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​Selecting the Right Console Table For Your Home: Traditional vs. Specialized vs. Antique Styles

Henn&Hart Metal Console Table
Henn&Hart Metal Console Table
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A console table is both a practical and decorative piece of furniture. In the hallway of your home, in the bedroom or in the living room, it can find its usefulness in almost any room, allowing you to both decorate and create some storage space. 
Indeed, the console table can be used to assign some usefulness to specific empty spaces of your home, while adding decorative beauty and some new style to the room where it is located.
Console tables come in various styles and materials, and the one you will select should have the style and construction that best suit your needs. In the following sections we will present console tables as belonging to three different classes so you may better focus on the type of console table that responds best to your needs.  For each class, we will provide some specific models that are available on Amazon and that you can view or purchase by clicking the associated Amazon link images (note that for non-US customers, when you click the Amazon link images below, you will be provided with the Amazon links for your country, such as Canada or UK, if the product is available in your country).

1. Traditional Console Tables

These are the most common types of console tables and have been around for a long time. They can be used to dress up any little empty corner of your home, specially in your hallway. They come with four legs and a rectangular top, and sometimes have one or more drawers that can be used for storage. Due to their simplistic appearance, they blend easily into any decoration. They can be made of wood, metal, acrylic or glass, or a combination of these materials. Very fashionable nowadays, as seen in the examples offered below, you can find a large variety of these console tables, enough to find a model to your liking!
​The following are examples of console tables in this class:
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Cortesi Home Forli Small Entry Way
Console Table

  • Dimensions: 28"W x 10"D x 31"H
  • Weight: 17 lbs
  • Construction Type: Glass and metal
  • Sleek contemporary style
  • Clear tempered glass is strong and durable
  • Stainless steel frame with contemporary high gloss chrome finish​

Baxton Studio Dauphine Traditional
Console Table
  • Dimensions: 31.4"W x 10"D x 29.8"H
  • Weight: 27.6 lbs​
  • Traditional French accent console table
  • One drawer and two shelves provide functional storage spaces
  • Constructed with MDF frame in white finishing
  • Mindi wooden top in natural veneer finishing with white streaking
  • Metal drawer pulling handles in black finishing​​

Henn&Hart Metal Perforated Mesh Shelf
Console Table
  • Dimensions: 35.9"W x 10"D x 30"H
  • Weight: 21 lbs
  • Steel frame
  • Hand crafted blackened bronze finish
  • Tempered glass top 
  • Perforated metal shelf
  • Creates a warm welcome in your hallway
2.  Console Tables with Specialized and Creative Styling
The console tables in this class include all sorts of styles as long as as they are luxurious, elegant, fashionable and contemporary. In this category you will even find console tables with less than four legs, with rich looking beautiful decorations, some with multiple sotrage sections, some with multiple sheves.  The amount of styles offered by the console tables in this category will respond to any taste as well as to any type of storage and decoration needs.
​The following are examples of console tables in this category:

Crown Mark Draper
Console Table
  • Dimensions: D31.5"W x 11.5"D x 34"H
  • Weight: 26 lbs​
  • Modern design console table with two bottom shelves
  • Clean lines and curved table legs for a sleek and smooth look
  • Square feet giving a stacked look
  • Clean espresso finish​

Decor Therapy Bead Board 4-Drawer
Console Table
  • Dimensions: ​​​32"W x 14"D x 32"H
  • Weight: 32 lbs
  • Crafted of wood and MDF
  • 4 drawers with dark metal pulls
  • A slatted bottom shelf for additional storage space
  • Your choice of a white, red, or navy finish​
  • Attractive style​

ChooChoo Console Sofa Table
  • ​Dimensions: 23.5"W x 11"D x 24"H
  • Weight: ​23.6 lbs
  • Wood end/console table with open shelf and drawer
  • Attractive luxurious styling with smooth surface so it is easy to clean
  • Sturdy constructions from P2 grade MDF board
  • Rich black finish
​3. Classique & Baroque Console Tables
If you want your console table to add a chic and an unusually elegant atmosphere to the space where it will be placed, then look no further than the antique style or baroque console tables. They usually come either in gold, black or in sparkling and sober colors, They are often molded, present generous curves, and they can be adorned with engravings. They can be found with various leg styles, many are made of polyresin and glass, and some models come with a decorative mirror.
​The following are examples of console tables in this category:
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Powell Masterpiece Floral Demilune
Baroque Console Table

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  • Dimensions:  43"W x 15.5"D x 31"H 
  • Weight: 42 lbs
  • Classic masterpiece Demilune console table
  • Floral hand painted motif with linen textured top
  • Generous display shelf
  • Four carved horse heads and hoof footed cast legs

Baroque Black/Gold Console Table
with Hanging Mirror

  • ​Dimensions:  48"W x 20"D x 32"H 
  • Mirror:  42" x 36"
  • ​Shipping weight: 90 lb
  • Baroque style and beautifully decorated with floral ornament
  • Materials: Polyresin and glass
  • Glass top providing a turdy surface for home edcor pieces
  • Adds a touch of elegance and classic to any home




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