The Ultimate Buyer’s Guide to Buying Console Tables

The Ultimate Buyer’s Guide to Buying Console Tables

A console table is an elegant yet practical addition to any home. A console table serves as the focal point in living rooms, hallways and entryways while providing storage space and aesthetic enhancement. Angie Homes presents this guide devoted entirely to exploring various kinds of console tables available and suggesting those best suited for user's environment.

What is a Console Table?

Typically, a console table is the narrow long piece of furniture placed parallel to a wall or behind a sofa. This table is very functional as well as decorative as it provides space to be accessorized with various items, used to store items, or even for the display of some artwork or decorative pieces. These tables consist of some open shelving along with drawers or some combination of the two. These tables can be made from a variety of materials including wood, metal, glass, or even acrylic.

The tables at Angie Homes are available in a variety of designs including modern, rustic, and conservatively styled designs. Their versatile nature makes console tables popular across a variety of home designs and sizes.

Selecting a Console Table for Your Space

In order to fulfill one of the most demanded requirements of any design console table seamlessly integrates with compatible style furniture elements correctly, its color, material, and type should match the furniture and the general style present in the space.

·        Measurements: The console table should work within a defined area. Table should not overcrowd neither underutilize the space.

·        Space: The table should preferably be more functional, as its secondary role should be to serve as a decorative accessory. If available for space, select a table with drawers, shelves, or baskets.

·        Decoration: What additional drawers would you like to have? What decorative elements do you wish to make more prominent or discreet?

Types of Console Table

A console table without a specific style would compromise the entire outlook of the space. You may want to center the rest of the design elements around the table. Angie Homes suggests designing around one of these popular designs:

1. Console Table with Drawers

These drawers offer a simplistic way of storing any forgotten small accessories. The reduction of visual clutter they provide, combined with the ease of accessing essentials like keys and mail, make these tables popular as entryway or living room furniture.

2. Narrow Console Table

With limited available space, the narrow console table is a suitable alternative. These slim tables are easy to place in small areas, even along narrow hallways. Besides space saving, they provide function and aesthetics. Even these compact tables provide the additional feature of shelves and storage drawers.

3. Black Console Table

A black console table enhances the modern sophisticated feel in a room. It is bold and modern in style. While the color black is said to be the ‘universal color’, a black console table works well in the contemporary style while also pulling off the traditional. It adds a dramatic look to the entryway or living room.

4. Modern Console Table

The modern console table is sleek and has a clean finish. It is the minimal design that characterizes these tables. They mostly involve a mix of materials, a metal frame to glass, or wooden top. These are suitable for contemporary or industrial spaces.

5. Small Console Table

A small console table would suit the purpose for tight spaces and would add a touch of class without needing too much real estate of the entire area. What a small console table lacks in surface area it makes up for by providing ample support for a lamp and other plants and decorative throw-aways.

6. Wood Console Table

A wooden console table provides a masterpiece of charm and added detail to a room. It comes in finishes ranging from light oak to a deep walnut and it suits the desired room from a rustic farmhouse to a room with a modern and contemporary design.

7. Mirror Console Table

Functional and chic, the lustrous surface reflects light and provides depth to the room and the product’s form adds to the room’s sophistication. These tables are most popular in living rooms and entryways where they can act as the focal point of the room.

8. TV Console Table

A TV console table is used to hold the television along with other electronic appliances. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes and are usually made with wood, containing compartments or drawers to easily store remotes, DVD players, and other gaming accessories. In a living room or entertainment area, a TV console is a necessary and fundamental component.

9. Glass Console Table

Being sleeker and more stylish, glass console tables are more modern and provide a clean aesthetic. A glass console table usually consists of a glass top resting on a metallic or wooden base, giving it a buoyant feel. This table is perfect for contemporary and minimalistic styled homes that are in need of a more see-through design.

10. Entryway Console Table 

An entryway console table is the ideal answer for organizing your entryway and is also used to emphasize a room. These tables come with considerable amounts of storage to hold items such as keys, letters, and other common professional accessories. Entryway console tables are also known for their addition of decorative pieces like mirrors or hooks along with the built storage.

11. White Console Table

A white console table tends to be ageless and multifunctional. Conceivably, a table set in white, be it in the living room, bedroom, or tertiary spaces, wouldn't be out of place. Often minimalist, white tables are refreshing, and foster a sense of pristine calm.

12. Console Table with Storage

Besides augmenting the decor of a home, a console table with storage also serves as an area for organizing. There are those with drawers, while others have open shelves, or even baskets, aiding in the perennial battle with clutter. Such tables are suitable in the entryways, living rooms, and bedrooms.

