The Ikea Wiggle Mirror Is The Noughties Interiors Trend That Won't Die

Hands up if you recognise this ๐Ÿ™‹โ™€๏ธ

Growing up in the noughties was defined by a few things: Ugg boots, velour tracksuits and of course, the wiggly Ikea mirror.

But it seems the iconic reflective-surface-cum-abstract-artwork is the only one to have truly stood the test of time.

On Twitter, people have been sharing photos of their mirrors after one guy perfectly summed up how prolific the interiors trend was (and continues to be):

Nobody:

That one IKEA mirror everyone owned in college:

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โ€” Ecce_Homosexual (@Ecce_Homosexual) March 26, 2019

Many shared snaps of the mirrors currently hanging in their homes, saying theyโ€™re downright offended at the suggestion the mirror is a thing of the past.

I_feel_very_attacked.gif pic.twitter.com/sdHihaFVSL

โ€” s (@simidisi) March 26, 2019

HOW EVEN DARE YOU. pic.twitter.com/TYeP5hRzfV

โ€” Candace Brower (@candace_brower) March 27, 2019

I feel personally attacked pic.twitter.com/Kxlh3mkfsM

โ€” Matthew Green (@_greeners_) March 26, 2019

People stated they are โ€˜wiggly mirror and proudโ€™, with no plans to redecorate any time soon.

We still here ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ pic.twitter.com/we1anhOFX8

โ€” James-Ricardo (@ricardojames011) March 27, 2019

hes still my friend and no one can take him from me pic.twitter.com/QSFraGCZUq

โ€” Gweedy (@abbitchio) March 27, 2019

I'll be thirty soon and I actually have TWO of them side by side thank you very much. pic.twitter.com/iqGeouM46O

โ€” meagan. (@wenightswam) March 27, 2019

Some admitted to adopting mirrors that had been abandoned by previous tenants โ€“ suggesting there may be hundreds of mirror orphans out there.

IT CAME WITH MY ROOM, OKAY? pic.twitter.com/F3NCQiA2ZC

โ€” Velveteen Meme (@rockatanskies) March 27, 2019

I moved house two weeks ago and this was in my room. Iโ€™m keeping it because I love it๐Ÿ˜ค๐Ÿ˜‚ pic.twitter.com/ooAOqOHaPz

โ€” ห—หห‹OddlyหŽหŠห— (@OddlyFamiliarYT) March 27, 2019

And one girlโ€™s family are such fans of the mirror, they have one in every room.

Hahahah we have them in every room of the house ffs๐Ÿ˜ญ pic.twitter.com/PugGqRUivT

โ€” JS (@jesslucy97) March 27, 2019

If youโ€™re not ready to kiss goodbye to the wiggly mirror trend, there are similar ones on sale at both Ikea and Argos now.

For those whoโ€™ve realised itโ€™s time to say goodbye, our roundup of the best hanging mirrors on Amazon might help.

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