Oh, Vanity

I have had one item on my wishlist for many years now: a vanity table (or dressing table, whichever you prefer to call it). The idea of sitting down to apply one's lipstick and perfume à la Gloria in The Beautiful and Damned is so decadent.

Several years ago, my sister received this vanity as a birthday gift. Since then, I have been saving random photos of lavish vanity tables in hopes of one day finding just the right one. (Unfortunately, many of the most beautiful ones seem only to be available in the UK.)

See it here

See it here

Find it here

I find the dramatic lines and simple adornment of the above tables inspiring. The neutral tones allow for changes in taste further down the road, which is also appealing to someone like me, whose personal style always seems to be evolving.

Over the weekend, while walking through IKEA with my mom, I spotted a beautiful blue-grey dressing table from the Edland collection, which is evidently being discontinued. I had envisioned a mirrored table or one made of lucite, but this one is a bit understated and perfectly lovely. I had to have it. My mom purchased it as an early birthday gift to me, though we are now in search of a mirror and chair to go with it (I have my eye on a button-tufted sidechair in putty grey).

Here is how they have it styled in the IKEA catalogue, which I think looks quite nice.

More details here

So pretty.