Selecting side tables for your home often becomes the second fiddle to more important furniture pieces like the bed and the sofa. People buy side tables for their functionality, but little do they know that this versatile piece of furniture can increase the style bar of the interiors. Available in different designs, and materials, side tables are a sure-shot way to increase storage while sprucing up the look of the room. Side tables can be incorporated into different parts of the house, let’s take a look at some stunning side table designs and where and how they can be fitted.
- Console Table: A popular design in France and Italy in the early 17th and 18th Centuries, is now becoming a rage among homeowners. Console table designs typically have wall-mounted brackets that support a sleek rectangular countertop slab. These make a perfect addition to your hallway and foyers. You can utilize the platform to hold several decorative pieces like vases with colorful blooms, photo frames that have captured your happy moments, or even potted plants to add a breath of fresh air into the living room. These tables are both beautiful and functional. Some of the models even come with drawers that are perfect to store your wallet and keys.
- Bedside cabinet: Your bedroom is incomplete without a bedside table. Bedside tables can improve the room’s utility and comfort. It serves as the perfect platform to hold various essential items, like your spectacles, alarm clock, a glass of water, books, medicines, and other gadgets. Opt for sleek designs to keep the look minimalistic, yet stylish. You either go with tables with cabinets or slender long tables that don’t occupy too much space. The choice depends on your preference.
- Nest of tables: For the ones who are unaware, a nest of tables is a collection of two, three, or even four tables in graduating sizes, that can be stacked on top of the other, usually without the legs coming into contact. They can be used in a variety of beautiful and useful ways in every home. A wooden nest of tables adds a rustic feel to your living room, often adding the functionality of additional seating and display platforms. These make a perfect companion to your sofa set in the living room, often adding the right amount of drama. These can be moved easily when you have guests at home to create multiple tables to hold the trays and glasses.
- Multi-level side tables: If you live in a compact apartment, then multi-level side tables are an ideal choice as these provide plenty of storage nooks. Place them in your kids’ room to hold their books, or place them near the dining area to hold the cutlery. How you can incorporate this in your home is countless. These tables occupy less carpet space, while making the most of the vertical space of the wall against which it is placed.
Side tables are perfect to pull your space together and provide the right balance of functionality and beauty to your home.
