Vanities
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Upholstery, Mirror, Formica
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Mirror, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Fabric, Plastic
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Goatskin, Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Vanities
Beech
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Iron
19th Century British William IV Antique Vanities
Cedar
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Vanities
Brass
Early 20th Century French Vanities
Lacquer
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Vanities
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vanities
Marble
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Glass, Maple
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vanities
Glass, Mirror, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Vanities
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Mirror, Ash, Birch
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vanities
Wood, Plastic
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Mirror
2010s Portuguese Vanities
Metal
Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Vanities
Marble, Copper
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Steel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Mirror, Wood, Teak
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Bronze
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Ceramic, Oak
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Glass, Mirror, Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Mirror, Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vanities
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Regency Vanities
Marble
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vanities
Brass
19th Century Antique Vanities
Glass, Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Hardwood
20th Century American Art Deco Vanities
Brass
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Vanities
Chrome
Early 20th Century American William and Mary Vanities
Walnut
Late 19th Century Unknown Eastlake Antique Vanities
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vanities
Nickel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Vanities
Mirror, Fruitwood
2010s European Modern Vanities
Wood, Lacquer
20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Vanities
Wood
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Walnut
Early 1900s American Mission Antique Vanities
Metal
20th Century Indian Art Deco Vanities
Teak
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Vanities
Wicker, Rattan
1920s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Vanities
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vanities
Brass, Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Marble
1930s Polish Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Walnut
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Teak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Mirror, Maple
Late 19th Century Unknown Eastlake Antique Vanities
Marble
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Mirror, Walnut
2010s Italian Modern Vanities
Leather, Wood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Metal, Brass
Early 1900s Late Victorian Antique Vanities
Oak
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Vanities
Marble
1920s Danish Louis XV Vintage Vanities
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Louis XV 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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