Vanity Dressing Table
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Brass
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Mirror, Wood
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Wood, Mirror
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Mahogany
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Mirror
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Wood
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Brass
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Mahogany
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Mirror, Walnut
Antique Early 1800s English Vanities
Brass
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Wood
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Vanities
Mahogany
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Metal
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Mahogany
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Vanities
Brass
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Wood, Paint
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Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Vanities
Carrara Marble, Brass
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Mahogany
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Vanities
Early 20th Century French Vanities
Burl, Walnut
2010s British Vanities
Steel
Antique Late 19th Century French Vanities
Marble
Vintage 1940s American Vanities
Antique 19th Century French Vanities
2010s Asian Organic Modern Vanities
Walnut
Vintage 1960s Italian Vanities
Antique 19th Century American Neoclassical Vanities
Mahogany
Vintage 1940s Vanities
Pine
Antique 1830s French Charles X Vanities
Maple
Early 20th Century French Vanities
Metal
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XVI Vanities
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Vanities
Mirror, Walnut
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Vanities
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Vanities
Fabric, Mirror, Teak
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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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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A dressing table with a mirror is sometimes called a vanity table. You will also see the furniture simply called a dressing table or mirrored dressing table. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of dressing tables from some of the world’s top sellers.
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