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Grey Painted Round Side Table
Grey Painted Round Side Table

Grey Painted Round Side Table

Located in Westwood, NJ

Its grey painted finish adds a soft touch, while the gold leaf trim details along the frieze and slender square tapered legs create visual harmony. The legs are centered by an X-form...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical End Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble

Aldo Bakker Spruce Cabinet for Karakter, Mid-Century Modern Design
Aldo Bakker Spruce Cabinet for Karakter, Mid-Century Modern Design

Aldo Bakker Spruce Cabinet for Karakter, Mid-Century Modern Design

By Aldo Bakker

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

The plank in turn makes a squared joint in contrast to mitred corners. “It's just equal steps.

Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Spruce

Heritage Furniture Walnut Bookmatched Top Pedestal Side Tables, Circa 1967
Heritage Furniture Walnut Bookmatched Top Pedestal Side Tables, Circa 1967

Heritage Furniture Walnut Bookmatched Top Pedestal Side Tables, Circa 1967

By Heritage Furniture

Located in Germantown, MD

Good vintage condition with wear consistent with age and use. Measures: 20 inches square and stand 16.5" tall W5.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Regency Side Tables

Materials

Hardwood, Walnut

Pair of Palladio Accent Tables with Round Carrara Marble Tops
Pair of Palladio Accent Tables with Round Carrara Marble Tops

Pair of Palladio Accent Tables with Round Carrara Marble Tops

By Palladio

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

The pedestal bases of gilt metal with a square-section, balustrade shape, on base with canted corners.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Neoclassical Side Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble, Metal

Pair of Italian Painted End Tables, Circa 1940s
Pair of Italian Painted End Tables, Circa 1940s

Pair of Italian Painted End Tables, Circa 1940s

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Pair of painted end tables, each having a molded rectangular top, its serpentine apron carved with neoclassical motifs, a single frieze drawer on the narrow side of the table, raised...

Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Louis XV End Tables

Materials

Wood

Dolphin Pedestal in the manner of William Kent
Dolphin Pedestal in the manner of William Kent

Dolphin Pedestal in the manner of William Kent

By William Kent

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

This handsome carved pedestal has a square, carved and dentil-moulded top. Finely carved with entwined dolphins below scallop shells.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary English George II Pedestals

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Paint

Regency Mahogany Candlestand
Regency Mahogany Candlestand

Regency Mahogany Candlestand

Located in Essex, MA

Circular top on a ring turned support and tripartite legs, square block leg terminals with toupie feet.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Candle Stands

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Night Stands

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Night Stands

Located in Sheffield, MA

A pair of similar but not identical stands have simple yet elegant contemporary and functional design with tapered legs and a square table top. Side tables, end tables, night stands...

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Wood

Chinese Lacquered Fang Deng Side Table, c. 1900
Chinese Lacquered Fang Deng Side Table, c. 1900

Chinese Lacquered Fang Deng Side Table, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

Stools have been a favored form of seating in Chinese culture for centuries and were used indoors and out at mealtimes and during social gatherings. This style of low square stool is...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing End Tables

Materials

Elm

Pair of Painted Jansen style & Louis XVI style End, Side or Bouilliotte Tables
Pair of Painted Jansen style & Louis XVI style End, Side or Bouilliotte Tables

Pair of Painted Jansen style & Louis XVI style End, Side or Bouilliotte Tables

By Maison Jansen

Located in Stamford, CT

Each having gray green cases with tapering legs all with bronze corners which start and terminate in square bronze caps. The upper aprons with cookie cutter bronze corners and bronze...

Category

20th Century Louis XVI End Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Georgian Decoupage End Table
Georgian Decoupage End Table

Georgian Decoupage End Table

Located in Westwood, NJ

A carpet decoupage end table, with a frieze drawer on square chamfered legs. The original George III.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George III End Tables

Materials

Wood

Pickled Wood "Duke of Windsor" Round Occasional Table with Aged Mirrored Top
Pickled Wood "Duke of Windsor" Round Occasional Table with Aged Mirrored Top

Pickled Wood "Duke of Windsor" Round Occasional Table with Aged Mirrored Top

By Grosfeld House

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Occasional table, having a round top of aged mirrorplate, surrounded by a molded border, its fielded apron carved with rosettes over four legs, each carved as an arched plume from a ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical End Tables

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Midcentury Chrome Base and Glass-Top End Table
Midcentury Chrome Base and Glass-Top End Table

Midcentury Chrome Base and Glass-Top End Table

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Vintage-modern end table featuring a sturdy sculpted chrome base and square beveled 1/2 inch thick glass top with rounded edges.

Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Wrought Iron / Painted Wood Top Side Tables
Vintage Wrought Iron / Painted Wood Top Side Tables

Vintage Wrought Iron / Painted Wood Top Side Tables

Located in Tarry Town, NY

Each table features a removable hand painted wood top design details resting on a squared frame wrought iron metal base. Each table is in good condition with minor wear consistent wi...

Category

Late 20th Century European End Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of carved oak rouge marble tops nightstands end tables
Pair of carved oak rouge marble tops nightstands end tables

Pair of carved oak rouge marble tops nightstands end tables

By J. Horner

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Pair of square marble tops carved oak one drawer nightstands stands side tables.

Category

20th Century French French Provincial End Tables

Materials

Marble

Late 20th Art Deco Revival Antique White Cerused Oak & Smoke Glass End Table
Late 20th Art Deco Revival Antique White Cerused Oak & Smoke Glass End Table

Late 20th Art Deco Revival Antique White Cerused Oak & Smoke Glass End Table

Located in Topeka, KS

This is a fantastic end table comprised of a gorgeous cerused oak finished frame with tiered edges surrounding a square smoked beveled glass insert with brass trim detail.

Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Art Deco End Tables

Materials

Smoked Glass, Oak

Pair of Mid Century Coral Lacquered Regency Side Tables
Pair of Mid Century Coral Lacquered Regency Side Tables

Pair of Mid Century Coral Lacquered Regency Side Tables

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Dramatic pair of midcentury Regency style end tables lacquered in a striking coral color with square tops, carved wood drape and tassel skirts, stylized blume legs connected with a t...

Category

20th Century American Neoclassical End Tables

Materials

Wood

Dunbar Burled Elm Side Table
Dunbar Burled Elm Side Table

Dunbar Burled Elm Side Table

By Dunbar Furniture

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Square burled elm side table with sleek triangular legs.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern End Tables

Materials

Elm, Burl

Painted Oval Occasional Table with Bronze Gallery
Painted Oval Occasional Table with Bronze Gallery

Painted Oval Occasional Table with Bronze Gallery

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Occasional table, having a powder-blue painted finish, showing natural wear; its oval molded top with 3/4 pierced gallery of gilt bronze, over single frieze drawer, centered with a r...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical End Tables

Materials

Bronze

Coastal Painted Stone Top Side Table
Coastal Painted Stone Top Side Table

Coastal Painted Stone Top Side Table

Located in Westwood, NJ

This side table contains a single drawer, a lower storage shelf, and an organic ribbed metal knob seen in our Dark Sterling finish and raised on square tapered legs. Dimensions: 22"...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern End Tables

Materials

Stone

Mid Century Hollywood Regency Campaign Style End Tables Pair
Mid Century Hollywood Regency Campaign Style End Tables Pair

Mid Century Hollywood Regency Campaign Style End Tables Pair

Located in Baltimore, MD

Features rich warm walnut frames, with square top and brass banding framing above one large dovetail drawer with a picture framed face creating the illusion of four drawers.

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass

Gorgeous Late 19th Century Drop Leaf Lamp or Occasional Table
Gorgeous Late 19th Century Drop Leaf Lamp or Occasional Table

Gorgeous Late 19th Century Drop Leaf Lamp or Occasional Table

Located in Dublin, IE

Raised over elegant line inlaid, square, tapering legs conjoined with shaped X stretcher with central finial detail, terminating on brass and ceramic casters.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables

Materials

Brass

French Provincial Antiqued End Table
French Provincial Antiqued End Table

French Provincial Antiqued End Table

Located in Westwood, NJ

A French Provincial rustic antiqued wood bedside or end table, with a frieze drawer and the square tapering legs joined by an under tier.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese French Provincial End Tables

Materials

Wood

American Art Deco Scalloped-Base End Table in Walnut
American Art Deco Scalloped-Base End Table in Walnut

American Art Deco Scalloped-Base End Table in Walnut

Located in Bernville, PA

Measures: Height 25, width 18 square, glass 14 square.

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco End Tables

Materials

Maple

Neoclassical Two-Tier Brass and Glass Coffee Table
Neoclassical Two-Tier Brass and Glass Coffee Table

Neoclassical Two-Tier Brass and Glass Coffee Table

By Maison Jansen

Located in Sheffield, MA

Maison Jansen style two-tier square brass contemporary coffee table has inset glass surfaces and is square.

