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Vanities For Sale
Mid-Century African Mahogany Vanity or Desk by E. Gomme for G-Plan
By Ebenezer Gomme, G-Plan
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-century modern vanity/desk designed by E. Gomme for G-Plan in the United Kingdom, circa 1950s. This exquisite vanity is a true masterpiece and features four intricately crafted drawers...
Category
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Materials
Brass
Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set in Cognac Leatherette
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, ‘Dilly Dally’ vanity set, leatherette, mirrored glass, plastic, brass, lacquered wood, metal, Italy, 1968
Outstanding It...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Materials
Metal, Brass
Art Deco Style Mirrored Vanity with Triptych Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco style mirrored vanity with triptych mirror.
Currently out of stock but available for custom order in different sizes and colors. Please inquire about estimated production l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Wood
$16,800 / item
19th C Louis XV Style Coiffeuse or Table de Toilette
Located in Miami, FL
French nineteenth century Louis XV vanity dressing table, poudreuse or coiffeuse standing on four slender tapering cabriole legs. The to...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Vanities
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Teak Vanity
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant Mid-Century teak dressing table featuring a beautifully grained surface and a distinctive three-part adjustable mirror — a large central panel that folds back, flanked by two...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Materials
Brass
$2,000
Italian Art Deco White Parchment Vanity
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Art Deco white parchment diminutive triangular form lady's vanity /dressing table with a drawer centered by 2 side drawers and 2 doors.
Parchment is separating from the piece
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Materials
Wood, Parchment Paper
1950's French Mid Century Modern Ladies Mirrored Vanity with Marble Kidney Shape
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Rare Form c1950's Mid Century Modern Ladies Vanity. Kidney shape, marble and wood. Beautiful top mirror.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Materials
Marble
$1,728 Sale Price
20% Off
Classic Modern Mirrored Vanity Desk with Triptych Mirror
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Custom Classic Modern mirrored vanity desk with triptych mirror.
Currently out of stock but available for custom order in different sizes, finishe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Glass
$16,800 / item
Liberty and Co. A rare and unusual Arts and Crafts oak corner dressing table
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. A rare and unusual Arts and Crafts oak corner dressing table. The mirror pulls up on a stop-and-stay system to adjust the angle. ...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Vanities
Materials
Oak
Vanity / Dressing Table with Mirror - Red Oak Wood Sculptural Organic Shaped
Located in Waiblingen, BW
The vanity / dressing table is shaped using various hand tools, making each piece unique with its own distinctive wood grain.
It is made from high-quality oak wood and finished wit...
Category
2010s German Organic Modern Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Oak
Silvi Vanity table on wheels by Studio Kastilia, 1970s
Located in Padova, IT
“Silvi” model dressing table, cylindrical body in plastic material containing an armchair with padded seat and backrest covered in fabric, a tilting mirror, wheels.
Good conditions....
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
Fine French Art Deco Illuminated Chrome Table Mirror
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French 1930s partially adjustable vanity/table mirror in chrome.
Signed (not identified).
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Materials
Chrome
ANTIQUE FRENCH EMPIRE HAND PAINTED 19TH CENTURY DRESSING TABLE + TRi FOLD MIRROR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning original hand painted French Country dressing table which is part of a small suite Circa 1890-1910
I hav...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Oak
Art Deco French Mirrored Vanity on Serpentine Legs with Tri-Fold Mirror
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Art Deco French mirrored vanity is a testament to the elegance and sophistication of the era. The mirrored glass covering much of its surface creates a sense of spaciou...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Wood
$4,500 Sale Price
40% Off
Mid Century Teak Dressing Table from White & Newton, 1960s
Located in South Shields, GB
A mid century teak dressing table from White and Newton, circa 1960's
Complete with a mirror
There are six drawers in total - The handles are solid teak
The piece stands on solid te...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Materials
Teak
French Art Deco Dressing Table in burr Maple
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
A standout piece of 1930s Art Deco design, this original burr maple dressing table offers a bold combination of sculptural form and luxurious material. With its rich, swirling grain,...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Materials
Maple
1950s Light Oak Vanity by Ton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This wonderful mid-century vanity was designed and manufactured during the 1950s by Ton of Czechoslovakia. Produced in light oak this fantastic vanity has a beautiful design, w...
