The Monterey Floor Mirror — Hand-Carved Wood — CharlesTed Home
A continuous chain of hand-carved concentric discs around an arched full-length frame — the Monterey is a floor mirror where the frame is the reason to own it.
The carved frame on the Monterey is not a surface treatment — it is the defining quality of the piece. Each disc in the continuous border is individually carved with concentric rings, creating a chain of raised circular elements that runs the full perimeter of the arched frame, from the floor to the apex of the arch and back. The close-up reveals the depth and precision of the carving — each circle sitting proud of the frame, its concentric detail casting its own small shadows — and the pale warm pine tone allows that three-dimensional quality to read clearly across the full 190cm height of the mirror.
What sets it apart
The detail that makes it different
The arched top is the silhouette decision that makes the Monterey architectural rather than simply functional — a rectangular floor mirror is a practical object; an arched one is a room feature. The arch at the top creates the same visual language as an arched doorway or window — a soft architectural moment that reads as designed. The hand-carved disc border follows that arch precisely around the full perimeter, creating a frame where the most complex carving work is also the most visible part — the apex of the arch. At 41kg the Monterey has the solidity of a properly made mirror, and the sawtooth hanger provides wall-mount security.
