Vanities
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Vanities
Mirror, Lucite
Late 19th Century English Antique Vanities
Walnut
2010s British Modern Vanities
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vanities
Marble
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Brass
1910s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Vanities
Mirror, Pearwood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Chrome
Early 1900s Antique Vanities
Leather, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Vanities
Brass
19th Century Louis XIII Antique Vanities
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Antique Vanities
Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Biedermeier Antique Vanities
Marble
1830s French Charles X Antique Vanities
Burl
2010s Italian Modern Vanities
Leather
2010s American Vanities
Glass
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Vanities
Copper
Late 19th Century Unknown Napoleon III Antique Vanities
Brass, Bronze
1970s Spanish Rococo Vintage Vanities
Wood
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Vanities
Wood
1890s English Adam Style Antique Vanities
Satinwood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Mirror, Beech
19th Century French Antique Vanities
Satinwood
Mid-20th Century American Victorian Vanities
Metal, Iron
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Vanities
Cherry
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Vanities
Mahogany, Satinwood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Brass
Late 19th Century English Adam Style Antique Vanities
Mirror, Satinwood
19th Century English Antique Vanities
Satin
18th Century European Gothic Antique Vanities
Mirror, Walnut
1720s French Louis XIV Antique Vanities
Metal, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Regency Vanities
Marble
1820s American Sheraton Antique Vanities
Cherry, Maple, Poplar
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Rosewood
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Vanities
Travertine, Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Hardwood, Mahogany
20th Century French Vanities
Oak
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Mirror, Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Naugahyde, Laminate, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Metal, Aluminum
1920s Charles II Vintage Vanities
Elm, Oak
1940s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Maple, Oak
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Vanities
Wood
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Brass
20th Century Danish Vanities
Mirror, Oak
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Teak
2010s Italian Modern Vanities
Leather, Wood
Mid-19th Century French Charles X Antique Vanities
Carrara Marble
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vanities
Hardwood
2010s American Modern Vanities
Metal
20th Century American Biedermeier Vanities
Walnut, Burl
19th Century English Georgian Antique Vanities
Mirror, Mahogany
Early 20th Century British Vanities
Wood
1940s Italian Rustic Vintage Vanities
Mirror, Chestnut
1820s Georgian Antique Vanities
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Vanities
Wood, Glass
2010s American Modern Vanities
Steel
2010s American Vanities
Bronze
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Mahogany
Vintage, New and Antique Vanities
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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