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Vintage MCM Paul McCobb for Calvin Side Table
By Calvin Furniture, Paul McCobb
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fantastic vintage MCM side table. A chic round shape with an inset leather top and woven rattan
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Leather, Rattan

Glass Top Side Tables
Located in New Haven, CT
An elegant pair of MCM Side Tables handcrafted of ebonised hardwood. The two-tier design is clearly
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Glass Top Side Tables
Glass Top Side Tables
H 20 in W 22 in D 33 in
Brushed Nickel Square Side Table MCM
By Guy Lefevre
Located in Chicago, IL
Medium square brushed nickel side table by Guy Lefevre. Dimensions: 28.5"W x 28.5"D x 14.5"H
Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Nickel

Brushed Nickel Square Side Table MCM
Brushed Nickel Square Side Table MCM
H 14.5 in W 28.5 in D 28.5 in
Pair of MCM Edmond Walnut Side Tables
Located in Dallas, TX
Great pair of MCM Edmond Spence walnut side tables. Circa 1960. Perfect for today's transitional
Category

Vintage 1960s Side Tables

Materials

Walnut

Pair of MCM Edmond Walnut Side Tables
Pair of MCM Edmond Walnut Side Tables
H 24.5 in W 21 in D 16 in
Heritage Henredon Burl Wood Drum Shaped Side Table MCM
By Heritage-Henredon
Located in Lomita, CA
This is a beautiful circular side table marked "Heritage" for Drexel or Henredon we believe
Category

Mid-20th Century American American Empire Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Vintage MCM Walnut and Burl Side End Table by Lane
By Lane Furniture
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Walnut and Burl Side End with Table 2 Drawers Pretty sure it's model number 1923. Approximate
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Brutalist and MCM Design Style Wooden Pair of Side Tables
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Graphic and Brutalist style with Mid-Century Modern design side tables set.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

'2' MCM Danish Modern Rosewood Tile Side End Coffee Tables
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Rosewood Mottled Fire Orange Tile Top Side End Coffee Tables From Denmark Approximate Measurements in
Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Rosewood, Ceramic

1950s Travertine Wire + Bronze Cigarette Stand Side Tables Atomic Vintage McM
By Heifetz
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful little side tables with a touch of bronze. Total height including handle is 25.75 inches
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Travertine, Bronze

Warren Church for Lane Perception MCM Rectangle Nightstand Side End Table
By Lane Furniture, Warren C. Church
Located in Countryside, IL
Warren Church for Lane Perception Mid Century Rectangle Nightstand Side End Table Table measures
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

MCM Scandinavian Teak Side End Table Lovely Tile Insert by Gangso Mobler
By Gangsø Møbler
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian teak side table or end table with unique tile insert by
Category

Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Ceramic, Teak

MCM Lucite Chrome Glass Square Sculptural Side Table after Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unique Mid Century Modern Lucite, Chrome, and Glass Square Side Table in the Art Deco Taste after
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Chrome

MCM Burke Brunswick Tulip Side Table Style Saarinen Gray Base Faux Woodgrain Top
By Brunswick Co., Burke, Inc.
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage MCM (a.k.a.) Mid-Century Modern Burke Division for Brunswick Tulip side table
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Aluminum

MCM Pair of Pearsall Style Sculptural Base Side and Coffee Tables with Planters
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A mid century modern pair of Pearsall style sculptural base side and coffee tables with planters
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Walnut

MCM Square Waterfall Edge Rattan Wrapped Side Tables with Glass Tops - A Pair
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pair of Palm Beach or Hollywood Regency style rattan-wrapped parsons style side or end tables
Category

20th Century American Hollywood Regency Side Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan, Glass

Arturo Pani Mexican MCM Pair of Mahogany Side Tables with Silver Leaf Top
By Arturo Pani
Located in Mexico City, MX
A pair of elegant Mexican Mid-Century Modern black lacquered mahogany side tables with silver leaf
Category

Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Silver Leaf

MCM Tubular Brass Table Set Vintage
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A 3 Piece Set of MCM Tubular Brass Tables
Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass, Metal

