Complete your vanity area with a dressing table stool

A beautiful dressing table stool is essential when getting ready at your dressing table. More relaxed than standing in front of your bathroom mirror, a stool for your dressing table lets you sit and enjoy your beauty routine. 

A dressing table is meant to keep your makeup, skincare, hair products, perfumes, and jewellery. Having a comfortable dressing stool is practical for applying makeup, drying or styling your hair, and putting on your earrings and necklaces. These vanity benches are a must in your bedroom.

The history of the dressing table stool

Dressing table stools are typically delicate and pretty, as was the style when they began gaining popularity in 17th century Europe. The high society favoured a well-crafted dressing stool with carved legs and a neat cushion on top. 

Old Hollywood glamorised the female heroine sitting at her elegant dressing table in the 1920s and 1930s films. These romantic films featured exquisite dressing tables in Manhattan penthouse suites, associating a dressing table with fine taste. Modern day stools for dressing tables have an array of styles. Some are vintage inspired while others are contemporary and simple.

Deciding the style of the stool for your dressing table

The style of your dressing table stool depends on the interior design of the room where it will be placed. If your bedroom has a sophisticated look with solid wood furniture and rich carpeting and curtains, get a classic vintage-style dressing stool. 

A minimal, contemporary bedroom without glamour and frills is best suited to a dressing table stool with a simple shape. Natural wood benches look amazing and are functional in a Scandinavian, bohemian, or country style home.