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Lucite wall console table with mirror , 1970s
Lucite wall console table with mirror , 1970s

Lucite wall console table with mirror , 1970s

Located in Delft, NL

Lucite wall console table with mirror , 1970s

Category

Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Lucite

Mid-Century Brass and Marble Top Floating Wall Console Table, 1950s, Italy
Mid-Century Brass and Marble Top Floating Wall Console Table, 1950s, Italy

Mid-Century Brass and Marble Top Floating Wall Console Table, 1950s, Italy

Located in Hagenbach, DE

Mid-Century Brass and Marble Top Floating Wall Console Table, 1950s, Ita Wear consistent with age

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

19th Century Louis Philippe Wall Console Table With Drawer, Austria ca. 1860
19th Century Louis Philippe Wall Console Table With Drawer, Austria ca. 1860

19th Century Louis Philippe Wall Console Table With Drawer, Austria ca. 1860

Located in Lichtenberg, AT

Elegant mid 19th century Louis Philippe wall console table, elaborately handmade in Austria during

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Louis Philippe Console Tables

Materials

Nutwood, Walnut

1950s STAR Wall Console Table Brass & Églomisé Arturo Pani Mexico
1950s STAR Wall Console Table Brass & Églomisé Arturo Pani Mexico

1950s STAR Wall Console Table Brass & Églomisé Arturo Pani Mexico

By Arturo Pani

Located in Chula Vista, CA

Mexican Modernism Wall Console Table Star by Arturo Pani Mexico 1950s Slightly curved in the front

Category

Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Brass

1940s Roberto & Mito Block Mahogany Wall Console Table Mexico City
1940s Roberto & Mito Block Mahogany Wall Console Table Mexico City

1940s Roberto & Mito Block Mahogany Wall Console Table Mexico City

By Roberto and Mito Block

Located in Chula Vista, CA

Mahogany wall console table desk designed by Robert & Mito Block. Made in Mexico 1940s. Unmarked

Category

Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Brass

Woodenglass Wall Console Table
Woodenglass Wall Console Table

Woodenglass Wall Console Table

Located in Paris, FR

Console Table Woodenglass Wall with 3 parts all in wood in stained black ash veneer, top and front

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Console Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood, Ash

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Barroque Carved Walnut Wall Console Table
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Barroque Carved Walnut Wall Console Table

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Barroque Carved Walnut Wall Console Table

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A fine and large French 19th century Louis XV style barroque carved walnut wall console table with

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Baroque Revival Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Rare French 19th-20th Century Baroque Style Giltwood Carved Wall Console Table
Rare French 19th-20th Century Baroque Style Giltwood Carved Wall Console Table

Rare French 19th-20th Century Baroque Style Giltwood Carved Wall Console Table

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A rare French 19th-20th century Baroque style giltwood carved wall console table with a veined deep

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Baroque Revival Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Pair of French, 19th Century Baroque Style Wrought Iron Wall Console Tables
Pair of French, 19th Century Baroque Style Wrought Iron Wall Console Tables

Pair of French, 19th Century Baroque Style Wrought Iron Wall Console Tables

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A pair of French, 19th century free-standing wrought iron wall console tables. The slender wrought

Category

Antique 19th Century French Baroque Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Wrought Iron

Pair of French 19th Century Baroque Serpentine Wrought Iron Wall Console Tables
Pair of French 19th Century Baroque Serpentine Wrought Iron Wall Console Tables

Pair of French 19th Century Baroque Serpentine Wrought Iron Wall Console Tables

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Console Tables with marble top. The slender bowed wrought iron bodies surmounted with leaf and flower

Category

Antique 19th Century French Baroque Console Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

20th Century Italian Modern Gilded Metal Wall Console Table by Pier Luigi Colli
20th Century Italian Modern Gilded Metal Wall Console Table by Pier Luigi Colli

20th Century Italian Modern Gilded Metal Wall Console Table by Pier Luigi Colli

By Pier Luigi Colli

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A single, vintage Mid-Century modern Italian wall console table made of hand crafted gilded metal

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Metal

1960s Mid-Century Modern Italian Wood Wall Console Table
1960s Mid-Century Modern Italian Wood Wall Console Table

1960s Mid-Century Modern Italian Wood Wall Console Table

Located in Carimate, Como

Very elegant and refined Italian 1960s Mid-Century Modern and Art Deco design console table

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Custom Belgian Bluestone Neoclassical Style Indoor/Outdoor Wall Console Table
Custom Belgian Bluestone Neoclassical Style Indoor/Outdoor Wall Console Table

