Accent Your Space With These 12 Console Table Ideas
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Narrow in depth but sturdy and supportive, the console table is a trusty piece of accent furniture that can subtly add storage space to even the smallest of rooms. Console tables can range from minimal to gorgeously decorative in design and appearance, making them suitable for spaces of any style. Our guide on What Is a Console Table? goes into more detail about this versatile furniture piece. If you're still wondering why or how to add a console table to your home's furnishings, keep scrolling – we've collected 12 console table ideas to help you decide where to place one and how to decorate it.
1. Position a Console Table Near the Entry Door
One of the most common and helpful places to put a console table is the foyer. Placed by the entry door, a console table can provide some much-needed surface space for keys, hats, scarves, and other miscellaneous items. When decorated, a console table can greet guests with a preview of your home's style and add a lovely, lived-in quality to your home. We recommend hanging a wall mirror above your entryway console table – it'll not only fill the empty space above the table, but it will also give you a place to touch up your appearance before leaving the house.
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Check out The Best Entryway Ideas to Transform Your Home for more inspo.
2. Style One as a Bar Cart
Bar carts, loaded with an assortment of drinks and glamorous glassware, are the next best thing in at-home entertaining. Because they're so narrow while still offering significant surface storage space, console tables are great as small-space bar carts. Place delicate drinkware and your best beverages on the top and additional drinks and dinnerware on the bottom.
A mirrored console table can be just the piece your glam living room has been waiting for. Adorned with glam-style decorations like a bold vase and modern light fixtures, a glittering gold console table can add another layer of luxe sparkle to your home.
You and your guests will appreciate having a surface where you can rest items while you sit on a sofa – especially a large sofa. Side tables are great, but they don't always accommodate those sitting toward the center of the sofa. This console table idea is especially useful if you want to fill dead space behind a sofa or make your living room's open floor plan take up a bit more space.
Farmhouse is one of the most popular styles right now. Use a console table to help make it yours. Because farmhouse style incorporates a lot of decorative objects, adopting it can clutter up a coffee table, kitchen counter, or dining room table. A console table can provide the perfect amount of ancillary space to support all the eccentric decorations entailed by farmhouse style.
Just like farmhouse style, coastal style incorporates a lot of loose decorative objects, including coral, seashells, glass bottles, and more. All of these pieces can overwhelm a space without enough surfaces to hold them. A console table – especially one with a weathered, beachy vibe – can help. Place a large wall mirror or gorgeous coastal landscape painting above your coastal console table to create the illusion of an additional window which can contribute to the space's breezy look.
If your living room has a broad, empty wall that you're unsure how to decorate, a console table might be the perfect solution. Simply place a console table, supplemented by a large wall mirror or large piece of wall art, where a fireplace and mantel might have been, and decorate accordingly. Think books, candles, vases filled with flowers, and more. A well-decorated console table will help accent and fill the space, especially if you have a large living room.
Save yourself the trouble of going all the way back to the kitchen for more napkins, silverware, or placemats by storing them in your dining room console table. Similar to our other console table ideas, a dining room console table paired with a large piece of wall art or a wall mirror can help fill empty space while providing some much-needed room for storage. A console table is also a great place to keep centerpieces and table runners when it's time to eat. Keep an eye out for a console table with large drawers or cabinets to hold additional dishware.
If you're looking for a casual, space-saving desk idea, the console table is the solution for you. A console table's simple, compact design makes it the perfect desk alternative for smaller spaces.
Save your spine by folding your laundry on a laundry room console table. If your laundry room is in desperate need of additional surfaces, a console table might be just what you've been looking for. If you choose a console table with broad shelves, you can store laundry baskets and other supplies underneath.
If a traditional vanity is a bit too bulky for your bedroom needs, opt for a console table instead. Paired with a wall mirror and a vanity stool, a console table can be the perfect substitute for a vanity. Small drawers can hold makeup and other accessories. The console table's surface may even have enough leftover space for lamps and other decor.
Make a modern statement with a contemporary console table. Sleek metal designs or cool abstract table shapes help infuse your space with modern style. Complete the look with abstract home accessories and a stylish table lamp.
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Check out How to Decorate a Console Table since you have console table ideas fresh in your mind.
