Vanity: Glamour or Functionality?

When you think of the word vanity what comes to mind? Glamour? Makeup? Beauty? For many of us, when we think of a vanity we think of a princess-like woman sitting down in her bathrobe to do her hair and put on her make-up for hours upon hours. But, when it comes down to it, a vanity is also a place where the majority of us throw our jewelry that we take off at the end of the night into a pile where it all gets tangled up, and leave our makeup brushes scatter all over the place. This isn't Glamour! So.. I'm going to give you a little insight into how to make your vanity chic, yet functional so that instead of a war zone, it becomes a place of ease and organization.

So, first things first... We need to contain it all in one place. That's what trays are for! It's no surprise that trays are the new 'in' thing when it comes to interiors. It's the perfect place to store all your miscellaneous stuff. So, here are some tray ideas.. and then we'll discuss how to organize the stuff you are going to put on the tray.

 

Drink Up: Creating A Stylized Bar Cart

With summer right around the corner, it’s time to prepare for all those cookouts & parties that you will be having throughout the next few months. Start planning now, by creating your very own bar cart so that you are prepared for your first get together. You can create your very own bar cart in these 3 simple steps.

1. Find a cart.

         This is probably the most important and most challenging part. First, decide if you want your cart to have wheels, or to be stable. Next, go to your local yard sales and consignment stores if you want to do a little DIY project to make your cart fit to your style (Spray paint it, add wheels, see below for some inspiration). Or, you can find various carts online in all different styles. Target for example, has a wide selection of affordable carts.