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19 Dressing Tables To Make Your Bedroom Feel A Little More Luxe

For a stress-free getting ready routine

By Charley Ward and Mayola Fernandes
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On our endless quest to ensure that our spaces are as organised as possible, there are a few key areas that need extra attention. One of those spaces is our make-up stash – with so many bottles, palettes and jars to keep handy, keeping this zone orderly can pose a challenge. But there are ways to make life easier for yourself: investing in a dedicated dressing table can help.

With a dressing table, you can say goodbye to rifling fruitlessly through your make-up bag for your lipstick and scrambling through drawers to find your deodorant. Instead, everything you need – from bobbles to hairspray – will have its own rightful place on a vanity table.

Moreover, a dressing table gives you the chance to live out your Hollywood fantasy of creating a dedicated space for you to get ready in the morning (very Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn vibes). And with over 350,000 Instagram #dressingtable posts, owning a dressing table is now as much of an interiors trend to jump on as it is a morning routine essential.

Here are our favourites at a glance:

  • Connie Dressing Table

    Best black dressing table

    Swoon Connie Dressing Table

    £429 at Swoon
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  • Rattan Dressing Table and Mirror

    Best oak dressing table

    John Lewis Rattan Dressing Table and Mirror

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  • Alamo Dressing Table with Mirror

    Best industrial dressing table

    Three Posts Alamo Dressing Table with Mirror

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  • Delphi Dressing Table

    Best monochrome dressing table

    Dunelm Delphi Dressing Table

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  • Versailles Dressing Table

    Best luxury dressing table

    Oka Versailles Dressing Table

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How to choose the best dressing table

The most important consideration is to ensure that your new dressing table will fit in its intended spot in your bedroom. Avoid investing in a large dressing table if your bedroom is on the smaller side; a dressing area is meant to be a place of luxury and glamour. On the flip side, a spacious bedroom might need a chunky, wide dressing table to ensure the space doesn't feel cavernous and empty. Make sure to measure the area you want your new dressing table to go in carefully – we've outlined dimensions on all our picks below.

Aside from the practical considerations, think about how you're going to use the furniture. Do you want make-up products to be tidied away in drawers or do you prefer to have them laid out in front of you? Do you need a dressing table with a built-in mirror, or do you prefer using a compact?

Whether you need a bijou corner unit for your tiny one-bed flat or a large vanity table that can double up as a desk, we've rounded up our favourite dressing tables for 2023 below.

Best black dressing table

Swoon Connie Dressing Table

Connie Dressing Table
Best black dressing table

Swoon Connie Dressing Table

£429 at Swoon

Inspired by the art deco era, this matt black wooden dressing table comes with a beautiful scalloped drawer front and brass detailing. Along with your beauty mainstays, there’s enough table space for some fresh flowers and trinkets, too.

Dimensions: 125 x 81 x 45cm

Best oak dressing table

John Lewis Rattan Dressing Table and Mirror

Rattan Dressing Table and Mirror
Best oak dressing table

John Lewis Rattan Dressing Table and Mirror

Here’s a lovely Scandi-inspired dressing table. With its solid wooden frame, spacious drawer and large mirror, we think this light oak shade would suit most needs and interiors. Pair with the matching rattan stool to complete the look.

Dimensions: H133.5 x W105 x D46cm

Best industrial dressing table

Three Posts Alamo Dressing Table with Mirror

Alamo Dressing Table with Mirror
Best industrial dressing table

Three Posts Alamo Dressing Table with Mirror

If you like industrial style furniture and interiors, this is a good option, and it's very reasonably priced at just over £200.

Dimensions: H150 x W84 x D40cm

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Best monochrome dressing table

Dunelm Delphi Dressing Table

Delphi Dressing Table
Best monochrome dressing table

Dunelm Delphi Dressing Table

This monochrome dressing table has a more contemporary feel thanks to the drawer’s carved wooden pattern and mirrored detailing. It's on the smaller side, which is ideal for bijou bedrooms, but still has a spacious drawer to store your belongings. We like the black, but it comes in a soft grey hue, too.

