I used to use this big long bureau I have as a vanity in our room, but hairspray & makeup getting on it was icky in a bedroom & harder to clean off nice wood furniture than a bathroom counter top so I moved everything into our upstairs bath. All hair stuff, makeup etc. I stand in there now to get ready. I keep wipes in there to clean the counter top. The only time I miss sitting at the vanity is if I curl my entire head. takes a long time....would be nice to sit, but I curl my hair very rarely now.