The mere sight of a disco ball is enough to send dopamine levels soaring.
Whether you’re in the mood to party or not, the vision of light bouncing off hundreds of tiny mirrored tiles is enough to put a spring in anyone’s step.
They don’t just belong in skating rinks and nightclubs. Bringing the look to your home is an easy way to add fun and inject lightness into your space. All hail, the era of the domesticated disco ball.
They can be displayed in any room of the house, but the kitchen and bathroom are some of our favourite spaces, thanks to their unexpectedness. The small detail can turn a drab corner of the home into a truly fabulous one.
While traditional mirror balls need to be suspended securely from the ceiling, there are plenty of other designs and styles that can be positioned on flat surfaces like bookshelves, coffee tables and bedside cabinets.
There’s just one rule: for a disco ball to truly work its magic, it needs a steady source of light. It can be daylight or spotlights; any source of illumination to make the sphere sparkle. Movement is also a nice extra and some ceiling mirror balls come with a motor to keep the ball turning. Others need a simple flick to send light ricocheting around the room.
Whatever you choose, when the light hits those mirrors just right and magic bursts across the room, you’ll understand what all the hype is about.
If you’re looking to add personality to your interiors, we’ve rounded up the best disco balls for your home. From Eurovision-ready orbs to left-field designs, here are the best we’ve seen.
Shop now
All Her Glory Personalised Disco Ball 20cm
Looking for a unique wedding gift? For the couple that loves to get down it, what better present to unwrap than a bespoke disco ball?
The medium size measures 21cm in diameter and features laser-cut acrylic and fused wording of your choice. It will be finished with a coloured ribbon so that it can be admired and danced under right away.
Buy now £75.00, NOTHS
MiniSun Store Novelty Rotating Motorised Battery Operated Multi-Coloured Disco Mirror Ball Ceiling Light
The party will be well on its way to getting started thanks in large part to this mirrorball, which comes ready-fitted onto a motorised battery to get those sparkles rotating around every corner of the room. The base also has coloured lights to add to the disco vibe and runs on batteries, so there is no need to tear down walls and attempt to rewire yourself. The most DIY needed? A simple ceiling hook installation.
Buy now £17.99, Amazon
Rockett St George Gold & Pink Stripy Disco Ball
Few maximalist homes are complete without a mirror ball, but Rockett St George takes it a step further with coloured discs on the orb for an even more playful party vibe. Make it all the more surprising by suspending it in the kitchen or bathroom.
Buy now £55.00, Rockett St George
Rockett St George Black Disco Ball Drinks Trolley Cart
The perfect eccentric bar cart to hold court in any corner, guests will be lining up to make their own drinks when they’re coming out of this fabulous drinks trolley.
Turning the stuffy old globe cart on its head, the sphere is packed with perfectly positioned mirrored tiles, ready to twinkle at any time of day or night. The inner compartment can carry up to three regular bottles of booze plus glassware, and there’s a lower shelf to handle any overspill stock.
The one thing to make happy hour even better. Also available in gold.
Buy now £220.00, Rockett St George
Firebox Disco Ball Hanging Planter
Bringing gardening and disco together in a beautifully inspired way, these mirrored planters get your ferns and succulents into the groove. The designs are available in 4-, 6- and 8-inch options, each with a chain to keep it secure. Hang by a window and enjoy a spray of light whenever the sun hits them.
Buy now £19.99, Firebox
Rotary disco globe
They say football is a universal language, but we’re here to argue that disco is too. There can’t be a corner of the world that doesn’t appreciate the uplifting, soulful genre.
Showcase your love for it - and save your walls and ceilings from blemishes - with this tabletop version which sits on an axis, like a globe. The spinning design comes in two sizes and needs just a light tap to send light pinging joyfully around the room.
Buy now £66.99, Etsy
Urban Outfitters LED Disco Ball Diffuser
Spa sessions would be more relaxing if you had disco rather than whale music. A controversial opinion, sure, but one that we’ve tried and are sticking to. Give it a whirl yourself with this diffuser fitted with a fun disco ball head. It promises to take your next self-care session to new disco heights, moving through music and scents to offer a rich sensory experience.
Buy now £26.00, Urban Outfitters
Dunelm 32cm Mirror Ball Wreath
Wreaths are edging their way out of Christmas and becoming a year-round thing. A wonderful addition for parties, Dunelm’s mirror ball version can be displayed, as is traditional, on the front door, or laid flat and used as a fun table centrepiece.
Buy now £35.00, Dunelm
Gejoy Disco Helium Balloons
The legendary Eurovision Song Contest gave the world one of the best-loved bands in disco: ABBA. Give a nod to the genre with this 10-pack of mirror ball-themed balloons. The large silver-foiled orbs can be inflated with helium as well as air.
Buy now £8.99, Amazon
Etsy Disco Ball Shark
The mortification of seeing the same mirrorball you’ve just bought hanging up in a friend's house cannot be fully put into words, even for pro wordsmiths like us. Let’s just say it’s a scenario that’s unlikely to happen with this option, unusually themed as it is on the ocean’s apex predator.
The lightweight shark design is covered with tiny mirrored tiles and comes with a hook for easy suspending. Prepare for Jaws to drop.
Buy now £497.71, Etsy
Third Eye Designs 'Dancing Queen' Disco Mirror Ball
It doesn’t get groovier than this glittering mirrorball design, carefully handpainted with the immortal words “Dancing Queen”. Available in a large size for £150 more, there are two font colourways available and if you don’t like the text you can customise it with whatever you like. The design comes with a hook, ready to suspend in a sunny corner or attach to a motor to get it moving.
Buy now £210.00, Holly & Co.