Custom Belgian Bluestone Neoclassical Style Indoor/Outdoor Wall Console Table

Located in San Francisco, CA

finish and embedded with fossils, the console table is comprised of a thick rectangular top with ogee

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Neoclassical Console Tables

Materials

Stone

Custom French Limestone Neoclassical Style Indoor/Outdoor Wall Console Table
Custom French Limestone Neoclassical Style Indoor/Outdoor Wall Console Table

Custom French Limestone Neoclassical Style Indoor/Outdoor Wall Console Table

Located in San Francisco, CA

the custom nature of each table, stone variations will occur; 6-7 weeks lead time plus shipping

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Neoclassical Console Tables

Materials

Limestone

1960s Mid-Century Modern Italian Barley Twisted Wood Wall Console Table
1960s Mid-Century Modern Italian Barley Twisted Wood Wall Console Table

1960s Mid-Century Modern Italian Barley Twisted Wood Wall Console Table

Located in Carimate, Como

Very elegant and refined Italian 1960s Mid-Century Modern design console table highlighted by the 3

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Ico Parisi for Spartaco Brugnoli, Italian Wall Console Table ca 1950
Ico Parisi for Spartaco Brugnoli, Italian Wall Console Table ca 1950

Ico Parisi for Spartaco Brugnoli, Italian Wall Console Table ca 1950

By Ico Parisi

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A beautiful wall console designed by Ico Parisi produced by Spartaco Brugnoli circa 1950. It is

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Console Tables

Materials

Rosewood, Walnut

1950s Midcentury Italian Wood Brass Wall Console Table with Marble Top
1950s Midcentury Italian Wood Brass Wall Console Table with Marble Top

1950s Midcentury Italian Wood Brass Wall Console Table with Marble Top

Located in Carimate, Como

Very elegant and refined Italian 1950s Mid-Century Modern and neoclassical design console table

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass

Palm Beach Phyllis Morris Custom Plaster Wall Console Table and Mirror
Palm Beach Phyllis Morris Custom Plaster Wall Console Table and Mirror

Palm Beach Phyllis Morris Custom Plaster Wall Console Table and Mirror

By Phyllis Morris

Located in Las Vegas, NV

Massive 6 foot long wall-mounted sideboard or console table with matching mirror by Beverly Hills

Category

Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Console Tables

Materials

Glass, Plastic, Wood

An ART-DECO NEOCLASSICAL Wrought Iron & Marble WALL CONSOLE TABLE, France 1930
An ART-DECO NEOCLASSICAL Wrought Iron & Marble WALL CONSOLE TABLE, France 1930

An ART-DECO NEOCLASSICAL Wrought Iron & Marble WALL CONSOLE TABLE, France 1930

By Edgar Brandt, Raymond Subes, Gilbert Poillerat

Located in PARIS, FR

An elegant wall console, Art Deco, Modernist, Neo-Classical, superband sensual wrought iron

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Wrought Iron

Wall Console Table Wood, Brass & Green Marble by Guglielmo Ulrich, Italy, 1940s
Wall Console Table Wood, Brass & Green Marble by Guglielmo Ulrich, Italy, 1940s

Wall Console Table Wood, Brass & Green Marble by Guglielmo Ulrich, Italy, 1940s

By Guglielmo Ulrich

Located in Rome, IT

A very elegant and organic wall mount console table, green marble top, wooden frame, tapered legs

Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Metal, Brass

A French Louis XV Style Carved Oak Wall Console Table with Marble Top
A French Louis XV Style Carved Oak Wall Console Table with Marble Top

A French Louis XV Style Carved Oak Wall Console Table with Marble Top

Located in San Francisco, CA

with serpentine rasotica marble top above a conforming carved oak base with dramatic scalloped apron centering a bold shell medallion flanked by rocaille carving; raised on cabriole ...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Console Tables

Materials

Oak

White Lacquer Carved Elephant Bases Console Wall Table
White Lacquer Carved Elephant Bases Console Wall Table

White Lacquer Carved Elephant Bases Console Wall Table

By Maitland Smith

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Decorative Mid-Century Modern white lacquer carved elephants wall console table.

Category

20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Vintage Console Table Base Distressed
Vintage Console Table Base Distressed

Vintage Console Table Base Distressed

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Fabulous vintage wall console table base in a distressed finish with remnants of gold.

