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The clue to a vanity stand is in the name – vanity. It’s all about you! Therefore, your stand should be tailored to your personality, your home décor, and your favourite things.

It’s easy to clutter a vanity stand with unsorted makeup, unwanted items and general junk, making it less of a personal space for you and more of a storage area for your old things. However, this is a problem that’s easily fixable – read on for our tips on how to get a perfect vanity stand.

Choose the right one to begin with

When choosing a vanity stand for your bathroom, you need one that will hold everything you need it to but also one that will fit in with your bathroom’s overall design. It’s going to be the focal point of the room… but hopefully for all the right reasons. Decide on the colour, the style and the size of your vanity stand before doing anything else. Mix textures if you like as this could lead to a very striking look. Don’t be afraid to break tradition, either. For example, not everyone has a basin as part of a vanity stand, and nothing says that it’s a requirement. One thing you should focus your attention on is…

Mirrors and lighting

The mirror is almost certainly going to be the most important part of any vanity stand, so it needs to be in the right place and have enough light available to it. You can take advantage of natural light by placing your stand in a strategic area, or you can use artificial light – many people use a pink light to give a soft pastel tone to the stand, the items on it, and of course the person using them. Usually, people try to avoid overly harsh lights as it will accentuate their flaws in the mirror!

Storage space

If you’ve gathered a lot of make-up, jewelry etc over the years and can’t bear to throw any of it away, it might be time to invest in some new storage solutions.  Necklace and earring display stands simultaneously show off your priciest pieces whilst also placing them within easy reach. Things that aren’t as decorative, or are just plain functional instead, can go in the drawers below. Any leftover jewelry, or indeed other small items, can always go in jewelry boxes – this will instantly de-clutter things and add to a minimalist look.

Make-up arrangement

When organizing your makeup, it’s always best to throw away anything that’s too old or no longer needed. Try and downsize if you can – if you have several different bottles of the exact same nail varnish, think about giving some away!

Make sure that makeup you use every day is within the easiest reach. Also, clean up any make-up spills as soon as they happen – some of them stain, and that could prove to be a disaster later on.

There are no hard and fast rules as to what else belongs on a vanity stand – candles, ornaments, you’re free to experiment as much as you like. A vanity stand should be a calming, tidy, pleasant space for you, so be sure to take time out of your day to enjoy it once you’re done!