MCM French Empire Style Mahogany Inlaid Bouilotte Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome MCM French Empire style mahogany inlaid Bouilotte table. Featuring a pretty inlaid pattern
Category

Mid-20th Century French Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Italian Neoclassical Olive Burl Scrolled Brass Round Gueridon Martini Table MCM
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century olive burl and scrolled brass side table. Featuers a round top supported by three
Category

1990s Neoclassical Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Modern/MCM Laquer Waterfall Nesting Tables - Jean-Michel Frank Style
By (after) Jean Michel Frank
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of three vintage Mid-Century Modernist waterfall nesting or stacking tables in rare burgundy
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Edward Axel Roffman Pair Minimalist Enameled Oak Cube Tables MCM Post-Modern
By Edward Axel Roffman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by Edward Axel Roffman, American, circa 1970s, these practical and fashionable side tables
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Enamel

1960s Cabin Modern Martz Table Walnut + Chocolate Ceramic Tile Plant Stand MCM
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Harder to find, smaller Marshall Studios square tile side table, all original No chips to the
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Knoll Green Verdi Alpi Marble Table Saarinen 1960s Vintage Mid-Century MCM Mod
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful rare marble Knoll pedestal side table. Estate fresh, retains label to bottom of base
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble

Peter Løvig Nielsen Small Side Table
By Peter Løvig Nielsen
Located in San Diego, CA
woodgrains set atop a set of sled legs, this side table is absolutely gorgeous from all angles. Able to blend
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Teak

Peter Løvig Nielsen Small Side Table
Peter Løvig Nielsen Small Side Table
H 24.75 in W 16.5 in D 17.75 in
Eero Saarinen for Knoll "Tulip" Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Eero Saarinen for Knoll "Tulip" Side Table, brown lacquered base and oak wood top, apparently
Category

20th Century American Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Tall Modern Square Side Table by Knoll
By Knoll
Located in Trenton, NJ
The simple modern design of this Knoll side table is showcased in the clean modern lines and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Tall Modern Square Side Table by Knoll
Tall Modern Square Side Table by Knoll
H 18 in W 27.5 in D 27.5 in
Pair Midcentury Two Tier Blonde Side Tables
Located in Trenton, NJ
This striking pair of Vintage Modern Side Tables make a stylish and versatile set of end tables
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

1960s Design Style Pair of Patina Brass Side Tables
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Pair of MCM design style patina brass finishes metal side tables.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Style Pair of Ebonized Solid Wood Side Tables
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Pair of MCM style ebonized solid wood side tables.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Tessellated Marble Stone Brass Glass Side End Table by Magnussen
By Magnussen Furniture
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Marble Stone Brass + Glass Side End Table With an inlaid brass design and beveled glass top Approximate
Category

Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Mid Century Arthur Umanoff style Walnut Triangular Side Table planter, 1950s
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
50/60s MCM Vintage Corner Table / Plant Stand- Teak w/ Wood Effect Top - Mid Century Occasional
Category

Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Formica, Walnut

"Prefacto" Side Table by Pierre Guariche for Trefac Meurop, circa 1950, France
By Trefac, Pierre Guariche
Located in Girona, Spain
"Prefacto" side table by Pierre Guariche for Trefac Meurop Rare original condition. Table top in
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Milo Baughman Style Italian Black Chrome Brass Glass Coffee Side End Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Chrome Brass Glass Coffee Side End Table Made in Italy Approximate Measurements in Inches 21" high
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass, Metal

Abstract Art Design Epoxy Resin Top & Walnut Legs, End or Side Table, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
A Mid-Century Modern style pair of round top Resin Epoxy abstract design en or side table. The one
Category

Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Walnut

French Modern Ash and Laminate Low Table, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
piece include Furniture, Coffee Table, End Table, Decor, MCM (Mid-Century Modern), and Decorative Arts
Category

20th Century Finnish Side Tables

Materials

Laminate, Wood

1950s Wedge Table Walnut & Gold Leaf Edward Wormley Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in Chula Vista, CA
MCM Side Wedge Table walnut wood with patinated gold leaf top. 18.63 h x widest 28 w front 18.25 w
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Gold Leaf

