Vanities
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Mirror, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Vanities
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vanities
Brass, Steel
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vanities
Mirror, Teak
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vanities
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Mirror, Ash, Birch
Late 19th Century English Antique Vanities
Ironstone, Mirror, Oak
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vanities
Birch, Rosewood
1940s Italian Louis XV Vintage Vanities
Walnut
2010s Italian Vanities
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Glass, Maple
Early 20th Century French Regency Vanities
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Cut Glass, Mirror, Maple
2010s Italian Modern Vanities
Brass
Early 20th Century Vanities
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Vanities
Brass
Late 19th Century English Regency Antique Vanities
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Regency Vanities
Marble
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Fabric, Mirror, Laminate, Rosewood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vanities
Brass
19th Century American Antique Vanities
Wicker
1920s Italian Baroque Revival Vintage Vanities
Mirror, Walnut, Burl
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Vanities
Chrome
1960s French Louis XIII Vintage Vanities
Bronze
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Vanities
Birdseye Maple
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Plywood, Lacquer
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Vanities
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Vanities
Mirror, Bakelite, Maple, Walnut, Burl
1960s British Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Walnut
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Ceramic, Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Vanities
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown French Provincial Vanities
Brass
1920s North American Adam Style Vintage Vanities
Satinwood, Walnut
1930s Italian Vintage Vanities
Bentwood
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Mirror, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vanities
Wood, Plastic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Romantic Vanities
Velvet, Mirror, Plastic, Wood
1850s English Victorian Antique Vanities
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Steel
2010s American Modern Vanities
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vanities
Marble, Brass
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Vanities
Mirror, Birdseye Maple
19th Century British William IV Antique Vanities
Cedar
19th Century British Antique Vanities
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vanities
Ormolu
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vanities
Brass
1850s French Louis XV Antique Vanities
Kingwood, Tulipwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Faux Leather
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Vanities
Chrome
1940s English Queen Anne Vintage Vanities
Wood
2010s Portuguese Modern Vanities
Marble, Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Brass
Early 20th Century Vanities
Stone
Early 20th Century American William and Mary Vanities
Walnut
20th Century Vanities
Wicker
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vanities
Brass
2010s Italian Vanities
Wood
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Vanities
Glass, Mirror, Maple
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco 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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