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Should a side table be lower than a sofa?
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No, a side table shouldn't always be lower than a sofa. To make it easy to access items on a table, a sofa's arms should generally be no more than 2 to 3 inches above or below the tabletop. This rule of thumb differs from the one for coffee tables, which should be as tall or 1 to 2 inches shorter than the seat height of the sofa to ensure a balanced look. Explore a large selection of side tables on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertMarch 25, 2024
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Small Antique Bleached Side Table with Claw and Ball Feet. English C.1800
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful Georgian side table or console table
Beautiful timber with lovely figure and grain. Solid tropical hardwood Top and legs. Veneer on the apron.
Recently bleached
Lovely q...
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Antique Early 1800s English Chippendale Side Tables
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Wood
Brushed Gold Leaf Shape Side Table, Contemporary Design, Made in Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
The 'Leaf' side table is a practical and versatile piece that can be positioned beside a sofa, next to an armrest, or—thanks to its shape and flat base—inserted directly alongside t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Antique Spanish Colonial Rustic Pine Side Table
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique Spanish Colonial side table with early construction - mortise & pegged at lower legs where joined to stretchers & pegged at upper legs where joined to boards under ta...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Spanish Colonial Side Tables
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Pine, Wood
Small Antique Palladian Style Round Bleached Table, English, C.1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Fabulous small round table. Made from bleached tropical hardwood and pine
Lions paw feet
I particularly like its simplicity.
I have chosen not to lacquer or wax the table.
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Antique 1830s English Palladian Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Pair of Mid-Century Italian Art Deco Nightstands Bedside Tables Walnut Glass Top
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant and refined Italian 1950s Mid-Century Modern design, pair of bedside tables with double front door, glass top and beautiful wood veneer burl decors on the sides and door...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Dutch Art Deco Bead-Turned Oak Side Table, Kraalgedraaid, 1920s–1940s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid oak side table with a nine-sided top and deeply carved scrolling leaf border surrounding a radiating center field. Three bead-turned legs — executed in the Dutch kraalgedraaid ...
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Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Side Tables
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Oak
