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$Mirror . . . tricks the eye into making rooms seem more spacious and more visually interesting,`' says Roisin Lafferty of design firm Kingston Lafferty, who is making a name for herself in London, with Elle Décor featuring her work at Asian street-food restaurant Tootoomoo. In this kitchen she set bistro-style mirrored panels opposite glass garden doors to refract light and to show off the many textures in the room, including exposed yellow brick and decorative encaustic tiles. This is a very simple technique to use in a new kitchen, especially if it faces north. kingstonlaffertydesign.com$ Best in class: Mirror images