Dimensions: H80 x W80 x D40cm

Best luxury dressing table

Oka Versailles Dressing Table

Versailles Dressing Table
Best luxury dressing table

Oka Versailles Dressing Table

Yes, this is a serious investment piece. And, yes, you will need to spend a lot of time cleaning the mirrors to keep it looking fresh. So, no, this isn't an especially practical piece of furniture, we have to admit. But that doesn't mean that it isn't beautiful; or that we aren't dreaming of sitting down here to do our makeup every morning...

Dimensions: H79 x W152 x D66cm

Best romantic dressing table

Dunelm Toulouse 3 Drawer Dressing Table Set with Mirror

Toulouse 3 Drawer Dressing Table Set with Mirror
Best romantic dressing table

Dunelm Toulouse 3 Drawer Dressing Table Set with Mirror

If you want to incorporate romantic interior design trends into your bedroom but can't quite fit a four-poster bed, opt for this French-inspired dressing table instead.

Part of Dunelm’s gorgeous Toulouse range, it has a solid pine frame, three drawers, an adjustable mirror and a matching stool. The ornate floral detailing adds to its grandeur, too.

Dimensions: H 153 x W 80 x D 40cm

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Best floating dressing table

Urbansize Small Floating Dressing Table

Small Floating Dressing Table
Best floating dressing table

Urbansize Small Floating Dressing Table

This slim floating table can be attached neatly to a wall, so there’s no need to take up precious floor space. It has two drawers and a generous table area, with enough space to place a small plant.

Dimensions: 15 x 60 x 30cm

Best small dressing table

La Redoute Clairoy Oak Dressing Table

Clairoy Oak Dressing Table
Best small dressing table

La Redoute Clairoy Oak Dressing Table

Another Scandi-inspired dressing table, this smaller design is ideal for your morning routine. The solid oak drawer will house any toiletries you don’t want on display while the curved mirror is big enough to get ready with, and open up your space.

Dimensions: H75 x W59 x D43cm

Best statement dressing table

Swoon Fresco Desk

Fresco Desk
Best statement dressing table

Swoon Fresco Desk

If you're looking for a statement piece (or one that doubles up as a desk), Swoon’s dreamy golden-hued design will do nicely. Made from mango wood, it has long tapered legs, dainty handles and an opulent brass finish – ideal for adding a touch of sophistication to your bedroom.

Dimensions: H80 x W120 x D38cm

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Best dressing table for storage

Oliver Bonas New Boys Cavill Dressing Table

New Boys Cavill Dressing Table
Best dressing table for storage

Oliver Bonas New Boys Cavill Dressing Table

This design pairs dark mango wood with intricate hand-woven cane sheeting in a nod to chic mid-century style. Lift the lid to reveal a large storage space, ideal for jewellery and cosmetics, and there’s a handy built-in mirror, too.

Dimensions: H82x W100 x D40cm

Best Grecian dressing table

Arighi Bianchi Lily Dressing Table

Lily Dressing Table
Best Grecian dressing table

Arighi Bianchi Lily Dressing Table

We're calling it: Grecian-inspired interiors are going to be everywhere in 2023, so get ahead of the trend before everyone else does.

This chunky desk-cum-dressing table, with its wide pillar-style legs, will add an air of gravitas to your room, whether you're using it to put your face on before heading into the office, or as your desk space on WFH days. The oh-so-subtle pink hue adds a dash of femininity, too.

Dimensions: D40 x 130 x 76.5cm

Best art deco dressing table

Urban Outfitters Juliette Dressing Table

Juliette Dressing Table
Best art deco dressing table

Urban Outfitters Juliette Dressing Table

This one has that classic Art Deco lozenge shape and curved legs with all the Scandi sensibilities of pale wood. The combo works! Plus, it comes with a stool, which is handy.

Dimensions: L107 x W48 x H132cm

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Best mango wood dressing table

Atkin & Thyme Lottie Dressing Table with Stool

Lottie Dressing Table with Stool
Best mango wood dressing table

Atkin & Thyme Lottie Dressing Table with Stool

This is a pricier dressing table, but it does come with a stool. The combination of mango wood, circular parquetry, slim brass legs and that mink grey stool top is the definition of chicness.

