Ms. SAMANTHA HOLLY(ph) (American University Student): ...and put them all over my mom's vanity mirror.

NPR: Are You My Mother?

There were none of the appurtenances that usually accompany these baths no changing room, no yukuta (bathrobe), no vanity mirror and stool.

WSJ: Soak Up Japan's Oases of Calm (Bonus: Snow Monkeys)

Spurred on by the automakers, Johnson Controls acquired several companies, including Prince Automotive, creator of the first lighted vanity mirror, as it expanded beyond seating to provide complete interiors and electronics.

FORBES: Control Freaks

So she loaded several shells, but as she was trying to figure out how to remove them she accidentally fired a shot, shattering a vanity mirror and blasting a hole in her bedroom wall.

NEWYORKER: A Loaded Gun

It got me thinking: Why not assemble a stripped-down, tomboy vanity by pairing this mirror with a low-key desk or dressing table a solution that wouldn't flood our bedroom with estrogen?

WSJ: The Un-Vain Vanity Table

Pairing a standing mirror and a table to create a vanity is hardly a new idea in fact, it's how the earliest designs were constructed.

WSJ: The Un-Vain Vanity Table