1970s Italian Design Style Pair of Large Oval Bedside Tables
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Pair of MCM style and italian design bedside tables, oval shaped, gilded metal finishes, and oval
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Metal

Danish Design and Midcentury Style Pair of Large Wooden Bedside Tables
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Pair of MCM style and Danish design bedside tables all in wood, sculpted handles, compass feet, two
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Monkey Pod Wood Slab Coffee / End Table, USA, C. 1960's
Located in Deland, FL
Gorgeous coffee table / side table sculpted in Hawaii in the late 1960's. Constructed solely of
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

2 Mid Century Modern Kent Coffey "Titan" Nightstands Oak Bedside End Tables Pair
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of Kent Coffey end tables, circa second half 20th century. Made from oak with two dovetailed
Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Oak

Oversized 1970s Vintage MCM Lucite Glass Side End Tables
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Vintage MCM Lucite Glass Side End Tables Approximate Measurements in Inches 20" high 35.75" wide 29.5
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Glass, Lucite

Vintage Cork Rounded Edge Square End Table Side Table Cocktail Table MCM
By Paul Evans, Milo Baughman, Karl Springer, Pace Collection
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Vintage Cork Rounded Edge Square End Table. Heavy and sturdy. The table is made out of cork veneer
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Cork

MCM Style Directors Chairs White Chrome Attr Robert Kjer Jakobsen & Virtue Bros
By Robert Kjer Jakobsen, Virtue Brothers
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous pair of MCM a.k.a. Mid-Century Modern Campaign style sling director’s chairs attributed to
Category

Mid-20th Century American Campaign Side Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Black Syroco Parsons Style Console Table...Wall-Mount MCM Two-Legged Side Table
By Syroco
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage circa 1970s Syroco ABS molded 450plastic wall-mount end or side table in shiny black
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Plastic

MCM Founders Furniture Side Table Chrome Ebony Rosewood CDP#47133 David Parmelee
By David Parmelee, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous vintage Founders Furniture MCM (Mid-Century Modern) lamp, corner, or side table CDP
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Chrome

Percival Lafer MCM Brazilian Rosewood and Smoked Glass Side End Table - Pair
By Percival Lafer
Located in Countryside, IL
Percival Lafer Mid Century Brazilian Rosewood and Smoked Glass Side End Table - Pair Each table
Category

Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Smoked Glass, Rosewood

MCM to Scandinavian Modern Teak Veneer Cube Side End Table or Magazine Container
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage MCM (a.k.a. Mid-Century Modern) to Scandinavian Modern teak veneer cube side or
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Scandinavian Modern End Tables

Materials

Teak

Set of MCM Solid Brass Faux Bamboo Glass Top Nesting Side End Tables Stands
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Set of quality machined brass MCM solid brass faux bamboo glass top nesting side end tables stands
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Severin Hansen Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak & Rattan Side End Table MCM 1960s
By Severin Hansen Jr.
Located in Dayton, OH
Møbelfabrik (Haslev Furniture), Denmark. The beautiful teak table features an integrated drawer and an elegant
Category

Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Modern End Tables

Materials

Rattan, Teak

MCM to Modern End or Side Table Barrel Shaped Chrome Base & Round Glass Top
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Mid-Century Modern to Modern end or side table with barrel shaped square chrome
Category

Vintage 1970s Unknown Modern End Tables

Materials

Chrome

MCM Tubular Brass Finish Console Table Vintage
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A MCM Tubular Brass Demilune Console Table
Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

MCM to Modern Square Tube Chrome & Round Glass Top Z Shaped End or Side Table
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely Mid-Century Modern to modern square tube chrome and round glass top Z shaped end table
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Chrome

MCM Rosewood & Chrome Coffee or Side Table in the Manner of Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Beautiful square rosewood coffee table from the 1950s-1960s. Square tube chrome legs. Provenance
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Chrome

