the thing is, i almost turned my nose up at the vanity when we were at the thrift store. i should have taken a before pic. it was pretty dirty, and crayon and marker all over it, stickers on the mirror and the seat was sticky and disgusting. it was my husband that was trying to get me to see the what it could become with a little tlc. he said he would sand it paint it and put new fixtures on and if i still thought it was ugly, we would toss it, i mean it was just $20. but i love how it came out! i had the christmas party for work at my house (i work for mac) and all my co workers were playing in my makeup room while their hubbies and boyfriends sat in the livingroom, baffled at how excited we get over this stuff.