When my husband and I bought our almost 100 year old charming stone cottage in Westchester, NY we knew we had quite a bit of work ahead of us. Like most of us, we had a very limited budget and have had to pick and choose our projects in order of budget and importance. One of the biggest challenges I have faced was how to turn a tiny, and only full bath in my house, into one that would work for our whole family. The original owners had rented the house for years and it had really taken its toll. They also put a full size vanity into a space that was so small the vanity was larger than the bathroom could accommodate.

The solution came from Home Depot in the form of the vanity of my dreams that was so small in depth it really opened up the bathroom amazingly, not only that it came completely assembled with the sink. All I had to do was buy the fixtures. The matching mirror is not a vanity mirror, what we lost in storage space we made up for in visual space. With the mirror flush against the wall it really opened the space up. We added a matching cabinet for over the toilet to make up for the space we lost in the vanity mirror. It also added a very charming New England look to match the vanity. We added a teak shelving unit from IKEA as well as the sweet white pitcher I use for flowers to brighten up my bath and add some color. I added lined baskets for the shelving to give us more space and use the rest of the shelves for towels which rolled up give our bathroom a nice spa feeling. I went from drab to fab in just a few steps and all for about five hundred dollars.

Author: Dena Gurewitz-Varble

With real life experience as a jewelry designer and style expert, Dena has recently launched her new Signature Line and Exclusive Bridal Collection at Dena V Designs. With high profile celebrity clients, Dena keeps herself busy between Manhattan and Miami Beach. Dena describes her style as fun, classic and artsy.

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