Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Mid-19th Century French Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Ormolu
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Marble
19th Century French Empire Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Ormolu
19th Century Victorian Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Marble
19th Century French Other Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Wood
1920s French Art Deco Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Steel, Nickel
19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Walnut, Mirror
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis Philippe Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Marble, Brass
1850s French Louis XV Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Walnut
Early 1900s French Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Onyx, Brass
19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Rosewood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Marble
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Marble
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Ormolu
1760s French Louis XV Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Kingwood, Mahogany, Yew
1920s French Louis XV Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Brass
1860s French Napoleon III Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Wood
1890s French Louis XVI Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Walnut
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Paint
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Marble
Early 1900s French Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Marble
Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Marble
1920s American Louis XV Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Brass
19th Century French Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Marble, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Marble
18th Century French Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Walnut
1860s French Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Bronze
1750s French Louis XV Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Mirror, Wood, Paint
19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Marble, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Metal
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Wood
Late 19th Century Unknown Napoleon III Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Brass, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Bronze, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Bronze
1890s French Louis XV Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Bronze
1810s French Restauration Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Carrara Marble
Early 20th Century French Edwardian Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Crystal, Silver
1910s French Art Nouveau Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Brass
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Marble, Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Mirror, Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Marble, Metal
Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Wood
19th Century French Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Brass, Iron
Early 19th Century French Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Wood
1920s French Art Deco Antique French Bathroom Vanity
Chrome
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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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