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What size should a side table be?

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What size should a side table be?

A side table should stand one to three inches below the arm of the sofa or chair it is placed next to.

1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
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Anna Karlin Ceramic Bedside Table
Located in New York, NY
A bedside table clad in handmade ceramic tiles, each curved to follow the contours of the form and punctuated by sculptural appliqués. The interior is finished in rich cerused oak, w...
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2010s American Modern Side Tables

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Brass, Steel

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 I particularly like its simplicity. I have chosen not to lacquer or wax the table. Original castors For ...
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Antique 1830s English Palladian Side Tables

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Wood

1 of 2 Mid Century Modern Wrought Iron & Marble Top Side Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
1 of 2 Mid Century Modern Wrought Iron & Marble Top Side Table
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble, Wrought Iron

Midcentury brutalist rustic primitive side table, Wanderwood, England. c.1950-60
Located in Bristol, GB
Coffee table or side table by Wanderwood of Norfolk, England c.1950-60 Wanderwood were more commonly known for their stools, rare to find a table of this size. Made of solid Engli...
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Mid-20th Century British Brutalist Side Tables

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Elm

Handcrafted ceramic side table by Norwegian artist Jossolini
Located in Oslo, NO
Handcrafted ceramic side table by Jossolini. This unique piece is built and decorated by hand. It is made of white stoneware, and decorated with matt black glaze. Jossolini is a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Ceramic

Otto Schulz Side Table, Beech & Intarsia Decor, Swedish Grace / Art Deco.
Located in Stockholm, SE
Side table in beech with two drawers, handles with intarsia decor, one depticting a star. Designed by Otto Schulz for Boet, Gothenburg Sweden 1930s. Small veneer losses and wear. T...
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Side Tables

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Beech

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