Vanities
1980s Vintage Vanities
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Vanities
Art Glass, Cut Glass, Oak
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vanities
Lacquer
1950s Italian Other Vintage Vanities
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Revival Vanities
2010s Italian Modern Vanities
Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Brass
Early 20th Century American Sheraton Vanities
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Vanities
Metal
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Faux Leather, Mahogany
1940s American Vintage Vanities
Brass
Early 20th Century European Vanities
Rosewood
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Vanities
Upholstery, Rosewood, Satinwood
Early 2000s German Art Deco Vanities
Wool
1820s French Charles X Antique Vanities
Ormolu
20th Century French Art Nouveau Vanities
Metal, Brass
1810s French Empire Antique Vanities
Bronze
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Vanities
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Glass, Sycamore
20th Century Arts and Crafts Vanities
Faux Bamboo
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vanities
Brass
1780s German Louis XVI Antique Vanities
Fruitwood, Walnut
19th Century French Antique Vanities
Wood
Early 20th Century European Vanities
Crystal, Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Vanities
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Vanities
Marble, Brass
20th Century British Art Deco Vanities
Crocodile
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vanities
Wood
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vanities
Mahogany
1830s French Charles X Antique Vanities
Walnut
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Vanities
Wood
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vanities
Hardwood
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Vanities
Glass
1820s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Vanities
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vanities
Bronze
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Metal
Late 19th Century American Sheraton Antique Vanities
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Vanities
Walnut, Glass, Wood
1810s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Vanities
Mahogany
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Vanities
Wood
Late 19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Vanities
Wood
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Vanities
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
2010s Italian Modern Vanities
Marble, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Vanities
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Romantic Vanities
Brass
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Leather, Fabric
19th Century French Antique Vanities
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Australian Aesthetic Movement Vanities
Brass
20th Century British Vanities
Hardwood
1830s Danish Empire Antique Vanities
Bronze
Late 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Vanities
Mirror, Walnut
19th Century European Antique Vanities
Wood
19th Century Austrian Antique Vanities
Mirror, Bentwood
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vanities
Wood
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Walnut
Mid-18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Vanities
Walnut
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Vanities
Wood
18th Century French Antique Vanities
Walnut
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Vanities
Wood
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Vanities
Bronze
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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