The most economical solution would be to bite the bullet and paint the desk from your teenage bedroom set that you are using as a vanity. Then ditch the teenage dresser and move the vanity. The shelves in your towers are currently being under utilized and you say you need storage for folded clothes. I would put curtains on the glass with top and bottom rods and use the shelves for the folded clothing. If the only reason the black curtain is there is to hide the cords, I would remove it and fill the area with wicker baskets that have covers. This will hide the cords and offer more storage. Paint the purple shelf black.

Since you say you are willing to budget some money for improving the looks and function of the room I think you would be happier if you just got rid of the teenage furniture altogether. Sell it on CL. Then get a second hand secretary desk that looks more grown up and use it for a vanity. Get one that has a hutch to fill the wall space and you can use the cubbies for storage too. One that sits on legs would look light and airy in the room, but if storage is an issue, get one with drawers below. The flip down work surface would stay up most of the time so as not to crowd the room. These secretary pieces can be found on CL for cheap. You will feel more like a princess doing your routine at one of these than at you old teenage desk. If you sell the desk and dresser, and get a secretary the cost might be a wash. If you are planning on painting the secretary black anyway, you can even get a scuffed up one for very little money.

Then with a secretary painted black being used as a vanity on the wall, and all the other furniture black, I think you could leave the two towers as they are as the economical option. You don't want everything to be all black do you? You just want to not have a myriad of wood tones and treatments. Your idea to get an entertainment amoire is nice. I think that a TV hidden behind doors is more peaceful for a bedroom and would look better being less cluttery. An amoire would have a smaller footprint in the room and also give that wall some breathing space. They are cuter too and you could find one that looks very feminine. Again, CL to the rescue. Buying a clothing amoire and adding a shelf inside for a TV, will give you style options that are more suited for a bedroom than a rec room. They are usually on feet and a big bulky thing like an amoire in a smaller room needs feet to make it seem lighter. There are some nice entertainment amoires made for LR TVs and they can be found on CL for a song.

A nice secretary as a vanity?

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An amoire for TV and clothing?

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Here is a link that might be useful: Secretary Desk

Dilly dally - thanks so much for the helpful advice. I love the idea of losing the dresser and using the existing towers as storage. I could put underwear and socks and whatnot in lined baskets on the tower shelves. You're right about them being under-utilized. I have had to search for things to put on them...LOL

No, I didn't want to paint the towers. I planned to leave them the original color since they have some black components to them and thought they'd blend well with the other black pieces.

Part of my dilemma, which I didn't explain very well, is that I actually still like my "teenage" dresser and desk. Though I split the cost with my parents when I was a teen, the set is an adult set and it is gorgeous. I remember it costing over $3,000.00 back when we bought it in 1980 or so. I worked my butt off earning money for half babysitting and mowing lawns cause that's the deal I struck with my parents if I wanted a new bedroom set. They let me take it when I left home. I still have the matching queen headboard (we were still using it till we upgraded to king last year) and nightstands. It almost sickens me to consider painting some of the pieces. It also sickens me to consider getting rid of it. I think at times about giving it to my daughter when she gets a little older.

I think I might bite the bullet and put the vanity and dresser in storage with the other pieces, make the towers into clothing storage and buy a secretary to turn into a vanity.

My one issue with the vanity is that it's in front of a window right now and I love looking out as I do my thing. It's really too crowded (hubby has to navigate it to get to his side of the bed). Putting the secretary on the wall where the dresser is now will have me looking at a wall. I don't suppose you can fix that one, can you?...LOL

Well, maybe I can give some inspiration. You mentioned in your initial post the idea to move the vanity to the wall and you do not use a big mirror so the secretary seemed like a good idea. But, if you want to look out a window while you sit at the vanity maybe the vanity/desk can be moved to in front of the other window? You did not mention anything about the status of the upholstered chair. Must stay? Can go? I am assuming since there is a chair in that spot that there is no door that swings out in front of that window. Vanity can go in front of the window and then, get an amoire for the TV and angle it in the corner slightly. You will have to move the shelves of course. Make sure you get an entertainment amoire that has a pull out shelf for the TV that can be turned and doors that open completely.

You also did not mention anything about the bench at the foot of the bed but you may want to be one that offers storage if that is an issue.

Just and inspiration idea. You can always change out the cushions to something satiny to match your bedding and curtains or even use storage baskets that are not wicker and have some elegance.

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I would keep the teenage bedroom set together instead of breaking up and painting some of the pieces as it seems to mean a lot to you. Giving it to your daughter means it stays in the family and you can "visit" it.

Thanks Dilly.

We love the ottoman at foot of bed. It gets used daily to put shoes on, Smooth Away my legs, chat on the phone, etc.
The chair is negligible. It was my grandma's and given to me at her death but really has no special meaning. We don't use it except to put the decorative pillows on at night. I was going to keep it since it matches so well, though. I like to have the option of comfy seating in the bedroom.

The window my vanity sits in front of is the only window in the room. The chair sits in front of a set of exterior french doors leading to a private deck. The left side is fixed and the right side opens. BTW-the valance on the window is now gone and there are exterior mounted, black Bali wood blinds there. It's a much cleaner, contemporary look.

I have to have balance and symmetry in my spaces. I'm not good with off-center, catty corner, etc.

Hubby and I discussed it last night. I think we've decided to store vanity and dresser, use towers for dresser type clothing (in baskets), and put a vanity on the dresser wall. We talked about moving towers to dresser wall to reclaim the wall they're on (I know they're crowded in there), but it would require literally walking into the side of one when entering through the bedroom door. I can mount a mirror over the vanity that will reflect the window since it's right across from it.

I'll post pics of changes when we complete them and try to let you know since you've been so helpful.

Thanks again!

I finally finished my master bedroom. Pics are posted above of the majority of the room, but here is a pic of this wall that wasn't included in the original post. It shows the old dresser first and the new vanity/mirror I replaced the dresser with second.

I like vanity and mirror, ties in well with your headboard.