The Best Ways to Organise and Style Your Dressing Table
If you own a dressing table, be honest, is it a mess? Sometimes getting ready can be time constraining and stressful, and our dressing tables can take the brunt of this, quickly becoming an unorganised mess.
Preparing and styling yourself for the day should be fun and entertaining, not frustrating. But to properly appreciate this time, you’ll need an organised and appropriately styled dressing table.
Whether you’ve just bought a new vanity and don’t know how to style it, or you’re looking for a way to make your existing one more functional and sorted, our top tips can help. Below are some fantastic ways to decorate and arrange your dressing table for functionality and style.
How To Organise Your Dressing Table
Before you style your dressing table, it will first require some categorising and rearranging.
Sometimes your dressing table can become a dumping ground. But by correctly sorting it, you can prevent future messes, the loss of products, accessories and keep calm.
For the best-sorted system, you’ll need different gadgets and organisational items. Below are some of the best containers, devices, and storage pieces to help you categorise.
Use Trays
Although dressing tables have drawers, it’s handy to keep your essentials close by and easy to access. That’s where a tray can help. These stylish and practical shallow containers provide a neat place for accessories and products on the surface of your dresser. Use them to hold and divide your favourite jewellery, perfume, or decorative items.
Makeup Stands
If you do makeup regularly, you undoubtedly have essential products you’d like easier access to than others, and a make-up stand can allow you to do this cleanly. They have various sections to store and sort your favourite products.
Drawer Dividers & Organisers
Dressing tables usually come with drawers ideal for storing and hiding all your accessories and products but, to avoid them becoming an unorganised mess, you might benefit from some draw dividers to separate all your products.
Pencil Holders
Believe it or not but pencil holders are actually great for storing your make-up brushes or other accessories. Their compact design means they fit in small areas, don’t take up much space and keep all your products upright for easy access.
A Jewellery Box
Never lose another piece of jewellery again with a box to keep all your pieces together neat and tidy.
How To Style Your Dressing Table
Once you’ve sorted your dressing table, you can move on to styling it. Whether your vanity is situated in the bathroom, bedroom, or spare space, it will act as a focal point that draws the eye, so it’s crucial it looks appealing and flows naturally within the area.
Below are some pointers to ensure your vanity is always dressed to impress.
Make Sure Your Dresser Has a Focal Point
A dressing table is an elongated furniture piece that needs a central item to draw the eye and tie the look together. If your dresser comes with a built-in mirror, you can skip this step, but if not, you should add a statement decor piece, whether that be a painting, shelve, photo or a mirror, to make the space appear bigger.
Keep it Clear
A clean space looks organised and neat, so try to have as little as possible on the external of your dresser. Of course, you can most definitely place your make-up organisers and lamp on the surface but remember to add this all in moderation. Keep to the rule of three or four items. You could, for example, have one sleek-looking make-up organiser and stylish lamp on one side with a tray and a small plant on the other. It’s up to you but by sticking to the rule of three or four, you can ensure your dresser won’t look overcrowded.
Remember, less is always more when it comes to styling.
A Place for Rubbish
Inevitably, products run out and sometimes we need wipes to clear our make-up off at the end of the night, which is why it’s essential you have a bin close by and beneath your dresser for practicality.
Add Light
No dresser is complete without lights to brighten and help you see any time of day. So, if your dresser doesn’t come with lights, make sure you add some. It will increase the style of the dresser and make it stand out.
Add Decor
If you have spare space on the surface of your vanity and it looks too plain, there are a few decor items you could use to spice it up and add a personal touch, including a photo, memorabilia, candle, or plant.
Compliment everything together
Your dresser and its items should flow with your existing theme and style rather than clash. So, remember before you buy any storage containers or decor for your dresser, ensure it will complement the existing space in colour, style, or design. For example, if you have a yellow-painted room, a lamp in white can pair well.
Make Sure Your Decor Balances
An important aspect of styling is to add different textures and heights for a natural look that’s pleasing to the eye. Make sure the decor and items on your dresser have different patterns, designs, shapes, and colours. This could be a tall lamp with a small jewellery box or a mirror with a stylish tray.
Don’t Forget About Colour.
Colours can brighten your dresser and boost your mood, so don’t forget to incorporate decor in your favourite colours, which work with your room.
Above all else, practicality is most important when you’re styling your dresser. You’ll be using your dresser every day, so it should be easy to access and clear for an enjoyable experience.
