Sitting at a dressing table to do your hair and make-up as opposed to balancing a bag on the edge of a wet sink or spreading everything out on the kitchen table is an everyday luxury we should all allow ourselves. Here are our dressing table picks, from modest but fabulous to blow the budget:
Six of the best: dressing tables for all budgets
Simple, stylish, functional and the perfect blank canvas for all your bits and bobs.
Malm dressing table, £90.89 at Ikea
Six of the best: dressing tables for all budgets
Add a touch of exotic romance to the bedroom with this handmade, Arabian nights inspired piece.
Silver embossed dressing table, £209 at Ivory Pearl Interiors
Six of the best: dressing tables for all budgets
A seriously classy mid-century inspired design by Matthew Hilton for Habitat. My favourite by a country mile. Snap one up while you can.
Pushkar dressing table, £240 (was £300) at Habitat
Six of the best: dressing tables for all budgets
The simple styling keeps this versatile and glamorous glass table from being o.t.t.
Venetian glass dressing table, £263 at hip-furniture.co.uk
Six of the best: dressing tables for all budgets
Chic and minimalist, with push-release drawers and black leather upholstery, this table is part of John Lewis' super-classy Loft bedroom furniture range
John Lewis Loft dressing table, £399 at John Lewis
Six of the best: dressing tables for all budgets
Screaming 1930s chic, this clever table/chair/mirror combo also offers lots of storage space for all your bits and bobs, so although not cheap, you do get a lot for your money. The mirror cleverly folds down into the surface when not required. Finished in a walnut veneer.
Hideaway dressing table (and chair) in walnut, £599 at Dwell