The Dresser Of Dreams

Aug 8

After what felt like the worlds longest search for a dressing table I finally found one. For two years I scoured everything from charity shops to Gumtree to IKEA and well everywhere and anywhere I could think of. But nothing took my fancy and it's something that I'm very fussy about. I didn't have the space for anything huge nor did I want to something gigantic and nothing in terms of design was really jumping out at me until I wandered past a little vintage shop in a local village and fell in love with this piece. So here's a little tour and the details of my new dressing table because I love a good snoop in where others beauty stash their products away.

THE DRESSER & THE CHAIR

So the dresser is originally from the 50's or 60's, I'm not quite sure but I absolutely love it. It's the perfect size to store all my makeup and skincare without worry but it's not so big that it takes up a tonne of room. It was originally a pine colour and not in the best shape but the store where I found it also up-cycles furniture. It's mainly shabby chic esq which is nice but not really what I'm into so I asked for a more polished finish with the paint job. I went for a duck egg blue after much deliberation as I have so much white furniture and I thought it would compliment the rest of my space perfectly as I also have a lot of greenery too. As well as the dresser I also got to pick a chair of my choice and I went for a white one, I thought it might be a bit too matchy matchy if it was also green. I can't remember what the specific design of the chair is but it's absolutely beautiful. All together for the dresser, chair and for it to be painted it cost me £50, which is a complete steal. And it's awesome to be able to give something old a new home instead of purchasing something brand new.

STYLING

Of course, when it came to styling the top of my dresser I had to incorporate some greenery into it and I moved my dried eucalyptus onto it. I bought it back in January and I could probably do with picking up some fresh stems as these are a little too dry now. As well as some greenery I've popped my makeup brushes in their old Diptyque jars on the top with a few bottles of perfume scattered around. I may move them at some point as they are in the sun a little too much for my liking but for right now they're ok. I've tried to keep it as simple as possible with minimal clutter whilst still having a few items on top. Then all my makeup items live in the top drawer and all my skincare that isn't in our bedroom lives in the second one.

STORAGE TIPS

Utilise any old pretty boxes you have to keep all your beauty products separate.
Don't stuff things in the back of drawers, it makes it so easy to lose and forget about items.
A cutlery holder also works amazingly well.
Try and keep your products away from sunlight as much as possible.
Go for practical over pretty as hard as it is.
Avoid things being near the radiator.
But on the flipside don't let them get too cold.
If you are able to keep your nail polish in the fridge then do so as it stops them going so gloopy, especially in the summer.
Be aware of dust getting in your products, especially on top of your brushes and regularly give them a good deep clean.