Category
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Materials
Oak
Art deco yellow parchment and grey Vanity Table Coiffeuse Italy
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Valladolid, ES
Elegant and refined Italian art deco toilet or bedroom vanity with fixed oval profile mirror; wood covered in parchment simulating marble in light yellow tones veined in greys of dif...
Category
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Materials
Brass
$2,871 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian NeoClassic Oak Parquetry Desk, Natural
Located in Westwood, NJ
An Italian NeoClassic style starburst pattern parquetry desk with tapered legs. It has one center drawer flanked by two smaller drawers with Verde Bronze finished handles.
Shown in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Vanities
Materials
Wood
$2,187 / item
1950's Vanity with Mirror & Lacquer Finish
Located in Fulton, CA
Glamorous lacquered dressing vanity / dresser with contrasting colors of black and yellow. Large mirror for dressing, glass top surface for durability. Three drawers and two drop-dow...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Wood
$1,850 / set
Art Deco Asymmetrical French Vanity With Full Length Mirror & Drawers
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Exquisite Art Deco Vanity in impeccable condition given age with full length mirror and beautiful veneer work. The lines and curves are timeless and the original chrome finish hardwa...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Materials
Hardwood
$3,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare French Art Deco Atelier Martine Black Lacquer Dressing Table
Located in London, GB
A rare Art Deco carved timber dressing table attributed to Paul Poiret for Atelier Martine. Featuring an octagonal swing mirror with original bevelled plate, a shaped stand with two ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Vanities
Materials
Lacquer
Fine French Art Deco amboyna vanity/ dressing table w/ brass trim
Located in New York City, NY
As an ode to the glamour of the Roaring Twenties, this stunning original 1930s dressing table exudes Hollywood glamour with its exotic amboyna g...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vanities
Materials
Brass
Macassar Writing Desk with Bronze-Patina Brass Deatils by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Sonia writing desk is the perfect piece for your room. A more subtle version to her sister the iconic writing desk, the Sonia has elegant legs inlaid in Macassar wood and bronze-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Vanities
Materials
Brass
Important Beau Brummell Regency Period Flame Mahogany Gentleman's Dressing Table
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and spectacular George III period (1760-1820) Beau Brummell gentleman's dressing table.
There is no mistaking this remarkably distinctive table's complex design and superb quality, which is certain to attract attention, add interest, and become a conversational talking point wherever you place it. Metamorphic like, the multipurpose piece transforming from a library table or console - vanity - work table - writing desk)
Refined elegant sophistication at its finest, born in late 18th / early 19th century at the height of the George III Regency period, also known as the golden age of classical English furniture design.
Exquisitely hand-crafted of the finest mahogany, having a rectangular top with warm, rich, highly figured swirl - flame mahogany, contrasting satinwood string banding and intricate cross-banded inlays, covered with an optional later glass top, above a trio of drawers affixed with beautiful gilt brass lion pull hardware, the center drawer opening to reveal a divided interior fitted with numerous compartments, richly grained mahogany veneered lids, and a lovely Worcester porcelain desk set.
Above the drawer a pull-out panel with inset green felt functions as both a writing - work surface extension and brushing slide.
Flanking the main drawer, a pair of drawers slide-outward and open to reveal brass hinged large panel mirrors that can also be used to double the work surface, when lifted the mirrors can rotate and additional lidded storage compartments are revealed, including a pin cushion for sewing, horse hair bristle brush, and divided slots coin compartment.
