Vanities
20th Century Vanities
Wicker
19th Century English Regency Antique Vanities
Brass
Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Mahogany, Rosewood, Mirror
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Teak, Mirror, Wood
2010s American French Provincial Vanities
Walnut
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Mirror, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Brass
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Hollywood Regency Vanities
Metal
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vanities
Brass
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Teak
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Teak
19th Century English Antique Vanities
Mahogany
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Brass
Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vanities
Brass, Bronze
19th Century English Antique Vanities
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Vanities
Metal
Early 20th Century North American Adam Style Vanities
Satinwood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Vanities
Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Vanities
Mirror, Walnut
1870s Scottish Victorian Antique Vanities
Walnut
1870s Scottish Victorian Antique Vanities
Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Metal
19th Century English Antique Vanities
Mahogany
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Vanities
Bronze
1860s Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Vanities
Mirror, Teak
1950s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vanities
Mirror, Teak
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Vanities
Oak
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Vanities
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Vanities
Mirror, Bakelite, Maple, Walnut, Burl
Early 19th Century French Antique Vanities
Mirror
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Brass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Chrome
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Mirror, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vanities
Chrome
1960s French Louis XVI Vintage Vanities
Metal
1950s American French Provincial Vintage Vanities
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Teak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Rattan, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary English Post-Modern Vanities
Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Teak
Early 1900s French Antique Vanities
Marble, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Teak
1930s Jacobean Vintage Vanities
Mirror, Oak
Early 19th Century American Antique Vanities
Mahogany
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Silver Plate
1950s American Vintage Vanities
Lucite
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chippendale Vanities
Mirror, Mahogany
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Leather, Glass, Walnut
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vanities
Brass, Steel
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Marble, Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Walnut
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Metal
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Vanities
Boxwood, Rosewood
1910s French French Provincial Vintage Vanities
Walnut
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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