Category

Vintage 1960s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

William and Mary Antiqued End Table
William and Mary Antiqued End Table

William and Mary Antiqued End Table

Located in Westwood, NJ

A William and Mary style antiqued wood end table, the square parquetry top above a drawer, and bell turned legs joined by a serpentine 'x' stretcher.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese William and Mary End Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair of 1980's Modernist Low Tables in Enameled Steel and Patinated Brass
Pair of 1980's Modernist Low Tables in Enameled Steel and Patinated Brass

Pair of 1980's Modernist Low Tables in Enameled Steel and Patinated Brass

Located in Montreal, QC

Pair of modernist black steel and polished brass square side tables inset black granite top A third table also identical is available.  

Category

Vintage 1980s American Side Tables

Materials

Steel

French Mid-Century Églomisé Side Table with Giltwood Trim
French Mid-Century Églomisé Side Table with Giltwood Trim

French Mid-Century Églomisé Side Table with Giltwood Trim

Located in Queens, NY

French mid-century square side / end table with églomisé mirrored top and apron with giltwood trim and antique mirrored legs.

Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Mirror

George III Chinoiserie Style Mahogany Three-Tier End Table Shelf
George III Chinoiserie Style Mahogany Three-Tier End Table Shelf

George III Chinoiserie Style Mahogany Three-Tier End Table Shelf

By Grand Rapids Furniture Co.

Located in Lomita, CA

The Grand Rapids Furniture Company has produced so many visual centers of interest in this three tier shelf. Of near square section, the molded edged top has a pie-crust rim and pie...

Category

Mid-20th Century American George III End Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of French Hammered Wrought Iron Side Tables in style of Diego Giacometti
Pair of French Hammered Wrought Iron Side Tables in style of Diego Giacometti

Pair of French Hammered Wrought Iron Side Tables in style of Diego Giacometti

By Alberto and Diego Giacometti

Located in New York, NY

The tops are not intended to match, rather to compliment each other. One is square; the other is oval, thus creating a dynamic poetry of forms.

Category

Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Louis XVI Style Games Table
Louis XVI Style Games Table

Louis XVI Style Games Table

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

The top with a central star inlay, aprons with tulip wood panels framed with birch string inlay supported on square tapered legs ending in brass sabots. The playing surface is green ...

Category

Vintage 1930s Argentine Louis XVI Game Tables

Materials

Felt, Birch, Kingwood, Tulipwood

1970s Postmodern Marbleized Laminated Side Table with Glass Top
1970s Postmodern Marbleized Laminated Side Table with Glass Top

1970s Postmodern Marbleized Laminated Side Table with Glass Top

Located in Miami, FL

Features a geometric x-shape designed pedestal with rounded edges, laminated with a marbleized formica, topped with a beveled square removable glass top. In an excellent original co...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Side Tables

Materials

Glass, Formica

Louis XVI Style Lamp Table
Louis XVI Style Lamp Table

Louis XVI Style Lamp Table

Located in Westwood, NJ

A Louis XVI style mahogany and gilt lamp table, the square brass bound top with a frieze drawer, on turned fluted legs, concave front under tier and turned foot.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI End Tables

Materials

Wood

Late 1970s Black Lacquer Postmodern Side Table
Late 1970s Black Lacquer Postmodern Side Table

Late 1970s Black Lacquer Postmodern Side Table

Located in Miami, FL

Features a geometric x-shape designed pedestal with a black glossy lacquer finish, and a beveled square removable glass top. In great original condition with very minor signs of we...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Side Tables

Materials

Glass, Lacquer

Pair Hollywood Regency Era Paint And Gilt Decorated Stands
Pair Hollywood Regency Era Paint And Gilt Decorated Stands

Pair Hollywood Regency Era Paint And Gilt Decorated Stands

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Square stands raised on tapering square legs in white paint with faux marble painted tops in red and yellow.

Category

Early 20th Century Hollywood Regency End Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair of End Tables by Lane Furniture
Pair of End Tables by Lane Furniture

Pair of End Tables by Lane Furniture

By Lane Furniture

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Artfully sculpted bases and a minimal square top make this sought-after design by Adrian Pearsall a true Mid-Century Modern gem.

Category

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

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern John Keal for Brown Saltman End Table
Mid-Century Modern John Keal for Brown Saltman End Table

Mid-Century Modern John Keal for Brown Saltman End Table

By John Keal

Located in Las Vegas, NV

Mid-Century Modern John Keal for Brown Saltman end table Mid-Century Modern square end tables designed by John Keal for Brown-Saltman of California.

