Vanities
Early 19th Century French Antique Vanities
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Vanities
Brass
1850s Swedish Empire Antique Vanities
Wood
Mid-19th Century Sicilian Louis Philippe Antique Vanities
Fir
2010s American Modern Vanities
Metal
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vanities
Wood
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Mirror, Smoked Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century French Regency Vanities
Marble
1910s North American Vintage Vanities
Burl
Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Vanities
Mirror, Nutwood
Early 1900s Austrian Edwardian Antique Vanities
Tortoise Shell, Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vanities
Bronze, Ormolu
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Brass
2010s Portuguese Vanities
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Vanities
Brass
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Vanities
Cherry
2010s Art Deco Vanities
Brass
1940s Polish Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Walnut
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Brass
20th Century French Art Deco Vanities
Carrara Marble, Bronze, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vanities
Marble
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Wood
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Faux Leather, Mahogany, Lacquer
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Brass
Late 19th Century Unknown Eastlake Antique Vanities
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Vanities
Brass
Early 20th Century French Regency Vanities
Marble
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vanities
Leather, Glass, Wood
2010s British Louis XV Vanities
Bronze
2010s Indonesian Post-Modern Vanities
Teak
2010s Italian Modern Vanities
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Brass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Vanities
Sycamore, Parchment Paper
19th Century French Empire Antique Vanities
Metal, Brass
2010s American Modern Vanities
Mirror, Wood
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Metal
Early 20th Century French Louis Philippe Vanities
Marble, Brass
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Vanities
Silver
2010s Italian Vanities
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Vanities
Oak
Early 20th Century American Victorian Vanities
Oak
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Brass
20th Century English Art Deco Vanities
Silver, Enamel, Ormolu
2010s Italian Vanities
Bronze
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Teak
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Vanities
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Vanities
Wood, Glass
1920s French Vintage Vanities
Nickel
Late 19th Century British Antique Vanities
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Iron
Early 20th Century American Victorian Vanities
Marble, Brass
Mid-19th Century French Regency Antique Vanities
Marble
2010s American Modern Vanities
Metal
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Vanities
Mirror, Walnut
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vanities
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Oak
2010s Italian Vanities
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Modern Vanities
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Brass, Chrome
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vanities
Rosewood
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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