Category

Vintage 1960s American American Classical Console Tables

Materials

Resin

1960s Italian Wooden Carved Inlay Decor Demi Lune Console Side Table
1960s Italian Wooden Carved Inlay Decor Demi Lune Console Side Table

1960s Italian Wooden Carved Inlay Decor Demi Lune Console Side Table

Located in Carimate, Como

Beautiful 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern demi-lune wall console table perfect in any entrance

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Italian Wood and Brass Console Table, 1950s
Mid-Century Italian Wood and Brass Console Table, 1950s

Mid-Century Italian Wood and Brass Console Table, 1950s

Located in Argelato, BO

An elegant mid-century Italian rosewood wall console table with a black glass top and brass knobs

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Brass

Italian Gold Gilt Wrought Iron Console Table with Glass Top 20th C
Italian Gold Gilt Wrought Iron Console Table with Glass Top 20th C

Italian Gold Gilt Wrought Iron Console Table with Glass Top 20th C

Located in Big Flats, NY

An Italian wall console table offers gilt wrought iron frame with scrolled cabriole legs and shaped

Category

20th Century Console Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Polished Walnut Console Table
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Polished Walnut Console Table

19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Polished Walnut Console Table

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An early 19th Century, antique German Biedermeier freestanding wall console table made of hand

Category

Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Console Tables

Materials

Mirror, Walnut

1950s Sculptural Italian Wall Console Gilt on Forged Iron
1950s Sculptural Italian Wall Console Gilt on Forged Iron

1950s Sculptural Italian Wall Console Gilt on Forged Iron

By Fontana Arte

Located in Chula Vista, CA

For your consideration, an Italian wall console table with gilt on forged iron & new mirror -lucite

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Gold, Iron

Elegant Polladio of Italy Sculpted Iron Mirror with Wall Console Table
Elegant Polladio of Italy Sculpted Iron Mirror with Wall Console Table

Elegant Polladio of Italy Sculpted Iron Mirror with Wall Console Table

By Palladio

Located in Las Vegas, NV

1960s signed "Palladio" of Italy wall-mounted Carrara marble console table with mirror. Elegant

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Empire Wall Mirrors

Materials

Carrara Marble, Metal

19th Century Biedermeier Wall Console/ Side Table, Cherrywood, AT circa 1860
19th Century Biedermeier Wall Console/ Side Table, Cherrywood, AT circa 1860

19th Century Biedermeier Wall Console/ Side Table, Cherrywood, AT circa 1860

Located in Lichtenberg, AT

outstanding look of this remarkable late Biedermeier wall console table. Preserved with a hand-polished

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Console Tables

Materials

Cherry, Spruce

Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Style Carved Carrara Marble Lion Wall Console
Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Style Carved Carrara Marble Lion Wall Console

Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Style Carved Carrara Marble Lion Wall Console

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A Large Italian 19th century neoclassical Revival style carved Carrara marble figural wall console

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Console Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble

Fine Italian 19th Century Baroque Style Giltwood Carved Console Table Marble Top
Fine Italian 19th Century Baroque Style Giltwood Carved Console Table Marble Top

Fine Italian 19th Century Baroque Style Giltwood Carved Console Table Marble Top

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A large and very fine Italian 19th century Florentine Baroque style giltwood carved wall console

Category

Antique Early 1800s Italian Baroque Console Tables

Materials

Siena Marble, Cement

Regency Style Walnut Console Tables with Mirrors, France, Circa 1860
Regency Style Walnut Console Tables with Mirrors, France, Circa 1860

Regency Style Walnut Console Tables with Mirrors, France, Circa 1860

Located in Barntrup, DE

A pair of Regency-style walnut wall console tables from circa 1860, France, are raised on carved

Category

Antique 1860s French Regency Console Tables

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Early Biedermeier Period Walnut Console Table with Drawer, Austria, circa 1830
Early Biedermeier Period Walnut Console Table with Drawer, Austria, circa 1830

Early Biedermeier Period Walnut Console Table with Drawer, Austria, circa 1830

Located in Miami, FL

Absolute unique walnut wall console table artfully made in the early Biedermeier period circa 1830

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Console Tables

Materials

Walnut

Early Biedermeier Period Walnut Console Table with Drawer, Austria, circa 1830
Early Biedermeier Period Walnut Console Table with Drawer, Austria, circa 1830

Early Biedermeier Period Walnut Console Table with Drawer, Austria, circa 1830

Located in Miami, FL

Absolute unique walnut wall console table artfully made in the early Biedermeier period circa 1830

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Console Tables

Materials

Walnut

Palatial French 19th Century Louis XV Style Carved Rouge Royal Marble Console
Palatial French 19th Century Louis XV Style Carved Rouge Royal Marble Console

Palatial French 19th Century Louis XV Style Carved Rouge Royal Marble Console

Located in Los Angeles, CA

) marble wall Console Table. The elongated serpentine thick marble top raised and supported by a pair of "S

