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