Even in a small space, the right vanity can tie a bathroom together and give you the room necessary to store a few items close at hand.  With the multitude of options out there, it’s easy these days to find a vanity that will perfectly compliment your bathroom, no matter your style.

• Bathroom vanities make a great area for hidden storage. I’ve seen some great storage ideas for vanities to keep things neat and tidy, and hidden from view of your visiting guests.  Use baskets or bins for larger items or hygiene products, and use storage trays in your drawers to keep your smaller items including makeup organized and easy to find.  A vanity is a wonderful way to hide the products you use every day that you don’t necessarily want to display to the world.

• Your vanity can also serve as a fabulous decorative piece in a bathroom, like any other furniture. It can actually become the focal point and add a surprising punch of colour, or be fashioned from an antique that you just can’t part with but have no other use for.  Vanities have been made from old dressers and bed side tables, or even custom built out of old barn wood.  You can also purchase a box store vanity and refurbish or paint it to make it entirely your own.

The benefits of a bathroom vanity are numerous, and adding one to your home can take a bathroom from mundane to marvellous.