{"product_id":"decorative-antique-gold-beaded-petal-frame-mirror","title":"Decorative Antique Gold Beaded Petal Frame Mirror","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"d-sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d-h\"\u003eWhy a Scalloped Frame Suits Modern and Traditional Rooms\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"d-p\"\u003eMost decorative mirrors sit at one end or the other. A plain circle is clean and contemporary and asks nothing of the room around it. A carved and gilded frame is unambiguously period, and it needs a room prepared to meet it. A scalloped edge lands between the two. The overall shape is still simple, still round, still quiet enough for a plain painted wall, but the petalled outline gives it ornament that a plain rim has no way of providing. That is why this style of frame turns up in cottages and new builds alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"d-p\"\u003eThe edge is what makes it move. On a plain circle the frame reads as a single continuous band and takes light evenly all the way round. Here the outline curves in and out, so each lobe catches light on one flank and falls into shadow on the other. The beading follows that line rather than running straight, which means the detail changes direction constantly around the perimeter. Stand still and the frame is quietly patterned. Walk past it, or wait for the light to move through the afternoon, and it shifts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"d-p\"\u003e700 mm across, 700 mm tall, 42 mm deep. Plain glass, no bevel. A beaded paulownia frame, gessoed and finished in hand-applied gold leaf with a softly aged champagne patina, on an MDF backing with D-rings fitted for one-way hanging. For the same warm tone in a plain unbroken circle, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theurbanmill.co.uk\/products\/simplistic-round-wall-mirror-gold-mr234gd\"\u003eSimplistic Round Wall Mirror in Gold\u003c\/a\u003e takes the minimal route.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d-h d-hu\"\u003eWhat Makes This Mirror Worth Hanging\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"d-ul\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eOrnament without commitment.\u003c\/span\u003e The scalloped outline gives a plain wall something to look at, while the overall circle keeps the piece from tipping into full period decoration.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eAn edge that changes with the light.\u003c\/span\u003e Each lobe takes light on one side and shadow on the other, so the frame is never a single flat tone the way a plain rim is.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eBeading that follows the curve.\u003c\/span\u003e The fine beaded detail runs with the scalloped line rather than across it, changing direction continuously around the frame.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eHand-applied gold leaf over gesso.\u003c\/span\u003e Real metal laid onto a chalk ground worked smooth beneath it. Leaf reflects light directionally, which is what gives the beading its depth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eChampagne rather than bright gold.\u003c\/span\u003e The patina is worked back to something nearer antique brass, so the frame warms a room without shouting about it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eA workable 700 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e Substantial enough to hold a small wall alone, contained enough to hang above furniture or alongside other pieces.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d-h\"\u003eHow Big This Mirror Actually Looks on a Wall\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"d-p\"\u003eIt helps to have something to measure against. A standard interior door is roughly 760 mm wide, so this mirror is very slightly narrower than a doorway. That puts it comfortably into accent territory rather than statement territory: large enough to be the only thing on a short wall, small enough that it does not need clear space around it to breathe. Above a console or a chest it will span roughly two thirds of a 1000 mm to 1100 mm piece, which is the proportion that tends to look right. On a bigger wall it works better hung with something else than left to hold the space alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d-h\"\u003eWhere to Put It and What It Will Do to the Room\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"d-p\"\u003eIn a cloakroom or small bathroom wall where the shape does the decorating and nothing else is needed. Above a console in a hallway, where the scalloped edge softens a run of straight lines. In a bedroom over a chest of drawers, or beside a window where the light can travel across the lobes. In a kitchen or dining room on a short section of wall between cabinets and a doorway. As part of a group with prints or smaller mirrors, where the curved outline gives the arrangement its anchor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-sec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d-h\"\u003eThe Practical Details Before You Buy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"d-ul\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eHangs one way.\u003c\/span\u003e The D-rings are fixed for a single orientation. Because the frame is scalloped, an error in levelling shows immediately along the top edge, so measure carefully before drilling.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eGilding is dusted, never sprayed.\u003c\/span\u003e A dry, soft cloth on the frame. No polish, no damp cloth and nothing abrasive. If you are cleaning the glass, dampen the cloth away from the mirror rather than spraying anything at it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eEvery frame ages differently.\u003c\/span\u003e The leaf is applied and the patina worked by hand, so depth of colour and wear across the beading vary between pieces and against the photography.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"d-li\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"d-lbl\"\u003eUse fixings rated for the load.\u003c\/span\u003e Wall plugs and suitable screws into masonry, or hollow-wall anchors or a fixing into a stud on plasterboard. A standard picture hook is not sufficient for a framed mirror of this size.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Urban Mill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56795339915644,"sku":"MR510G","price":122.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/9672\/1715\/files\/ornate-round-antique-gold-wall-mirror-in-modern-interior.jpg?v=1779285571","url":"https:\/\/www.theurbanmill.co.uk\/products\/decorative-antique-gold-beaded-petal-frame-mirror","provider":"The Urban Mill","version":"1.0","type":"link"}