I have had this vanity (a graduation gift from a charity shop) for over a year now and finally bought my own home. I am trying to figure out how to update it to fit in a dressing room. The walls are a dusty purple colour and everything else is white. There are scuffs and marks all over so I am trying to decide whether to revarnish it or to paint it completely. I don't want to ruin it! I am a little worried that it will look strange with other pieces which are more modern such as a hermnes IKEA tall set of drawers. Any suggestions?

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Hi minipie, thank you for confirming what I felt was right in my gut :) The bathroom is a family one and is used mainly by my 3 fast growing girls , so I have to keep in mind that they will be performing their beautifying in there in a few years! Would it be totally ridiculous to move the vanity right up against the window so we have equal visual space and I have more room to put lights on either side of the mirrored fixture? I have about 30 cm on one side and 10cm on the other side of the vanity ( not nearly enough to comfortably install side lights). If I butt it against the stud wall, 30cm on both sides of the mirror and 20cm on both sides of the vanity. Hope I’m making sense?

A lot of people use this to protect paper in a dead flat finish but test it first. I can see you like panelling so that would also work. I must admit this pic is jumping out from your ideabook! I love the light you've picked, i just don't know whether I'd go for something a bit rounder to complement the taps? I also like your wallpaper but agree I'd probably use it in a living or bedroom but i think the colour would be good for a windowless room? https://www.polyvine.com/index.php/en/varnishes/water-based-varnishes/decorators-varnish