Today I’m going to show you how to create an IKEA Makeup Vanity Cart that rolls around! It’s the perfect solution for a too small, or shared bathroom. I love a good IKEA hack and this IKEA Raskog hack has to be one of my favorite ones to date! Keep reading to find out how I did it.
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post from IKEA and the Mom it Forward Blogger Network. All opinions and hair-brained ideas are 100% mine.
DIY IKEA Makeup Vanity Rolling Cart:
Right now my twins are sharing a bathroom, although they both have laid claim to the bathroom left empty by my college kid. We will see who “grabs” that one first. Since they are twins and leaving at the same time every day this creates a bit of a bottleneck in the bathroom in the mornings.
Especially for my daughter. She is at the age where she would like to take a bit more time on her hair and makeup in the morning. She has a hard time doing that when her brother is crowding her in the bathroom.
So I created a simple IKEA makeup vanity cart to help her out. She can easily roll it back and forth between her bedroom and the bathroom, whichever is the easier place to get ready that morning.
Supplies Needed for IKEA Vanity Trolley:
IKEA Raksog Cart
Metal Utensil Holder from IKEA
Zip Ties
IKEA Godmorgon clear plastic dividers
Vinyl Lettering for the Front of the Cart – I made mine with my Cricut Machine- the font is called Budmo and can be downloaded for free online.
More info about the Makeup Cart:
The rolling vanity is a very slightly modified Raskog Cart. I have to tell you I LOVE THESE THINGS! I have 4 now. One for my office, one for sewing supplies, one for the “art” stuff in the kitchen and now this one.
How to add the Curling Iron or Hair Dryer Holder:
It’s the handiest little cart (plus it’s super cute). To make the vanity I took a utensil holder from IKEA and attached it to the side of the Raskog with zip ties. To attach it, just string two zip ties through the top and two through the bottom, tighten very well and clip off the extra ties.
Now she has a place to hold her curling iron and flat iron. The metal utensil holder is just the right shape to hold them and since it’s metal she can place slightly hot curling irons in it.
I will say this is not intended to be used with a turned on, hot curling iron, just one that is unplugged and in the process of cooling down.
How to Organize the Makeup Section:
I then divided each of the 3 trays into separate purposes for her. Face, Nails & Hair. I cut out some vinyl letters for the cart too, to help keep it organized and for a bit of decoration.
On the top tray, I placed some IKEA Godmorgon clear plastic dividers to hold her makeup.
The bottom shelf holds her hairdryer (it also can fit in the canister on the side) and a two more plastic bins, one large one for hair accessories and one smaller one for hair bands and bobby pins.
Even though she doesn’t do her nails every morning she definitely needed somewhere to keep all of her stuff, so we dedicated a shelf to that. We also found out that the large Godmorgon organizer is perfect for holding bottles of nail polish.
UPDATE How to add Lettering to the Cart:
Due to the number of requests I’ve received here is the info on the lettering on the front of the cart. I don’t sell the letters, you can cut them at home yourself with an “e-cutting” machine.
The font is Budmo. It is cut with a Cricut Machine and white vinyl.
For information about Cricut click here. I LOVE my Cricut machine if you’d like to see more projects you can make with a Cricut just CLICK here.
About IKEA’s First59 Program:
A few weeks ago I shared with you one of the challenges that my family faces in the morning. Last-minute chaos. Most of this chaos is caused by us being slightly under prepared and a little bit disorganized. Right now we are dealing with two big issues when it comes to making the most of the First 59 minutes of the day. One, “I can’t find my clothes”. Two, “There is no room for me in the bathroom”.
With the help of IKEA and lots of inspiration found online I decided to tackle the second of these two problems, the bathroom. The clothing situation still needs to be addressed. But that’s a bigger project and I realized that I had a quick and simple solution to the bathroom problem.
A little bit of chaos in the morning can get me a little bit frazzled. IKEA has done studies and found that the way that you spend the first 59 minutes of your day can affect your mood for the rest of the day. They have made it their mission to provide simple solutions to help you make the most of those first :59.
After one week of use I’m happy to report a “so far so good” with the cart helping to streamline our morning routine. I’ll be sure to pop in here again and share with you how it works long term.
We have learned a few things to help us at the beginning of our day. We do things like, laying out clothes the night before and setting out breakfast bowls. Also, we make sure everyone’s homework is in their back packs.
Other Projects you May Like:
The Best IKEA Hacks to Simplify your Morning
IKEA Mudroom Hack; Bookcases to Lockers
Sewing Room Organization Ideas
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andy says
October 4, 2014 at 12:30 PMthis is very cute ,,love it 🙂
Natalie @ Threads & Bobbins says
October 5, 2014 at 10:16 AMBrilliant idea! Never seen it used like this before 🙂 I was thinking about getting one for my sewing bits and bobs but actually prefer this idea!
Melissa Mortenson says
October 8, 2014 at 10:38 PMI have one for my sewing supplies and I love it for that too, it looks so cute loaded up with threads and needles in my sewing room 🙂
rebeca says
December 26, 2014 at 10:35 PMif I want one could I get it how much is it
Phyllis says
October 5, 2014 at 10:33 AMThis is so clever and so cute! Love that trolly but would never have thought about using it in this way.
Amber says
October 6, 2014 at 4:04 AMThis is such a brilliant idea! I’d never of thought of something like that but it looks really useful and cute!
Melissa Mortenson says
October 8, 2014 at 10:37 PMThank you!! So far it’s working — fingers crossed 🙂
Ami Rolston says
November 17, 2015 at 5:19 PMMy granddaughter saw this & would love to have one. Can you tell me what it is made of? Hopefully not plastic.