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Mid-18th Century French Regency Period Painted Console Table, Marble Top
Mid-18th Century French Regency Period Painted Console Table, Marble Top

Mid-18th Century French Regency Period Painted Console Table, Marble Top

Located in Fayetteville, AR

This mid eighteenth century French Regency period wall console table features a beveled white

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Regency Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Italian Art Deco wall console in wood and mirror, 1940s
Italian Art Deco wall console in wood and mirror, 1940s

Italian Art Deco wall console in wood and mirror, 1940s

Located in MIlano, IT

Italian Art Deco wall console in wood and mirror, 1940s Vintage and fantastic wall console table

Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Console Tables

Materials

Mirror, Wood

2 Italian Mid-Century Modern Consoles or Nightstands by Osvaldo Borsani
2 Italian Mid-Century Modern Consoles or Nightstands by Osvaldo Borsani

2 Italian Mid-Century Modern Consoles or Nightstands by Osvaldo Borsani

By Osvaldo Borsani

Located in New York, NY

2 Italian midcentury modernist wall console tables or nightstands with sober, clean, modern lines

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Brass, Iron, Wrought Iron

Bone Tile Mid-Century Modern Wall Console Table Vanity with Chair
Bone Tile Mid-Century Modern Wall Console Table Vanity with Chair

Bone Tile Mid-Century Modern Wall Console Table Vanity with Chair

By Karl Springer

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Very nice Mid-Century Modern bone tile dressing table vanity with matching 22 x 23 x 39 armchair.

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bone

19th Century Louis XV Style Carved Giltwood Console Table with Marble Top
19th Century Louis XV Style Carved Giltwood Console Table with Marble Top

19th Century Louis XV Style Carved Giltwood Console Table with Marble Top

Located in Dusseldorf, DE

A 19th century Louis XV style wall console table with marble top. Probably from the Napoleon III

Category

Antique 19th Century European Louis XV Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Pair Italian Mid-Century Modern Consoles or Nightstands Attr. to Osvaldo Borsani
Pair Italian Mid-Century Modern Consoles or Nightstands Attr. to Osvaldo Borsani

Pair Italian Mid-Century Modern Consoles or Nightstands Attr. to Osvaldo Borsani

By Osvaldo Borsani

Located in New York, NY

Rare, elegant pair of Italian Midcentury Modernist wall console tables or bedside tables

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Brass, Iron, Wrought Iron

Unique spectacular wall-console by Elizabeth de Portzamparc
Unique spectacular wall-console by Elizabeth de Portzamparc

Unique spectacular wall-console by Elizabeth de Portzamparc

By Christian de Portzamparc

Located in PARIS, FR

Elizabeth de Portzamparc (b. 1947) Wall console table, Ca. 1994 Blue-gray lacquered medium, central

Category

1990s French Organic Modern Console Tables

Materials

Steel

Italian mid-century modern console in wood, fabric and straw, 1950s
Italian mid-century modern console in wood, fabric and straw, 1950s

Italian mid-century modern console in wood, fabric and straw, 1950s

Located in MIlano, IT

straw, 1950s Wall console table with two oval shelves: one in dark wood with a glossy finish and one in

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Fabric, Straw, Wood

70s Foldable Table by Giovanni Offredi
70s Foldable Table by Giovanni Offredi

70s Foldable Table by Giovanni Offredi

By Giovanni Offredi

Located in Ljubljana, SI

modernist piece functions equally well as a freestanding table, desk, or placed against a wall – console

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Rococo Console Table Wall Mount
Rococo Console Table Wall Mount

Rococo Console Table Wall Mount

Located in Hollywood, FL

This is a unique Rococo style wall mount console table. its been restored and repainted with Milk

Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Rococo Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Wall Mounted Pencil Reed Console Table
Wall Mounted Pencil Reed Console Table

Wall Mounted Pencil Reed Console Table

Located in Oxford, GB

This wall mounted console table“Cardi” is crafted entirely from sustainably sourced organic rattan

Category

2010s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Brass

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Wall Console Tables For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of wall console tables available for sale. Each of these unique wall console tables was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and stone. We have 596 antique and vintage wall console tables in-stock, while there are 46 modern editions to choose from as well. Wall console 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. Wall console tables made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many wall console tables are appealing in their simplicity, but Paul Evans, Amorph Inc. and Pier Luigi Colli produced popular wall console tables that are worth a look.

How Much are Wall Console Tables?

Prices for wall console tables start at $1 and top out at $89,800 with the average selling for $3,954.

