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To simply want a wooden framed mirror?!!

27 replies

HallidayGranger · 02/04/2023 21:29

Sorry to be so dull but I am actually so irritated by this ridiculous task of trying to buy a wall mirror for our hallway!!!

I'm not very fashionable or interested in what's cool for houses. I just want a nice home and I think a simple oak (or fake oak..I.dont care but i mean the colour) framed mirror would look nice in our hallway. The sideboard is oak and the staircase is oak...so it'd match. Needs to.be biggish. 120 x 60 max, size is flexible. Willing to pay up to £150 but could be swayed higher for a really nice one.

Anyway I though this would be extremely easy to find. Nope. I usually look at Dunelm and Wayfair but they have nothing. Not a single one.

Closest I've seen is oak furniture land but they want £65 delivery! £65!!!!

There's one in the range but it looks really shit and cheap...like the woods not going to be finished properly.

Anyway I've just been browsing dunelm and I'm baffled by all the weird choices. Odd wonky ovals and mirrors cut out in the shape of dogs, mirrors framed in diamontes and with window panes???Who buys this shit??! (Actually I quite like the window panes but that's not what I want!)

Is there a reason I can't buy a classic wooden framed mirror???

Am I now so incredibley old, my taste in home furnishings is now also out of fashion?? We're in early 30s. Our house is modern and quirky but I like good classic bits of furniture that aren't "fashion" peices.

Can anyone recommend somewhere to look? The gap on our wall is doing my head in.

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DilemmaDelilah · 02/04/2023 21:33

I was going to suggest The Range but you say you have looked there. We have a large very simple wood framed mirror from there, got a few years ago. Still looks good!
I know what you mean about mirrors though, difficult to find something 'ordinary'.

Justmeandthedog1 · 02/04/2023 21:33

Antique shop.
Charity shop
Car boot
Freecycle
Gumtree

FrumptyMumpty · 02/04/2023 21:35

Facebook. Gotta be one in there.

Undertheoldlindentree · 02/04/2023 21:37

Do you have any of those non-chain shops selling wooden furniture? A bit like the pine or oak workshops of the 90's? Still a few near us, often out in the countryside and do large wood framed mirrors.

OhWifey · 02/04/2023 21:40

Is this too light?

Check out this NISSEDAL from IKEA.
Here’s a little more information:
ingka.page.link/rCeobmtpvHL94BsD6

Mischance · 02/04/2023 21:41

Oak Furniture Land - I got a really nice one there.

OhWifey · 02/04/2023 21:44

I actually got a lovely one from Facebook Market place for £20

HallidayGranger · 02/04/2023 21:44

Rockgardens · 02/04/2023 21:39

Yes love this but it's far too big unfortunately. Need it to hang on the wall.

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gohomeroger1 · 02/04/2023 21:47

I just bought a white painted wooden mirror for my hallway from The Range only a week ago. Looks lovely up amd only cost £15

chipswitheveryting · 02/04/2023 21:54

Oak furniture land do a nice one

LakieLady · 02/04/2023 21:56

Have a look at auction houses near you, OP. I got a nice mirror in an oak frame for £15 a couple of years ago.

MYSTERIOUSGIRLONLINE · 02/04/2023 21:58

We got a wooden framed mirror for our hallway from a B&M store. And the bonus was it was £20 but got to the checkout and it scanned for £10 so definitely bargain of the day. I'd also recommend Gumtree, eBay and Facebook too. Otherwise scouting around car boot sales and charity shops is another option. Good luck finding one. Make it a challenge and it'll happen!

determinedtomakethiswork · 02/04/2023 21:59

www.oakfurnitureland.co.uk/index.php?app=gbu0&ns=prodsearchp

There are quite a few on this page. If you order tonight you will get a bargain.

HallidayGranger · 02/04/2023 22:00

determinedtomakethiswork · 02/04/2023 21:59

www.oakfurnitureland.co.uk/index.php?app=gbu0&ns=prodsearchp

There are quite a few on this page. If you order tonight you will get a bargain.

£65 delivery though

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Crazycatladyy · 02/04/2023 22:02

Try Oak Furniture UK or Roseland Furniture..

whattodoeek · 02/04/2023 22:05

Check out www.williamwoodmirrors.co.uk/collections/

They usually have a discount code available and their delivery service is very good

clpsmum · 02/04/2023 22:05

If you go into oak furniture land and order they will do delivery for £15

Lund · 02/04/2023 22:11

Do you have a branch of HomeSense near you? They are part of TKMaxx but just for the home range. I was looking for a circular mirror recently and found just the right thing in there, but they had a wide range of shapes and sizes. They have an eclectic mix and different stuff each time you go, but worth a look if you have one near.

Krumpet · 02/04/2023 22:13

Amazon

https://amzn.eu/d/2TL0kiZ

Augend23 · 02/04/2023 22:18

Doesn't oak furniture land exist in reality rather than just on the internet? Maybe you could physically buy it or they might be able to order it in?