Retro Vanity Dressing Table
1970s French Hollywood Regency Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Brass
1970s Italian Space Age Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Faux Fur
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Glass, Art Glass, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Bronze
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Iron
1950s American Neoclassical Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Brass
1960s American Neoclassical Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Brass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Mirror, Teak
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Crystal, Gold Plate
Late 20th Century American Modern Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Other
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Silver Plate
1980s Retro Vanity Dressing Table
1970s French Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Ceramic, Mirror
1970s French Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Ceramic, Wood
1950s French Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Wood, Mirror
1950s American Retro Vanity Dressing Table
1970s Unknown Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Retro Vanity Dressing Table
1950s Italian Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Teak
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Brass
1970s American Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Stone, Brass
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Teak
1950s Italian Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Glass
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Mirror, Teak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Retro Vanity Dressing Table
1970s Unknown Retro Vanity Dressing Table
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Teak, Leather, Mirror
1950s Italian Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Birdseye Maple, Rosewood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Retro Vanity Dressing Table
1970s American Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Retro Vanity Dressing Table
1950s French Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Retro Vanity Dressing Table
1950s American Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Mirror, Wood
1950s French Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Metal
1950s French Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Beech
1960s Unknown Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Teak, Rosewood
1970s Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Rosewood, Glass, Upholstery
1950s French Retro Vanity Dressing Table
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Wood, Lucite
1950s French Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Wood
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Formica, Wood
Late 20th Century British Art Deco Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Macassar
1950s Italian Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Giltwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Brass
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Mirror, Wood
1960s British Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Glass, Beech
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Vanity Dressing Table
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century British Retro Vanity Dressing Table
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Finding the Right Vanities for You
Vintage, new and antique vanity tables have forever felt like personal, intimate sanctuaries of sorts, designed to introduce a level of serenity that feels rare and welcome in our otherwise frenetic days. They’ve been variously known as dressing tables or makeup tables over the years, but no matter what we call them — and whether it's a sophisticated contemporary piece or an iconic vintage Luigi Massoni vanity — vanities have offered a special place for us to get ready for work, an early-morning appointment or lunch date or whatever lies ahead.
“Beauty routines, taking the time to protect what you have, a moment to accessorize, a moment to pause and slow down — these are all so important now as an antidote to our fast and hectic lives,” says Oona Bannon, creative director of Pinch Design in Clapham, South London. “Just thinking about a dressing table makes me feel calm.”
When decorative boxes would no longer suffice as repositories for cosmetics, fragrant oils and perfumes, dressing tables originated in France and England during the 17th century. Men who called the latter home used “shaving tables” — a proto-dressing table — for their grooming routines while women found in dressing tables an oasis for applying makeup, particularly as improvements upon vanity tables equipped them with mirrors and lighting. In the United States, as vanity tables became a seamless component of bedroom furniture, furniture makers working in Chippendale, Rococo and other styles were regularly commissioned to produce these popular items.
Vanity tables have evolved over the years, and while there is lots to love about the ornate carving and pronounced curvilinear forms of Victorian vanities, the clean lines that characterize mid-century modern vanities and the decorative flourishes associated with Art Deco vanities, the main elements of this furnishing are the same. All vanities are about as tall as a standard table with room for seating furniture, which tends to be a small bench, a stool or an armless chair. Many also have special organization features for makeup. Without a chair and a mirror, a vanity would resemble a dresser.
Nowadays, vanities are more than a place to do hair and makeup. They’re a platform to display beauty products and store makeup collections. Vanities are standard in bedrooms, particularly if you’re not lucky enough to have a spacious dressing room or walk-in closet for your dressing table. The better the lighting is in your bedroom or wherever you’ve positioned your vanity table — even if you’ve opted for a moody setting versus a bright one — the more you will benefit from having this personal place of respite to prepare for the day ahead.
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