Do you need a mirror above a sink in the bathroom?

[Madblondedog]

Planning our new shower room.

Visually the best layout would lead to the sink being under the window so obviously no mirror above the sink. Is this a massive no-no?

What we would do is have a tall mirrored cabinet to the side of the sink so there would still be a mirror in there, just not above the sink

I think its essential and was very disgruntled when our architect did not lay out our bathroom to allow for mirrors above sinks until I asked him to change....

Our sink unit is so wide that getting to see in the mirror will be a real stretch if it's above the sink

I was thinking that if you have a ledge on the windowsill, you could put a hinged mirror on stand there. As well as the usual make-up/shaving mirrors there is a design sometimes seen in bedrooms or dressing rooms, rectangular with a small drawer. It may have a name.

We have a window above our sink so we have a small mirror stood on the windowsill and a mirror on the wall to the side of the sink.