You can use old vanities to furnish your home.
Recycle old vanities for a stylish and functional addition to any room in your home. Vanities are a combination of a dresser, table or chest with a mirror. Usually they furnish bathrooms or bedrooms. Bedroom vanities often have an accompanying stool; bathroom vanities usually contain a sink. Old vanities might be in good condition, ready to feature as-is in an unexpected location, or they may be battered, ready for a revamp. Evaluate the condition of your vanity, and recycle it to play up its assets. Does this Spark an idea?
Child's Playroom
Give an old bedroom vanity that has seen better days a fresh coat of princess-pink paint; reupholster the stool in metallic silver, and place it in a child's room so that she can primp and pose her heart out in front of the mirror. Decorate the edges of the mirror with gold paint, or bejewel it with hot glue and plastic gemstones. You can't hurt a vanity that is past its prime; reviving it can make her dress-up play even more glamorous. The drawers can store faux makeup, doll clothes and toys.
Potting Shed
Install an old bathroom vanity that contains a sink in a potting shed for a quirky and functional addition to the space. Plumbing in the potting shed is handy for washing pots and watering seedlings. If you don't have plumbing in the shed, put the vanity on casters. Direct the drainage pipe to exit the rear of the vanity, and roll it outside to use with a hose for washing and watering. The plug in the basin allows you to do tasks like scrubbing and soaking dirty pots while standing up, rather than crouching over the yard or driveway. The cabinetry can store clean pots, saucers and other garden supplies.
Closet Storage
An old bedroom vanity that has lost its stool can give a walk-in closet a romantic feel while providing space to store sundries, such as nylons, vintage bow ties and lingerie. Add a decorative lamp for lighting that provokes a peaceful mood as you hang up your clothes at the end of each day. Jewelry can live in silver and crystal dishes originally intended for the kitchen; drape scarves and neckties casually over the mirror.
Storage Cabinet
Remove the sink from an old bathroom vanity. Replace the top with a solid piece of plywood or an old door. Use the cabinetry as extra storage in a garage or basement. If you follow an impulse to rejuvenate the piece decoratively, place it more prominently. A slab of white marble salvaged from an old building on top of a vanity stained a deep shade of mahogany can be a convenient spot for housing a television in an eclectic game room or can make a handsome dresser in a bedroom.
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