Kerry’s Vanity

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Added on July 26, 2010

My wife and I recently worked together on a project for our 9 year old god daughter. Her mother informed us that she could use a vanity to start keeping her “girl” stuff in. We started with a simple idea on paper. Then moved onto initial construction. Stained the piece. Of course it needed a mirror. And finally got finished in time for Christmas. Oh, yea. We made and upholstered the stool as well. We used some of your finishing tips (used a wipe on varnish for the first time) and are very happy with results.

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Kerry Drake July 26, 2010 8:15 am

Now I feel famous!

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Mark July 26, 2010 8:29 am

Looks very nice. I’m sure your god daughter loved it!

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thewoodwhisperer July 26, 2010 8:32 am

yeah, what was her reaction Kerry? I often wonder, when we make things for children, whether the truly appreciate it or if they see it as “just a piece of furniture”.

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Sharon Drake July 26, 2010 9:40 am

She LOVED it! She was in shock as she had asked her parents for one for Christmas – she uses it everyday to do her hair and her homework! She tells us every time she moves it to a new place in her room. Kerry did an amazing job on this! I’m only a little biased!

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medfloat July 26, 2010 12:45 pm

Ahhh, the joys of Christmas…The happiness and smiles on her face just made every second invested in the vanity worth more than anything. She will enjoy the vanity for a long time. I bet it made her feel like an adult getting her own piece of furniture that wasn’t pink and plastic. Well done.

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Hemant Singh July 27, 2010 12:39 am

It is brilliant, and another gift that comes from the heart. The look on her face must have made your day

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mark williams July 27, 2010 8:07 am

My daughter really wants me to build one of these for her but it is beyond my skills at this point. Well Done!!!!

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Frank Kovach July 27, 2010 5:49 pm

What was all that white stuff you could see in the background through the window?

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wm brown July 30, 2010 10:00 am

“Kerry’s Vanity” —

I must be reading too much news. I thought for sure that you were referring to John Kerry’s vanity: the MA senator’s 7 million dollar yacht that he was trying to dock in RI to avoid paying taxes. The headline caught my eye in a woodworking blog!

–Bill

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RayCurtis July 30, 2010 7:16 pm

Great design Kerry, it looks great!

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nateswoodworks July 31, 2010 6:59 pm

I am sure you made that little girl very happy! We have something like that in our bedroom and my 7yr old daughter loves it, girls will be girls.
Nate

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Kerry’s Vanity

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