Category

Vintage 1950s North American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Walnut

American Walnut Plantation Stand, Circa 1800
American Walnut Plantation Stand, Circa 1800

American Walnut Plantation Stand, Circa 1800

Located in Charleston, SC

American walnut plantation stand with a two board squared top, squared carved skirt, and terminating on squared tapered splayed legs.

Category

Antique Early 1800s American American Colonial Side Tables

Materials

Walnut

Italian Hollywood Regency Gold Gilt Faux Bamboo Glass Top Side or End Table
Italian Hollywood Regency Gold Gilt Faux Bamboo Glass Top Side or End Table

Italian Hollywood Regency Gold Gilt Faux Bamboo Glass Top Side or End Table

Located in St. Louis, MO

Nice mid-century square gold gilt faux bamboo glass top side, end table or small coffee table made in Italy.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency End Tables

Materials

Gold Leaf

Classic Three-Tier Side Table, Rustic
Classic Three-Tier Side Table, Rustic

Classic Three-Tier Side Table, Rustic

Located in Westwood, NJ

A Classic style rustic country wood-tone side table with a galleries dish top, the finish with natural highlights, time-worn physical distressing, and hand-rubbed satin finish and wi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical End Tables

Materials

Wood

Modern End Table, The Torre
Modern End Table, The Torre

Modern End Table, The Torre

By Bertu Furniture

Located in Oak Harbor, OH

WE LOVE THE LOOK BUT THESE DEFINITELY ARE NOT FOR THE PERSON WHO WANTS A PERFECT SQUARE.... LOTS OF CHARACTER. Cracks can even be as big as 1/2" wide due to proper drying in our kiln.

Category

2010s American Modern Side Tables

Materials

Maple

Rosewood and Chrome End Table from Denmark

Rosewood and Chrome End Table from Denmark

Located in Sagaponack, NY

A square rosewood end table with inset chromed steel legs.

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern End Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Late 20th Century Modern Broyhill Chrome & Wood Cantilever Base End Side Table
Late 20th Century Modern Broyhill Chrome & Wood Cantilever Base End Side Table

Late 20th Century Modern Broyhill Chrome & Wood Cantilever Base End Side Table

By Broyhill

Located in Topeka, KS

This is an incredible end or side table by the iconic Broyhill Furniture comprised of a square wood top featuring a drawer with a hidden finger pull or touch latch feature and a flat...

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern End Tables

Materials

Chrome

American Aesthetic Mahogany and Mother of Pearl Table by A&H Lejambre
American Aesthetic Mahogany and Mother of Pearl Table by A&H Lejambre

American Aesthetic Mahogany and Mother of Pearl Table by A&H Lejambre

Located in Essex, MA

Square top with brass edge and top decorated with two bands of brass stringing and inset mother of pearl and brass spider spinning a pewter web with copper center, a bee constructed ...

Category

Antique 1870s American Aesthetic Movement End Tables

Materials

Brass, Pewter

Pair of Louis XVI Oval End Tables
Pair of Louis XVI Oval End Tables

Pair of Louis XVI Oval End Tables

Located in Westwood, NJ

A French Louis XVI style mahogany oval end table with fine brass mounts, the brass galleried oval top above a frieze drawer on paneled square tapering legs with brass cappings joined...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI End Tables

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Style Nightstands
Louis XVI Style Nightstands

Louis XVI Style Nightstands

Located in Sheffield, MA

The cabinet body has squared corners and fluted legs. The gold toned accents adds extra style and elegance to these stands.

Category

Early 20th Century Louis XVI Night Stands

Materials

Wood

Modern White End Table
Modern White End Table

Modern White End Table

Located in New York, NY

Very good condition as shown in images. Dimensions: 16" square x 18" Height. Brutalist sculpture shown also available, search 1stDibs ref. #: LU1314226920632  

Category

Vintage 1970s Modern End Tables

Materials

Laminate

Pair of Edwardian Satinwood, Parcel-Ebonized Curio Tables, circa 1900
Pair of Edwardian Satinwood, Parcel-Ebonized Curio Tables, circa 1900

Pair of Edwardian Satinwood, Parcel-Ebonized Curio Tables, circa 1900

Located in INTERLAKEN, NY

A pair of Edwardian satinwood vitrine tables with shaped tops with banded edges above single drawer, and raised on square tapering legs with string inlay, joined by stretchers surmou...

Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian End Tables

Materials

Satinwood, Glass

Florence Knoll Style Mid-Century Checked Wood Veneer & Brass Side or End Table
Florence Knoll Style Mid-Century Checked Wood Veneer & Brass Side or End Table

Florence Knoll Style Mid-Century Checked Wood Veneer & Brass Side or End Table

By Florence Knoll

Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern

A wonderful German made Mid-Century one-off / unique tall side or end table in the style of Florence Knoll, circa 1950s. Made from polished square tubular brass and veneered wood in ...

