In April, I participated in the #30dayflip Challenge and I chose to redo my girl's bedroom. During the challenge, I realized I could not just leave their vanity area as is...it was a hot mess! 

You cannot really tell, but the cabinets are creame with yellow undertone...and what is that contraption under the sink? This has to be the oddest sink base I have ever seen, literally! I have no clue to what is going on with this vanity and why it does not have a normal base cabinet. Hey, we still use it anyways. All this space needed was a little money and a good weekend to make this vanity look stunning...well, cleaned up and appealing. 

I love items that serve some type of purpose. When planning out my girls vanity area, I knew that I wanted some decor pieces that I can store their hair clips, bows, headbands, etc...I did not just want anything, I wanted pieces that complimented the girl's room. With a couple of bucks in my pocket I decided to hit up the clearance racks at Target. I purchased the bunny ceramic container and glass bowl to put my daughters hair supplies in and the cabinet knobs (pictured below). The beautiful gold basket was gifted by my sister in law. I have never really seen anything like it...it is functional, gold, and absolutely charming. 

The cabinetry definitely needed to be retouched. Prior to this makeover I spoke with the landlady and she okayed me to paint the bathroom cabinetry white, so that is exactly what I did. I switched out the cabinet handles with knobs. The pulls were originally chrome. After much consideration, I decided to spray paint the knobs gold. If anything these knobs are one of my girl's favorite "new" feature in this space. 

When something is not broke, I typically do not try to fix it...but with the knobs, I had no other choice but to spray paint them. It just made more sense and would make the space feel more cohesive. The original handles can be found on my DIY/Upcycle Shutter Door turned Chic Door makeover. Although the original hardware was gold in color and perfectly functional the size was literally TOO big for the drawers. Some renters would make easy changes by switching out handles with handles or knobs with knobs, but since the vanity was not in the best shape and dingy, I thought that the knobs would suite it better after the paint job and be more in scale with the drawer size. At $0.80 a knob, I figure I would leave the knobs with the rental property once we move out. It is not a bad touch and looks more modern versus dated like the other ones.