If you've ever snooped around my bathroom, you know quite well that I have a make-up hoarding problem. It is so bad, in fact, that there is now a self-imposed ban on the purchase of any beauty product. I rarely even wear it but I've still managed to accumulate every form of eyeliner, a bajillion different blushes, and any color of eyeshadow imaginable. I'm fairly certain my addiction to e.l.f. keeps them in business. You can imagine the horror that was my make-up tote and I desperately needed a place to put it all. I also needed a place to apply it. I've spent well over a year hunched on the floor, staring into a tiny lighted mirror. Because that just screams "gorgeous", right?
Many of my years have gone into drooling over those Old Hollywood, glamour-oozing vanities with the big mirrors and lights galore. You know the ones that are so beautiful that you're somehow more beautiful just sitting next to it? Yeah, I needed one of those. So I decided to build one. At first I decided I wanted the typical square mirror surrounded by lights. But I realized I don't know how to wire things and didn't want to die in the process of learning, so I played it by ear as I looked for pieces. I found a gross pressed wood tragedy of a desk and a set of vintage wooden folding chairs at yard sales, my mother had a gorgeous but hideously painted mirror collecting dust, and I bought a scrap of wood at the lumber yard for the back.
I nailed the backboard to the desk and painted for
three freaking days. The mirror is definitely the focal-point on this baby so I chose a romantic, old glamour palette. I then hung some pegs to showcase some jewelry, painted and filled an old planter with marbles to stash my brushes, and beautified some basic votive holders and a tea tray for lighting (no wires! Now let's hope I don't burn my hair off...)
I spent a grand total of $43 and a week of my time on this. You really can't beat that. I think it turned out gorgeous and I absolutely cannot wait to use it. It is more than what I wanted and I am truly proud of it!