Having elegant clean lines, simple apron, highest-quality reinforced drawers to support the additional weight and allow them to fully extend, all rising on tapered square legs, terminating in patinated brass capped feet with casters.
Dimensions: (approx)
29.5" High, 44.5" Wide, 25.75" Deep (table form)
Provenance:
From the Collection of Gloria Monnet Nicholson, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Acquisition:
Acquired from highly reputable auction house Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas. June 2022 Fine Furniture & Decorative Arts Signature Auction #8085 catalog.
Who was Beau Brummell:
George Bryan "Beau" Brummell (1778–1840) was an important figure in Regency England and, for many years, the arbiter...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Vanities
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Italian Rattan and Bamboo Desk / Vanity Table Vivai del Sud C.1970
Located in London, GB
A Vivai del Sud pedestal table Rome, Italy, C.1970.
Constructed in in rattan, bamboo and cane.
Ideal as a small desk or vanity.
The Knee hole width measures 39cm.
In excellent condi...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Parchment Vanity with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines.
The melting vanity table...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Vanities
Materials
Brass
Alice Contemporary and Customizable Dressing Table by Luísa Peixoto
Located in PT
Dressing table.
Part with 3 drawers.
Partridge eye wood "Shell" color and details in gold metal. Leather top and lacquered feet.
Bespoke / customizable
Identical shapes with differe...
Category
2010s Portuguese Vanities
Materials
Metal
Antique Dressing Table/ Chest of Drawers with Gustavian Grey Paint & Oval Mirror
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A late 19th century pine chest of drawers or dressing table with newly-painted Gustavian grey/white or driftwood color paint. Offers an oval dressing mirror that pivots and rests over a table surface that is flanked on each side by a pedestal housing a drawer for toiletries, below which are two long...
Category
Late 19th Century Scandinavian Late Victorian Antique Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Pine
Danish Modern Floating-Top Teak Desk with Bookcase by Dyrlund
By Dyrlund
Located in Miami, FL
A stylish and modern teak executive desk with floating top designed and made in Denmark by Dyrlund. The Scandinavian writing table features three drawers on the left, an open filing ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Materials
Teak
Dressing Table by Uno and Östen Kristiansson for Luxus Teak, Sweden 1960ies
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful wall dressing table by Uno and Östen Kristiansson, made from oak. Cool details in the joinery and the sculpted handles on the drawers.
In gr...
Category
20th Century Swedish Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Oak
20th Century Marquetry Console Table with Drawer and Tapered Legs
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th century console in wood veneer. It features beautiful marquetry of rinceaux and floral motifs in drawer. It is resting on four tapered legs.
Category
Early 20th Century French Charles X Vanities
Materials
Wood
1960s Set of Two Fully restored Teak Nightstands with Decorated Glass Tabletops
Located in Knebel, DK
1960s teak nightstands with decorated glass tabletops
The rarely seen set feature two fully restored teak nightstands with decorated glass tabletops a unique set that you rarely see...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Materials
Glass, Teak
Woman in Paris Vanity Table in Brass by Matteo Cibic
Located in Kolkata, IN
Woman in Paris Vanity Table in Brass by Matteo Cibic is an opulent vanity table with brass inlay. It has two drawers and three mirrors, two of wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Vanities
Materials
Brass
$24,747 / item
1950s Vanity or Writting desk by Ico & Luisa Parisi for La Permanente Mobili
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Fine 1950s Vanity or Writting desk by Ico & Luisa Parisi for La Permanente Mobili di Cantù ( labelled) in solid maple and top in teak veneer with geometr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Materials
Maple
Art Deco Mahogany Vanity Dresser With Mirror
By Beautility
Located in Pasadena, TX
An Art Deco vanity made by Beautility featuring beautifully grained mahogany and a stylish flowing design. The dresser comprises of mirror, two large drawers,a jewelery drawer and t...
Category
1940s British Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Materials
Mahogany
$2,080 Sale Price
28% Off
Antique dressing table, Western Europe, around 1910.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique dressing table from the early 20th century made in the Provencal style.