Dimensions: W110 x D40 x H74cm

Best feminine dressing table

Graham & Green Mother of Pearl Dressing Table & Stool

Mother of Pearl Dressing Table & Stool
Best feminine dressing table

Graham & Green Mother of Pearl Dressing Table & Stool

Here's a similar mother of pearl option from G&G, which is a little more understated, but no less elegant. It comes with a matching stool, too.

Dimensions: H79 x W100 x D46cm

Best marble dressing table

Swoon Senzo dressing table

Senzo dressing table
Best marble dressing table

Swoon Senzo dressing table

Marble is effortless and elegant, so we love this option from Swoon. While this dressing table doesn't boast drawers, it does have a small marble shelf, where you can show off your prettiest make-up and perfume bottles, as well as a round mirror.

Dimensions: W100 x D48 x H125cm

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Best mirrored dressing table

Marks & Spencer Skylar Dressing Table & Stool

Skylar Dressing Table & Stool
Best mirrored dressing table

Marks & Spencer Skylar Dressing Table & Stool

If you're brave enough, a mirrored dressing table can bring light and texture to a bedroom. It will require plenty of cleaning to avoid sticky fingerprints building up, however.

Dimensions: H78 x W108 x D40 cm

Best minimal dressing table

Urban Outfitters Charlette Dressing Table

Charlette Dressing Table
Best minimal dressing table

Urban Outfitters Charlette Dressing Table

This is a slim option, so if you're working with an awkwardly narrow bedroom, this will make life easier for you.

Alternatively, it'll make a lovely minimal console table for your hallway – use the mirror for a quick hair and teeth check before you dash off for the day.

Dimensions: W114 x W38 x H139cm

Best blue dressing table

Oliver Bonas Blue Mango Wood & Rattan Desk & Dressing Table

Blue Mango Wood & Rattan Desk & Dressing Table
Best blue dressing table

Oliver Bonas Blue Mango Wood & Rattan Desk & Dressing Table

It's rattan, but that deep blue shade elevates the look into something truly sophisticated. Very classy.

Dimensions: H75 x W100 x D45cm

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Best oak dressing table

Oak Furniture Land Copenhagen Dressing Table

Copenhagen Dressing Table
Best oak dressing table

Oak Furniture Land Copenhagen Dressing Table

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Solid oak furniture: classic, elegant, understated and won't date. We love this refined set from Oak Furniture Land; it'd make a good WFH desk, too.

Dimensions: W120 x H79 x D48cm

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Charley Ward
Homes Ecommerce Editor
Charley is our Homes Ecommerce Editor. Over the past four years, she’s written over 300 buying guides and reviews, getting her hands on as many new launches as possible to help you find the best products for your home. On any given day you’ll find her sizing up anything from a new mattress, sofa or bed frame right down to decorative pieces for your mantelpiece.  With five years’ experience as a homes writer, Charley now writes for Good Housekeeping, Country Living and House Beautiful but has also previously worked in print for an architecture magazine.    Charley has an MA in Journalism & Media Studies and undertook an internship at a travel magazine in Iceland. She still writes occasional travel and lifestyle stories when the inspiration strikes now, with work published in Cosmopolitan, Stylist, ELLE and Women’s Health, among others.  Outside of work, Charley enjoys cooking, swimming and travelling – as well as tackling yet another organisation project at home! Follow Charley on Instagram @charl3yward
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Mayola is our Ecommerce Intern, covering home and garden content for House Beautiful, Good Housekeeping, Country Living, Red, Cosmopolitan and Elle. Mayola has an NCTJ-accredited degree from Brunel University London, where she spent time gaining experience at publications such as The Times, Sky News and Bloomberg TV.
Day to day, you’ll find her writing about the latest sales and launches, along with buying guides and reviews on the products you need to know about. From silk pillowcases to smart alarm clocks to dressing tables, Mayola is committed to finding the best products and deals to help readers buy with confidence.
Mayola loves to search the internet and social platforms for emerging shopping trends – and also tackles the occasional piece on fashion, beauty, tech and wellness. When not writing, Mayola can be found listening to podcasts, travelling, shopping and dining alfresco in London and beyond.

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