I have a mirror over my kitchen sink now. We have no windows in the kitchen so it's nice to bounce light around. Also, makes it feel a little larger. I love it. Although, it tends to get a bit dirty, but a quick wipe down and it's good as new. :)

yes, i like it a lot

Sure~why not? It looks great in the pic

Bad feng shui. A mirror in the dining room would be great, reflecting eating, therefore encouraging prosperity. A mirror in the kitchen, however, reflects you "slaving over the stove" (even if you do LIKE being in the kitchen), and would represent hardship and toil.

Only if I needed to make the space feel bigger. In an expansive kitchen I would not. My mom has a tiny kitchen and hung a mirror over her sink and with low lighting it looks great. But I don't want to watch myself wash dishes. Narcissism at its greatest, that.

I did - and it's fabulous. No problems with grease or grime - it's not close to the stove. Opens the room up tremendously - looks fab when you place a plant in front of it - or lean a smaller gallery-framed piece against it. Amplifies the light, makes a party feel like a party - I can't say enough. I'd already run a long mirror in front of the sink to act as a backsplash and had two installed in the dining room. The mirror in the kitchen stops 2 inches shy of the ceiling and was probably the best thing I could have added to an all-white kitchen in a small NYC apartment.