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

NPR: Are You My Mother?

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

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