The piece of furniture has three drawers under the top, all lo...
Category
1910s French French Provincial Vintage Vanities
Materials
Walnut, Glass
Echtes Kristall Spiegelglas Rosewood Mid Century Danish Modern Vanity Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Echtes Kristall Spiegelglas Rosewood Mid Century Danish Modern Chrome Vanity Table. Item features a flip top with fixed mirror, chrome flat bar base, beautiful wood grain, or...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Vanity Table by William Lawrence of Nottingham
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Mid-century desk/vanity was produced by William Lawrence of Nottingham, England during the 1960s. A beautiful vintage piece which has a striking design, sits on a trapeze style ...
Category
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Materials
Teak
Modernist Vanity Table in Lucite & Mirrored Glass
Located in New York, NY
This Modernist Vanity, originating from the United States, circa 1970. is a unique and elegant example of modernist design. Constructed in Lucite and mirror glass, the piece exemplifies Mid-Century Modernism in its use of minimal, sleek and transparent materials. Elegant curved supports bend to create the top surface of the desk with a mirrored front drawer that opens to reveal a spacious interior for possessions of your choosing. A floating vanity...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Lucite
Casablanca Black Gold Dressing/Vanity Table by Matteo Cibic
Located in Kolkata, IN
Casablanca Black Gold is a magnificent vanity table handcrafted with brass and resin inlay. It has three tall arch-shaped mirrors with gold trimmings and abundant drawers and shelves.
Born from fire. Born to inspire. Born to elevate your home. Scarlet Splendour Gold Reserve celebrates the ultimate combination of luxury. Where iconic designs from our Vanilla Noir Collection by Italian designer Matteo Cibic are now crafted in elegant colours and exquisite brass inlay. Starting with our world renowned cabinets – Madame Verdoux and Monsieur Verdoux in BLACK GOLD. Handcrafted from high-quality brass and classic ivory interiors, these cabinets take Italian design, Indian craftsmanship and your luxurious interiors to a whole new level.
Available on reserved creations only, every product from Gold Reserve is a tribute to the centuries-old workmanship of ivory inlay and bone marquetry. We continue to honour indigenous art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Vanities
Materials
Brass
1950s Robert Irwin Louis XVI Burl Walnut Dressing Table / Vanity
Located in Germantown, MD
A 1940s Robert Irwin Co. Furniture Louis XVI Style Burl Walnut Dressing Table / Vanity
Measures 52" in width, 20" in depth and 30" in height. knee clearance is 24.5".
Category
Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Fruitwood
Butter Canaletto Vanity Desk With Mirror
By Durame
Located in Milan, IT
Clean lines softened by delicately curved edges mark this precious vanity desk. Fashioned of solid Canaletto walnut that strikes with its singular, unpredictable grain, it is equippe...
Category
2010s Italian Vanities
Materials
Glass, Wood
$13,940 / item
Woman in Paris Vanity Table by Matteo Cibic
Located in Kolkata, IN
Woman in Paris Vanity Table by Matteo Cibic is a stunning dressing table with two drawers and three mirrors, two of which can be moved to desire...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Vanities
Materials
Resin
$13,165 / item
Roger Landault Crème Cowhide Brown Wood Vanity, France, Midcentury, 1950
Located in New York, NY
Roger Landault crème cowhide brown wood vanity, modernist, France midcentury, 1950
Beautiful vanity in fantastic vintage condition upholstered in cowhide and brass detailing to the ...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Materials
Brass
Art Deco dressing table with chair, Poland, ca. 1930.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Art Deco dressing table with chair, Poland, ca. 1930.
Very good condition, after professional renovation.
Wood: walnut
dimensions:
dressing table: height 128 cm width 91 cm depth...
