If there’s one thing I love to do when the holiday season rolls around is to get crafty. I’ll take a glue gun over reruns of Love Actually any day. Or maybe both at the same time? It used to be all about making a top or deconstructing a dress, but as time goes on my attention moves to more complex projects… ones that involve screws, a screwdriver/drill and lots of potential (for either success or disaster). And while the thought of picking up a drill can be a little daunting, it’s kinda like riding a bike, once you start you can’t stop… Perhaps making it more like a tube of pringles or that Christmas trifle. Either way, it feels pretty good.
DIY Pine Make Up Vanity
You need:
- A round mirror (mine was from Ikea – I took it out of an ugly frame)
- A Bosch IXO cordless screwdriver
- A Bosch drill with a wood boring drill bit
- A piece of pine measuring 2 metres by 1 metre (2.2 yards x 1.2 yards)
- 1 piece of wood measuring 10cm wide and 40cm long (4 in x 10 in)
- 2 pieces of wood measuring 10cm wide and 80 cm long (4 in x 20 in)
- 4 pieces of copper pipe 15 cm long (6 in)
- Liquid nails
- Long screws (optional)
How to
1. You’re going to create a peg board style at the bottom of the piece of pine to insert your copper pipe. To do this mark 3 sets of 3 evenly spaced holes and then drill using the wood boring drill bit.
2. It should look like this.
3. Mark where you want the mirror to sit, making sure it is symmetrical from the sides and top. Then, using the liquid nails, glue the mirror to the board and leave overnight to dry.
4. Place your copper pipe in the holes to create brackets for the shelves.
5. Place your shelves on top and mark where they meet the copper pipe. You’re going to drill them from the back to secure them in place.
6. Secure the shelves onto the vanity by drilling them in place from the back. A cordless drill like this makes it super easy to tackle thick pieces of pine. And whilst it is possible to use the shelves without attaching them with screws, this makes them more secure so your favourite perfume/new bottle of Moroccan Oil doesn’t hit the dust *sob*.
Voila. Add all your prettiest make up supplies and away you go!
On my vanity: Byredo Gypsy Water, bobby pins (when I can find any that is), All Marble Everything jewellery dish, spare bottles for oils and home made fragrances, Purearth cleansers and moisturiser, Liquorice Moon Studio ceramic cup, Shiseido liquid eye liner (a recent find I love!), Bobbi Brown shimmer brick (always), Bobbi Brown concealer, Ray Ban sunglasses.
By the way guys, greetings from Australia! Can’t wait to share more with you about my next month or so down under. xx
This post is in collaboration with Bosch.
It looks so beautiful! Great idea!
Xoxo,
Love from http://www.trangscorner.com {a lifestyle, fashion, beauty, and food blog}
This is a fantastic DIY! The result is absolutely impressing and I like it!
xx from Bavaria/Germany, Rena
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Wauw, that’s so creative!
Looks very chique
This is such a cute idea!
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Ooh I love it! I’d nornally be so nervous about taking on this type of project (drills – aah!) But this looks almost manageable! That marble dish is so cute too x
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It looks so nice and clean!
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Wow, this looks amazing, and I love that you used copper pipes!
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This is so cute and creative!! I love the idea 🙂 people spend so much money on these things so it’s good to know how to make one!
Lucy xoxo
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What a great idea! I could see this being an excellent entryway piece for you to make sure before you leave the door that you look just right! Add a basket on top for keys/gloves/sunglasses, or maybe a place to put mail as you come in the door… How neat!
this is so cool — I have to make this for myself
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This looks so cute!
Omg. I NEED this. I really need to get back to this the next time I move (because there’s not enough space in my current apartment).
Love,
Hannie Arden from Missing Wanderer.
So minimal yet chic, perfect!
x
StephC
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I don’t think any makeup vanity can look chicer and more minimalist than this 😀 Loving all of the subtle details and the sharp lines & edges <3 You always have the best DIYs! Thank you so much for this step by step guide! I can't wait to try it out at home too!
XO, Elizabeth
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This looks AMAZING. What an incredible design.
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This is so beautiful and simple… what an awesome, creative idea! You’ve also inspired me to find a pretty cup to place all my make-up brushes in, haha!
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I’m moving next year so this is one of ,my top projects. Thanks, Geneva!
– Seyra x
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I love this! There are so many ways one could customize this.
It’s soooo beautiful! Now I’d love to have a similar one myself, but my bathroom vanity isn’t so far from this, lucky me!
As I’m a resident of the country BOSCH comes from, I’d like to acknowledge you the brand’s called BOSCH, not Bosche – otherwise it might get tough to find them when googleing. They produce really sturdy, long-lasting and hard-working gear, I can wholeheartedly recommend them. I especially love the tiniest of all, the IXO: perfectly suitable for a woman’s hands! <3
This is so wonderfully minimalist but cosy at the same time. Just wondering how the copper pipes stay in place? Should I glue them to ensure they remain in their peg holes?
This DIY was utterly incredible. I have saved it on pinterest and i’ll do it as soon as i get my place. Your creativity is incredible!
This is amazing! I was dreaming of making something like this but bigger… thanks for sharing 🙂
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I am a bit confused, do you just leave it on the ground? Isn’t it a bit short? Or do you put it on the counter… Other than that, it looks suuuuper cute and I love the minimalist vibe and copper accents; very clean, excellent execution! *high five*
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i wanted to make one so bad:( but still don’t know where to put it though.
anyways, great ideas!
This is perfect! It would look perfect in my bedroom. The only question I have is how did you display it? Did you hang it on the wall or prop it on a table top? Thanks for sharing!
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