Category

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

Materials

Brass

Pair of One Drawer Neoclassical Style Bronze-Mounted Mahogany End / Side Tables
Pair of One Drawer Neoclassical Style Bronze-Mounted Mahogany End / Side Tables

Pair of One Drawer Neoclassical Style Bronze-Mounted Mahogany End / Side Tables

By Maison Jansen

Located in Stamford, CT

The bronze-mounted tapered legs having a lower shelf area as well as a single drawer featuring a beautiful, squared bail pull. The top, front and sides are all framed in bronze and ...

Category

Vintage 1970s Neoclassical Side Tables

Materials

Bronze

1965 Alexander Girard for Braniff Airlines & Herman Miller Glass Coffee Table
1965 Alexander Girard for Braniff Airlines & Herman Miller Glass Coffee Table

1965 Alexander Girard for Braniff Airlines & Herman Miller Glass Coffee Table

By Alexander Girard

Located in Seattle, WA

Adjustable 4 leg aluminum base with the original glass top with emerald square edges Some patina on the leg, and light scratches on the glass top, no chips.

Category

Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Aluminum

English Georgian Style Mahogany and Black Marble Console Table
English Georgian Style Mahogany and Black Marble Console Table

English Georgian Style Mahogany and Black Marble Console Table

Located in Queens, NY

English Georgian-style (19th century) dark mahogany console table with a rectangular black marble top, single drawer with key and four tapered square legs ending in brass caps.

Category

Antique 19th Century Georgian Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Pair of French Provincial End Tables
Pair of French Provincial End Tables

Pair of French Provincial End Tables

Located in Westwood, NJ

A French Provincial style end table, the square crossbanded top with a three-quarter gallery above an undulating apron fitted with a frieze drawer on cabriole legs joined by a concav...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese French Provincial End Tables

Materials

Wood

Bamboo and Blue Porcelain End Table
Bamboo and Blue Porcelain End Table

Bamboo and Blue Porcelain End Table

Located in Queens, NY

English Victorian bamboo end table with square blue porcelain top and 2 shelves with lattice edge.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian End Tables

Materials

Porcelain, Bamboo

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Square End Tables For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of square end tables available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique square end tables was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and glass. Find 3359 antique and vintage square end tables at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 279 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Square end tables have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. mid-century modern, modern and Art Deco square end tables are consistently popular styles. Some square end tables are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller square end tables, measuring 6.4 inches across, are available at 1stDibs. Many square end tables are appealing in their simplicity, but Edward Wormley, Lane Furniture and Baker Furniture Company produced popular square end tables that are worth a look.

How Much are Square End Tables?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,500, while they’re typically $135 on the low end and $124,500 highest priced.

Finding the Right End Tables for You

Beyond just providing additional tabletop space for your living room, an attractive vintage end table can help you organize as well as display books and decorative objects.

The term “end table” is frequently used interchangeably with “coffee table,” and while these two furnishings have much in common, each offers their own distinctive benefits in your space.

Your end table is likely going to stand as tall as the arms of your sofa, and its depth will match the seating. These attributes allow for tucking the table neatly at the end of your sofa in order to provide an elevated surface between your seating and the wall. End tables are accent pieces — they’re a close cousin to side tables, but side tables, not unlike the show-stealing low-profile coffee table, are intended to be positioned prominently and have more to do with the flow and design of a room than an end table, which does a great job but does it out of the way of everything else.

End tables with a drawer or a shelf can easily stow away books or television remotes. Living-room end tables frequently assist with lighting, specifically as they’re often positioned adjacent to a wall. Their height and compact tabletop render them ideal for table lamps and plants, particularly if parked near a window.

And given their practicality, there is no shortage of simple, streamlined end tables from mid-century modern favorites such as Baker Furniture Company, Dunbar and Knoll that will serve your clutter-clearing minimalist efforts or wide-open loft space well. But over the years, furniture designers have taken to venturesome experimentation, crafting tables from fallen trees, introducing organic shapes and playing with sculptural forms, so much so that your understated end table might eventually become the centerpiece of a room, no matter where you choose to place it. One-of-a-kind contemporary designs prove that there are endless options for what an end table can be, while furniture makers working in the Art Deco style have proven that end tables can be stacked, staggered and nested at will, creating all kinds of variations on this popular home accent.

Find an extraordinary variety of antique, new and vintage end tables on 1stDibs today.