Category
1930s Polish Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Materials
Walnut
Modern Eglomise Glass Pink Dust Vanity with Forged Metal Legs by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The églomisé pink dust vanity by Ercole Home has a 5-drawer, with silver leaf wood finish. Hand painted églomisé glass panels are inset on the su...
Category
2010s American Modern Vanities
Materials
Metal
Modern Eglomise Glass Byzantine Gold Vanity and Forged Metal Legs by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Mystic Byzantine Gold Green vanity by Ercole Home has a 9-drawer, with ivory wood finish on oak. Hand painted eglomise glass panels are inset on the surface.
There are nine pulls in brushed brass finish.
The hand hammered metal base...
Category
2010s American Modern Vanities
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Illuminated Vanity Together Mirror with Stool Paramount Theater Boston
Located in Westport, CT
Art Deco acid etched Illuminated Vanity with aluminum trim attached to Vanity with illuminated bottom column, original aluminum stool.
From the women’s powder room Paramount Theater...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Vanities
Materials
Aluminum
French Art Deco Writing Table with Two Side Drawers
Located in Hanover, MA
French Art Deco writing table or desk with two side drawers, maple parquet top, rounded (subtly octagonal) oak legs with elegant feet, in...
Category
1940s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Materials
Maple, Oak
VINTAGE QUEEN ANNE STYLE LEGS DRESSING TABLE VANITY WITH LARGE MiRROR
Located in Pulborough, GB
Antiques of London
This elegant dressing table in the Queen Anne style features a stunning hardwood with a rich, warm finish. The serpentine front is complemented by six drawers,...
Category
20th Century British Vanities
Materials
Hardwood
Vivian beauty desk and mirror, in lacquered oak by AccardiBuccheri for Medulum
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Vivian is a contemporary beauty desk, it can be used as make-up table, thanks to its light wall mirror, or as jewel case. It has simple lines and sophistic...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Teak Vanity & Stool by Meredew
By Meredew
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-century vanity and stool by Meredew Furniture. Produced during the 1960s. This vintage vanity has uniquely shaped cabinet legs and beautiful drawer pulls, along with the matching...
Category
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Carved Walnut Console Table
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th century Spanish carved walnut console table with two drawers and green marble top.
This early 20th century Spanish Console tabl...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Vanities
Materials
Marble
Fantastic Bronze Mounted French Louis XVI Ladies Vanity Circa 1900
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite French Louis XV bronze mounted vanity is a fine example of late 19th-century craftsmanship, blending elegance, functionality, and timeless beauty. The piece features a...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Vanities
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage Scandinavian dressing table by Bertil Fridhagen for Bodafors
Located in Brescia, IT
1960s dressing table with adjustable mirror, capacious side drawer and low center drawer, signed Bertil Fridhagen for Bodafors.
Scandinavian 1960s dressing table designed by Bertil ...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vanities
Materials
Beech
Art Deco vanity – France 1930
Located in Girona, Girona
Art Deco Vanity in solid ash with birch veneer, tilting bevelled mirror, handles in ash and nickel-plated metal, decorative tubes in nickel-plated metal. Satin wax finishing.
France,...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Ash, Birch
Mid Century Waterfall Vanity/Desk and Stool Springer Style
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Fabulous period piece. Timeless waterfall designed vanity with matching stool in the manner of Karl Springer. Formica burl surface with front mirrored band. Center drawer. Compliment...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Materials
Upholstery, Mirror, Formica
Desk and Dressing Table, with Mirror Style of Ulrich, circa 1936, Vanity Table
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Guglielmo Ulrich manner desk and dressing table;
Desk in walnut, elm and elm burl. Feet in golden brass
A wonderful and very useful desk repr...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Materials
Brass
Lucite, Nickel and Stainless Steel Vanity or Dressing Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful vanity table or hall table in Lucite and nickel designed by Charles Hollis Jones as part of the Metric collection.
The table comes with a narrow Lucite top which is 1 1/...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Materials
Nickel, Stainless Steel
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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