MY VINTAGE VANITY!
I have grown from an ugly duckling to a beautiful swan! When I was younger I was super tom boyish and awkward! Then I got my curves and mama bought me my first pair of heels! As I am getting old I am truly growing into a woman. I have learned what kind of beauty I am. I am a mix between a natural beauty and a classic beauty. I like to think of myself as a crossbreed of Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn. I am class with ass honey! I don't wear make up because I need to wear it. I wear make up because I enjoy it. As I grown into the woman I am meant to me my make up collection grows with me! I needed more space for my make up and I wanted to make something that was just my space so I started looking into vanities. I had one when I was a lot younger but I never used it so my mom gave it way. All the vanities I liked where so beyond my budget. One evening after Sunday dinner I was telling my grandmother about my vanity idea. I told her that the prices where way to high so she suggested I take my great grandmother's vanity. I thought it was a great idea! It meant so much more then some vanity from a store.
My great grandma Lizzie reserved this vanity as a wedding present from her husband. One of my favorite memories as a child is going to visit grandma Lizzie and playing at her vanity. I would always pretend I was a princess on her wedding day! I would put on all her jewelry and wear her wedding necklace and a grown. It meant so much to me to have this handed down to me. As I moved my vanity into my home I found a ton of hold photos she had locked in the vanity draws and I found her wedding jewelry. I plan on getting ready at this vanity on my wedding day and wearing her wedding jewelry. It was like her gift to me. It was to let me know that I would get to have a piece of her at my wedding and that she would be there watching over us.
I made my vintage vanity me own by adding all of my favorite things. I added some romantic white Christmas lights, my favorite candles, my make up box with my make up collection inside, pictures of my loved ones, , my favorite lotions, and my favorite perfumes. I kept my great grandmothers perfume tray and used it for my favorite scents. I decorated it with nick nacks that mean some thing special to me and my favorite quote by Marilyn Monroe " A true lover can thrill you will a kiss on the for head." I love to spend hours sitting at my vanity getting dolled up and playing around with my make up. It is very old Hollywood. Glamorous and beautiful. I made something old into something new with little touches of the past and the present. I blended my self and my grandmother beautifully. I couldn't love mt vanity more and I didn't have to spend a dime! New isn't always better. If you are looking to add a vanity to your decor ask around your family if they have one they would like to pass down or check out vintage stores or thrift shops. Remember you don't have to spend a million to look like a million.
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