13. Marble Console Table

A table set in marble instantly changes the sophistication of a room, giving it a regal touch. Marble adds a stunning feature to the room, especially with its natural veining and elegance. For those wishing to add luxuries to their space, marble tables are a must. Usually, these tables are set with metal or wood frames for a contrasting finish.

14. Gold Console Table

A console table set in gold is perfect for someone wishing to add sophistication and glamour to a space. Any room instantly attains a more elevated design the moment gold accents are added, especially when in juxtaposition with black, white, or glass elements. Such tables are ideal for the person wishing to create a statement.

15. Console Hall Table

The console hall table is made to fit in hallways or any narrow area. A console table tends to be long and narrow in shape so is a great way to store or display a few small items, such as stand-alone art pieces, in an organized and fashionable way. A console hall table can also be used to liven up an otherwise dull area with a splash of color or creativity.

16. Acrylic Console Table

If you would like something with a modern and edgy style, an acrylic console table is a great choice. The bold yet simplistic design of an acrylic table is achieved from using durable and clear acrylic material. Acrylic console tables also serve an illusory purpose to make a space feel bigger in addition to serving as chic storage. 

17. Farmhouse Console Table

The rustic charm of a farmhouse console table is often exquisite. Heavily weathered or reclaimed wood is used in farmhouse console tables, helping with an inviting and warm atmosphere in a space. Farmhouse console tables often incorporate functional storage items like open shelving, drawers, and other storage compartments underneath.

18. Waterfall Console Table

The unique shape of a waterfall console table gives the impression of water spilling over the edge, as the design ‘cascades’ over the edges. Designed tables like these often embrace a sleek material such as glass or acrylic, helping to maintain an effortless touch. Waterfall console tables can also serve to bring a splash of art and modern design to your space.

19. Long Console Table

A long console table can be used in any vast entryways, living rooms or hallways. Moreover, console tables can also be used as storage to display decor while providing a pleasing visual. In instances where the focus is to be diverted to the table, this can serve as a great centrepiece.

20. Half Moon Console Table

A half-moon console table is generally in the shape of a semicircle or a sleek rounded design. These tables sit elegantly against a wall or in a narrowed down entryway. In this scenario, the half-moon shape counter design acts as a sculptural solution as well as remains functional.

21. Metal Console Table

In any given room, a metal console table can immediately elicit an industrial touch. Stainless steel, brass or wrought iron, a metal console table is sturdy yet elegantly eye-catching.

22. Mid Century Console Table

In console tables of the mid-century, the complex organic shapes and functional elements are comfortably paired to deliver a sleek design. These tables are mostly constructed with glass or metal and wooded accents, which are beautifully timeless and stylish. These designs of the tables suit modern interiors as well as an inspired vintage setting.

23. Round Console Table

Unlike traditional tables which are often rectangles, a round console table has a softer, more fluid design. This table type is versatile in small rooms because it creates an illusion of openness while still serving a purposeful storage or display function.

How To Style a Reading Nook Console Table

A console table from Angie Homes can complement a reading nook, provided you select one with open shelves or drawers to keep books, reading glasses, or magazines. A lamp can be added for ambience while a plant or decorative item can be included to create a warm inviting feel for the nook. A sturdy chair placed adjacent to the console table would complete the reading nook, serving as a perfect place for one to relax or read.

Conclusion

The various styles of console tables available at Angie Homes can suit a customer's personal preferences. A person setting out an entryway or living room can use the table topped with a few decorative items, while a person aiming for a bold statement can select an option finished in luxurious marble or gold.

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FAQ’s

Q. What size console table works for my space?

Ans: Take note of how much space you have and how much space is available for the console table. As a rule of thumb, console tables should be no more than two-thirds the length of the wall they are positioned against.

Q. What are the critical factors for choosing an entryway table?

Ans: You should consider the available space, the amount of storage you wish to have, and your style preferences. It is advisable to have a table for storage purposes and put design that is consistent with the rest of the house.

Q. In what rooms can console tables be placed?

Ans: For entryways, behind sofas and hallways are the most common places to put console tables. However, these tables can also be used to fill empty wall space or be a center piece for a table in any room.

Q. Proportionally speaking, would a console table be able to out width a mirror?

Ans: In most cases, the table should be a bit narrower than the mirror for balance and symmetry purposes. If the table is wider, it would overpower the mirror. However, if the table is smaller, the mirror and table will go together harmoniously.

Q. What is the most popular table size?

Ans: In terms of dimensions, the most popular console table size is somewhere between thirty to thirty-six inches in height, and forty to sixty inches wide. Nevertheless, the precise measurements are contingent upon one’s requirements and the surrounding environment.

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