Now that school is in full swing hopefully I will be able to find a little more time to update the blog. Plus, I just found out from another friend's blog that there is an iPhone app for Blogger-so that will make it a lot easier!!
I have been working on so many projects lately and I have been wanting to get them posted. It will probably take me a few days to get to everything. Plus I don't want to put everything in one blog...I gotta keep you comin' back for more!
So the project I will share today is my awesome homemade vanity!! I cannot even tell you how excited I am about this. I have been telling B for probably a year now how much I wanted a vanity. There are several reasons why: our bathroom is really small, my make up is a powder so it is messy and gets everywhere, and of course because they are super cute. The problem is that they are really expensive and I was not willing to dish out that kind of cash (and neither was B).
So, a few weeks ago I was out garage sailing (not sure on that spelling?) with my mother in law and I came across this old changing table (looked like a desk to me) for $2!! I was pretty sure the price tag was wrong-but it wasn't they actually sold it to me for $2! I was so excited and knew that if it didn't work as a vanity I could use it as a desk or sell it.
I went to OSH and found one of their mis-marked gallons of paint for $4 in a color that was pretty close to the one I wanted anyway. I painted the table and tried it out in the bedroom. My biggest concern was that it would be too big for the space I had in mind. It turned out to be perfect!
Of course the table is not the only piece to the vanity-I still needed a mirror and stool/chair.
I had purchased a round lighted vanity mirror at costco and was happy with that...but then I found the most amazing find at a garage sale this past weekend. It was a rectangular mirror in a wooden frame with a small drawer at the bottom. It was perfect!!! I bought it for $5. I used the same paint from the table to paint it because it was very dirty and needed new paint, plus I wanted it to match the vanity. I also had to give the mirror a good cleaning with a razor blade and some goo gone.
I am so happy with the outcome of the vanity. It is perfect. I am still on the hunt for a stool but I am determined to find one at a garage sale or thrift store so I can keep the entire vanity under $20!
So far I have spent $11!
Check out the pictures of the before table and now the completed vanity. (Sorry, I forgot to take a picture of the mirror before I painted it!)
Next up on the blog...my frame projects and the Christmas Boutique, be sure to check back soon!