Finding the Right Console Tables for You

Few pieces of furniture are celebrated for their functionality as much as their decorative attributes in the way that console tables are. 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. The era’s outwardly sculptural examples of these small structures were paired with mirrors or matching stools and had tabletops of marble. They were most often half-moon-shaped and stood on two scrolled giltwood legs, and because they weren’t wholly supported on their two legs rather than the traditional four, their flat-backed supports were intended to hug the wall behind them and were commonly joined by an ornate stretcher. The legs were affixed or bolted to the wall with architectural brackets called console brackets — hence, the name we know them by today — which gave the impression that they were freestanding furnishings. While console tables introduced a dose of drama in the foyer of any given aristocrat — an embodiment of Rococo-style furniture — the table actually occupied minimal floor space (an attractive feature in home furniture). As demand grew and console tables made their way to other countries, they gained recognition as versatile additions to any home.

Contemporary console tables comprise many different materials and are characterized today by varying shapes and design styles. It is typical to find them made of marble, walnut or oak and metal. While modern console tables commonly feature four legs, you can still find the two-legged variety, which is ideal for nestling behind the sofa. A narrow console table is a practical option if you need to save space — having outgrown their origins as purely ornamental, today’s console tables are home to treasured decorative objects, help fill empty foyers and, outfitted with drawers or a shelf, can provide a modest amount of storage as needed.

The rich collection of antique, new and vintage console tables on 1stDibs includes everything from 19th-century gems designed in the Empire style to unique rattan pieces and more.

Questions About Wall Console Tables
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Console tables serve a variety of functions. They can be used as buffets, storage units and display tables. Because they vary in size, you can use them for just about anything.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    Console tables are not low. Typically, consoles are about the height of a desk but are much narrower. As a result, they work well against walls and can be used to hold lamps and decorative objects. While modern console tables commonly feature four legs, you can still find the two-legged variety, which is ideal for nestling behind the sofa. Some also feature shelves for display and storage space or cabinet doors and drawers for hiding clutter. Find vintage console tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024
    Why it is called a console table comes down to the history of this type of furnishing. The very first consoles produced in France during the 16th and 17th centuries were not freestanding. Instead, owners anchored them to walls. This anchoring method strengthened the console top, allowing it to support heavy loads. The name “console” comes from the French word "consolide," which means to reinforce or strengthen. It was likely chosen because of the anchoring system that lends strength to and reinforces consoles. Shop a diverse assortment of console tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 20, 2024
    The difference between a buffet table and a console table comes down to size and storage features. Console tables are usually less deep than buffet tables, so they take up less space behind sofas and along walls. In addition, consoles are less likely to have cabinets and drawers than buffet tables, which are designed to store dinnerware and serveware in dining rooms. On 1stDibs, explore a wide variety of buffets and console tables.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024
    The difference between a coffee table and a console table is in the design. A coffee table is a low table that comes in many shapes, such as surfaces that are rectangles, squares, ovals or circles. Console tables are taller and usually have elongated shapes, such as ovals, rectangles or semicircles. Placement is another differentiator between the two types of tables. Coffee tables usually go in front of sofas and loveseats, while console tables may be placed behind a sofa or loveseat or along a wall. Find a large collection of coffee tables and console tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Because of their variety of sizes and range in function, console tables can easily work as a desk. Given their size and ease of mobility, a console table can be used in almost any sort of room.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024


    A lamp for a console table should be between 25 and 32 inches tall. The table lamp’s shade shouldn’t exceed half the width of the console table.

    You’ll find that when it comes to arranging wall art, a decorator might suggest that the space on the wall above a console table is a great place for a large painting or a wall sculpture. In that case, you may wish to use a taller lamp for the table. If your table is smaller in scale or if you have a small mirror hanging on the wall above the console, you may wish to opt for a shorter lamp.

    Find vintage table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 26, 2024
    The difference between a sideboard and a console table comes down to usage and storage features. Sideboards are usually found in dining rooms and have shelving concealed behind cabinet doors for storing dinnerware, glassware and serveware. Normally positioned in entryways, hallways and living rooms, console tables may have no storage features or include drawers, open shelves or cabinet doors, depending on their design. Find a large selection of console tables and sideboards on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 22, 2019

    The main difference between a console and a sofa table is that a console can be placed anywhere in the home (against a wall in a hallway or under a television in the living room) and a sofa table is limited to being behind a sofa.

  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 22, 2019

    A console table should not be taller than a couch. Much like a sofa table, a console table is placed against the back of a sofa and should be the same height as the sofa.

  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    In an entryway, a console table should typically be around 10 to 16 inches wide. Tables of this width should still allow plenty of clearance so people can easily walk by the table. You may see manufacturers refer to the width of consoles as depth. On 1stDibs, shop a range of console tables.