Tara says
November 25, 2015 at 4:17 PMIt is made of heavy durable metal. We bought two of these last year-One for me and other for my daughter. One of my all time favorite ikea purchases (and I shop there a lot!!)- can’t go wrong with this cart 🙂
Melanie says
May 7, 2016 at 6:40 PMLove this, I’m making one for my Daughter who’s turning 13 this month. Can you tell me how big your lettering was Heigh and width?
Adrianna says
October 13, 2014 at 2:43 PMDoes anyone know what the name of that utensil may be? I tried to search for it on the ikea page with no success….was it in the office section of Ikea???
Melissa Mortenson says
October 13, 2014 at 2:54 PMIt’s actually from the kitchen section- it’s meant to hold utensils, I’ll see if I can find the name..
Adrianna says
October 14, 2014 at 2:16 PMFound it !! Thanks!!!
Cherilyn says
November 11, 2014 at 10:10 PMWhat is this called?? So cute!
Iris says
October 22, 2014 at 6:10 PMLove the cart. Where can I find the vinyls(Nails Hair Make-up)? I want to do this for my g’daughter for Christmas.
Kelly says
October 27, 2014 at 7:49 PMHello,
Very cute idea !!! I just have a couple of questions,
Is the wording made of vinyl ?? And if so can you tell me what size your made them ??
Thanks
Tammy says
October 28, 2014 at 3:22 PMWhere do you get the cart? Looks great !!
Michele says
October 28, 2014 at 5:11 PMHow deep are the shelves?
Karen says
October 29, 2014 at 8:29 AMLove this!! Which Godmorgon sets did you use, and where did the plastic hair bins come from.. Also, the vinyl letters 😉 Thank you
Patti McGarry says
November 16, 2014 at 10:17 AMHi Melissa, I’ve bought the cart, the utensil holder, the bins and I’m ready to go! I have a Silhouette, can you tell me the font and size you used for your vinyl? I’m making this for my daughter for Christmas, she just started beautician school! Thanks a bunch!
Melissa Mortenson says
November 17, 2014 at 12:06 PMSure! The font is Budmo. It’s free, I’m not sure of the size… I measured the bins and made the font to fit each bin separately.
Amanda says
December 14, 2014 at 11:50 AMHello Melissa,
I was wondering what program you used to get the Budmo font? Or was it a cricut cartridge? I have the cricut but am having a hard time finding anything with that font.
Dinah says
December 22, 2014 at 5:05 PMWhere did you get the cart from??
Melissa Mortenson says
December 28, 2014 at 1:32 PMIKEA
darlene says
December 26, 2014 at 11:04 PMThe closest Ikea is 5 hours away. Any suggestion on where to get a substitute for this cart?
lilly says
July 29, 2016 at 2:23 PMYou could just get home delivery
Lindsey says
December 28, 2014 at 11:46 AMwould you consider making and selling one of these? I love this!!
Trinity says
December 30, 2014 at 8:43 AMJust stumbled upon your blog and LOVE all your cute ideas! Definitely following along from now on. 🙂
Dee says
January 2, 2015 at 2:19 PMI keep seeing this cart pop up and I am determined to put one in the little corner of my bathroom that can be rolled throughout the apartment as needed! Heading to IKEA! Bye!
deidre says
February 1, 2015 at 7:16 PMHi, I really loved this idea, but I can’t find a place that has the metal flat iron and curling iron holder. I am going to do this for my teenager’s room. Thanks for the awesome idea!
Laurie Zimmer says
February 8, 2015 at 8:25 PMMy daughter found this idea. I am going to do this for her birthday. We even have a candle holder that we can use, like you did for the curling iron. Thanks for the idea.
Kadie says
February 22, 2015 at 10:50 AMHello! Love this idea for myself but where did you get the Vinyl letters? Thanks!
Melissa Mortenson says
March 2, 2015 at 4:33 PMI cut them myself at home. I’d check etsy to see if someone will do a custom vinyl lettering order.
Rave + View says
April 14, 2015 at 12:15 PMThis is a must-recreate hack. Now, that my makeup collection is inevitably growing, I must include this in one of my projects. Thank you!
Yvonne says
December 9, 2015 at 7:37 PMHow big did you cut the letters?
Melissa Mortenson says
December 10, 2015 at 12:50 PMI used a Cricut Machine… there is a link to it at the bottom of the post under UPDATES
Ceci says
April 20, 2016 at 10:43 AMThis item is available at Amazon. I just bought 2.
lilly says
July 29, 2016 at 2:13 PMJust a note: if anyone is wondering what the utensil holder is called it is: ORDNING
I just found it but you can just search ‘Kitchen utensil’ and scroll down a bit if it doesn’t work
lilly says
July 29, 2016 at 2:34 PMMelissa do you know the name of the white bins? Thank you!
Cindy says
December 11, 2016 at 4:18 PMHi, what cartridge is Budmo on?
Melissa Mortenson says
December 13, 2016 at 4:05 PMIt’s not on one. I used it with the Cricut that I hooked up to my computer so that I could use the fonts on my computer
cindy says
December 20, 2016 at 10:41 PMoh ok I am not real savvy with my cricut so I will have to figure out how to use my computer fonts on the craft room. Thank you.
Tara says
January 16, 2017 at 7:58 PMDid you spray paint it or use regular paint?
Melissa Mortenson says
January 23, 2017 at 8:34 PMI did not paint the vanity cart
Brenda says
February 4, 2018 at 1:29 PMI love this! Ikea doesn’t have the blue anymore…or at least I can’t find it. Do you sell the letters?
Brenda says
February 9, 2018 at 8:56 PMIf you go on Michaels.com you can get it in blue and….MUCH CHEAPER,! I paid $30 for mine! Got my stainless utensil holder on Amazon. Don’t know where to get the letters tho. I bought 2 carts for 1/2 of what the others wanted! Good luck!