For a little girl, one of the most important aspects of her life is to be able to watch her mother do every day chores and tasks. The reason for this is because it allows a girl to understand what her role in society is as a female, and the practice allows her to emulate her mother. For this reason, when a little girl watches her mother put on makeup in front of her bathroom vanity or put on her nicest dress, she wants to do the very same thing that her mother has done.



For many girls, playing with makeup, putting on jewelry and doing her hair in front of her bathroom vanity is part of their growing up habits. As a matter of fact, at this very moment, there is probably some little girl out there in front of her antique bathroom vanity doing one of those practices right now. The act of sitting in front of bathroom vanities used to be a ritual of women that was passed down from mother to daughter for generations. As a matter of fact, most antique bathroom vanity sets came with a mirror, matching dresser and a stool. Each piece of the antique vanity sets was elegantly made and finished, so the vanity sets were considered to be keepsakes that should be handed down as heirlooms from mother to daughter.

Now, the bathroom vanity sets and bedroom vanity sets are not much different, but have some types of additions made, depending on what part of the house they are put in. For example, the bathroom sink single vanity is very similar to the older vanities, but now just has the room for a sink to go in, or even a medicine cabinet to put supplies in.