Vintage MCM Heywood Wakefield Drop Leaf Dining Table
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fantastic vintage MCM dining table. Made by the iconic Heywood Wakefield. Beautiful drop leaf
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood

MCM cane and coffee and side tables in the style of Milo Baughman- set of 3
Located in Asheville, NC
Vintage Milo Baughman chrome and cane coffee and side tables. Each table has a different
Category

Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Chrome

Bertha Schaefer Singer & Sons Mcm Two Tier Walnut Laminate End Tables - Pair
By Bertha Schaefer
Located in Countryside, IL
Bertha Schaefer for Singer & Sons American mid-century Two-Tier Walnut and Laminate Side End Tables
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Laminate, Walnut

MCM Swiss Omega Blonde Oak Dining Conference Table Attributed Hans Eichenberger
By Hans Eichenberger
Located in Topeka, KS
Mid-20th Century MCM (Mid-Century Modern) Swiss design Omega blonde oak dining tables attributed to
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Chrome

MCM Square Walnut End Table Lower Shelf Black Faux Leather Insert Laminate Top
Located in Topeka, KS
. Circa, Mid-20th Century. Sometimes you just need that perfect little side table. Well, you just found
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Faux Leather, Laminate, Walnut

2 MCM Founders Corner Step Tables Black Brass Sabots Coronado Grp Luther Draper
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful pair of vintage Mid-Century Modern corner step tables from Coronado Group by Luther
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass

1970's Mcm Hodges Mersman Oak Smoked Glass End Tables, Set of 2
By Mersman
Located in Lake Worth, FL
-Century Modern Lou Hodges Mersman style oak smoked beveled glass end tables Approximate measurements in
Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Smoked Glass, Oak

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Mcm Side Table For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the mcm side table you’re looking for. Each mcm side table for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and glass. There are 23 variations of the antique or vintage mcm side table you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a mcm side table — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each mcm side table bearing Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Scandinavian Modern hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one mcm side table that is appealing in its simplicity, but France & Søn, Arturo Pani and Brown Saltman produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Mcm Side Table?

Prices for a mcm side table start at $10 and top out at $6,000 with the average selling for $1,648.

A Close Look at Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

Questions About Mcm Side Table
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    An MCM dining table is a table that reflects the mid-century modern style. Typically these tables are functional and have clean minimalist lines. MCM furniture is made with a variety of materials and colors, but wood is the most common. Find a selection of mid-century modern tables and furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A nesting table is a set of tables designed to be stored one inside or under the other, giving them a layered or stacked appearance. A side table is a table that’s placed beside a piece of furniture. A nesting side table would be a series of side tables in graduated heights that can be stacked or nested together. Shop a collection of nesting tables from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Side tables are used next to furniture like beds and couches to provide an accessible place for keeping essential items at hand. In the living room, side tables are often used to display flower arrangements, photos or books as well as to set down a drink. In the bedroom, a side table is typically populated with items like a lamp, bedtime reading material, and a charging device for a phone. Shop a collection of vintage and contemporary side tables from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

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

  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    There are two differences between end tables and side tables: function and size. Typically, end tables go beside a chair or at opposite ends of a sofa and have smaller tabletops, while side tables go toward the sides of seating areas or against walls and feature a larger surface area. However, many people use the words side and end tables interchangeably, so these differences may not always apply. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of end and side tables.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    To determine whether a side table is an antique, closely examine its details. Older pieces will typically have telltale features like wood pegs, hand-cut dovetails with some slight imperfections and mortise-and-tenon construction. Tables that are a consistent color throughout or have machine-cut moldings or carvings are unlikely to be antiques. A certified appraiser or knowledgeable antiques dealer can be a helpful resource when dating tables. Shop a collection of antique, vintage and modern side tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    A tall side table may also be called a console table. While these furnishings are not as common in today’s interiors as their coffee-table and side-table counterparts, console tables are stylish home accents and have become more prevalent over the years. The popularity of wood console tables took shape during the 17th and 18th centuries in French and Italian culture, and were exclusively featured in the palatial homes of the upper class. Find console tables today on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 25, 2024
    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.