Home Decor - Styling Your Jewelry

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In addition to using my office as... well... an office, I also use the room to store my jewelry and makeup. As a result, I tend to spend a bit of time in there getting ready.

For those of you who are looking to create displays of your jewelry for easy access, here are my tips on doing it in a way that is attractive and not too cluttered.

Mirrors.

I place a lot of my items on a mirror that sits on top of my jewelry table. This really serves two purposes. First, it helps me find things. But, perhaps more importantly, it keeps things light and shiny. I feel like the whole purpose of jewelry is to spice and shiny things up, so why not do it with your table, too?!

Tiered Trays.
This was originally a three-level glass hosting tray, which is perfect for hosting a party with cupcakes and hors d'oeuvres. However, I realized that it would be even better when put to use holding my bright, colorful, shiny jewelry.

It makes things easy to see, and because it is made of glass, it lets light down onto the lower levels so that everything is showing up as its true color.

Small cups and holding trays.

I also like to find other small cups, holding trays, and hanging items that can be used to separate out my jewelry and trinkets. This is a ceramic egg holder that holds lip gloss, earrings, bobby pins, and perfume, among other things.

Picture Frames.

I love using picture frames to hold an oddly shaped necklace or two. I tend to choose frames that are shiny or visually interesting, so that they feel like jewelry, themselves. This allows me to throw them in with my jewelry without making them feel out of place.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

• How do you display your jewelry?
• Do you use any of these techniques?

Paint That Funky Mirror, White Girl

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Other bathroom remodel posts:

Bye Bye Bye to 80s Tile - How To Remove Trim and Tile, Bathroom Renovation Part 1

She Only Wants Me For My Beadboard - Bathroom Renovation Part 2 

Trimming and Caulking and Painting, Oh My! - Bathroom Renovation Part 3 

When we started remodeling our bathroom, I knew from the get-go that we would be replacing the medicine cabinet mirror. My husband and I are very different heights (1 foot, 3 inches difference), so we need a large enough mirror that will allow each of us to see ourselves.

As it was, I could really only see my collar bones and up in the old mirror. That wasn't going to cut it for me. So, I was on the hunt for something better, and something that would add some more detail to the space. 

Please ignore the mis matched socket plates!

For a while, we considered doing a gilded gold framed mirror. But, over time, I realized it wouldn't quite work. We already have brown, white, and gray going on in that bathroom, and we planned to use silver for the faucet, so I didn't want to throw things off by going a completely new direction with the mirror.

I spotted this gem at Eastown Antiques and was immediately smitten. We have a large mirror above the fireplace that is a similar shape, and the stairwell stained glass window has it, too (see this post for those pictures). So, I liked the idea of pulling that shape into the upstairs.

I took it home and held it up against the beadboard, and was satisfied that it would be a good fit. Unfortunately, with the rest of our bathroom being a grey-tone white ("Satin Snow"), this cream-tone baby was going to stick out. So, I taped her up and, you know, painted her.

Once she was ready, I picked up some high-weight-bearing anchors. The fellas at ACE set me up with this guy:

We measured it out and drilled a hole in the wall, then sent the anchor through (with those wings at the bottom, folded in, going into the wall).

Then, we tightened everything up until just the right amount of hardware was poking through.

And it hung beautifully.

(Note: The trim is not nailed on behind the toilet in this picture, so the shadow looks a little bizarre)

Once the counter and faucet are swapped out, along with the beige light plate covers, we will be in good shape!

(Note: The trim is not nailed on behind the toilet in this picture, so the shadow looks a little bizarre)

Before and after:

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

• Do you like medicine cabinet mirrors for their storage?
• What would YOU have done for a mirror in this bathroom?