How To Make Or Renovate A Vanity: 10 DIYs

how to make or renovate a vanity 10 diys

A vanity is a must for every girl to do her makeup and hair, to keep her cosmetics and accessories, and if you don’t have it yet, this roundup will help you choose and make one!

Hairpin legs are a popular option for modern furniture, so if you add them to this industrial vanity, you’ll get a fashionable piece of furniture for a rustic, industrial or shabby chic interior.

DIY industrial hairpin leg vanity (via shelterness).

DIY industrial hairpin leg vanity (via shelterness).

A foldaway makeup vanity doesn’t occupy any space but feature several compartments for makeup storage and a battery-powered lighted mirror. Install a laptop workstation from IKEA and fill it up with your makeup.

DIY foldaway makeup vanity (via shelterness).

DIY foldaway makeup vanity (via shelterness).

IKEA is also a source of materials for this craft, prepare four Vika Curry legs, an Ekby Gruvan shelf, a Kolja mirror, a stool, and acrylic bead storage containers. These things are more than enough to organize a perfect makeup storage.

DIY makeup vanity from IKEA parts (via shelterness).

DIY makeup vanity from IKEA parts (via shelterness).

This old vanity was renovated in chic retro style, with chalk and white stripes, crystal knobs polish the trendy retro look.

DIY retro-styled striped vanity (via girlinthegarage).

DIY retro-styled striped vanity (via girlinthegarage).

Renovating is easier than building, so take an old vanity and sand and then repaint with some cool color. Here the author painted it grey and completed with white and silver accessories.

DIY grey vanity makeover (via thediyplaybook).

DIY grey vanity makeover (via thediyplaybook).

A thrift store desk can become a beautiful vanity if you decorate it with silver leaf and then add a modern minimalist or a refined vintage frame mirror.

DIY silver leaf vanity  (via livelovediy).

DIY silver leaf vanity (via livelovediy).

This cute modern vanity with storage compartments was built from plywood and then painted, so if you need a totally new piece, read this tutorial.

DIY modern vanity with plans (via home-dzine).

DIY modern vanity with plans (via home-dzine).

A small table with drawers can become a tiny vanity, and if you are tight on space, you can go for it. Add a vanity tower and some space rack for storing nail polishes and lipsticks and voila!

DIY tiny red vanity (via majorshenanniegans).

DIY tiny red vanity (via majorshenanniegans).

One more option for tiny space is a corner wall-mounted vanity like this one. To hide the absence of legs you can add some cute fabric that will hang from the top.

DIY corner wall-mounted vanity  (via beneathmyheart).

DIY corner wall-mounted vanity (via beneathmyheart).


A vintage sewing desk can become an adorable vanity! You need just to renovate it, repaint a bit and then add new knobs and various accessories.
DIY vanity from a vintage sewing table (via lovelyindeed).

DIY vanity from a vintage sewing table (via lovelyindeed).