Make Up Table & Vanity Organization

A make up table is essential to the lives of countless career women. They want furnishings that are multi-

functional and with features that can enhance their way of life. Whether traditional or contemporary in design, these bedroom vanity tables should blend well with their existing furniture style and provide storage for their accessories and cosmetics.

Basic Features of a Make-up Table

• Vanity mirrors or dressing mirrors – These are tilting or are mirrors that swivel for adjustable viewing.
• Drawers – The small ones are for jewelry and the big ones are for clothing accessories.
• Lamps – For better make up application, some vanities are lighted.
• Matching Bench /Stool – Usually, vanity dressing tables come with a wide bench or a stool for convenience.

Make up vanity tables are functional pieces of furniture that are also great accents to a room. You can plan and buy other furniture to complement your vanity table. If you already have an existing style, you can buy a matching vanity for better cohesion. Depending on the style, it can add elegance, romance, or class to your private quarters.

Popular styles are the antique look, usually with Queen Anne legs and curved tilting mirrors. Another is the modern oak dressing table or cherry vanity table sets with straight lines, big dresser drawers, and wall-mounted or adjustable mirrors. For a more traditional look, a vanity in distressed white, off-white, or sandy color finish goes will with country style homes. They usually have a small flip top mirror for easier cosmetic application. The small wall mounted make up vanities are perfect for bathrooms. These vanities have sinks and can have multiple uses.

These days, it is not enough that you have the furniture. How you put your stuff in it also matters. You have a certain way of organizing things. Your vanity area is off-limits to husbands and children since you think that it is your personal space. Your organization should make it easier for you to put on makeup and prepare yourself in the morning. It should not add to your daily stress.

Here are some tips for organizing your make up table:

1. Try to remember the month you bought your make up. Hopefully, you can pick out the old ones from the new. Throw the old ones away. Over a year old is a good indication. Old make up on your make up dressing table is good breeding ground for bacteria.

2. After throwing away old makeup, begin to sort through the remainder by type and then, by color. For example, all brushes go together on your make up dressing table and all lipsticks on the other group. It will make it easier for you to find whatever you are looking for when
applying your make-up.

3. Check that all lids are secure and that dull pencils are sharpened. This can help you avoid scrambling for a sharpener when you need your pencil. Keeping covers tight prevents powder spills on your makeup vanity table.

4. Remember that applicators and brushes should be cleaned regularly. Rinse them thoroughly in hot water and mild soap and dry before using them again. Store these brushes upright in a container.

5. Buy containers for your makeup collection. Use boxes, storage bins, and other organizers to accommodate different sizes and types of cosmetics. If you’re keeping them in your makeup vanity
table’s drawers, try silverware holders. They are great drawer organizers especially for your lip and eye pencils.

Remind yourself to allot time to do this. You save a lot of time and money, not to mention stress, once you’ve properly organized your make up table.