Key points to remember about the side table
- A side table is a small, functional and space-saving piece of furniture that is both decorative and practical.
- Three criteria guide your choice: size, materials, colour and overall design.
- It provides a surface for trinkets, a photo frame, a tray, a vase or a carafe.
- With shelves and compartments, it becomes additional storage for magazines or throws.
- It can be placed in the living room, as an entrance hall table for keys and mail, or as a bedside table in the bedroom.
What is a side table?
A side table is a small, functional and space-saving piece of furniture, with a design ranging from the most understated to the most whimsical shapes. It provides a surface for trinkets and decorative items, and can also serve as storage thanks to its shelves and compartments. It can be placed in the living room, hallway or bedroom.
Functional and space-saving, with a design ranging from the most understated to the most whimsical shapes, the side table is undoubtedly an element not to be overlooked in your décor and interior.
Although it can sometimes blend into the background, the side table offers genuine functionality depending on its shape and location, for both large and small spaces to be furnished.
Often purely ornamental and frequently used as a surface for trinkets and decorative items (such as a photo frame, a tray or a vase/ carafe), the side table can also serve as a piece of storage furniture for various everyday objects. With shelves and compartments, it can become additional storage and allow you, for example, to store your magazines or throws in a living area.
The side table is therefore available in many different combinations. Combining decorative appeal with intensive and practical use, the side table is a key element in different living spaces. As you will have understood, the side table serves a decorative function, but not only that. It should provide a place to put the objects you want to keep close at hand, or simply those that enhance our everyday lives.
Which side table should you choose for your interior?
Choose your side table according to three criteria: its size, suited to the space available in the room where it will be placed; the materials selected for its construction; and the colour in relation to the overall design. First determine its intended use, whether as a decorative surface or storage, then choose the room that will accommodate it: living room, hallway or bedroom.
Choosing THE right side table is not always easy, as the selection is vast and the functions varied, but our dedicated guide to buying a side table is here to help you choose one that will perfectly suit the atmosphere and décor of the room where it will be placed. ! How to choose a side table in just a few steps—follow the guide.
Choosing the right side table: what criteria should you consider?
The choice of this element of your interior is, of course, important, taking the following three criteria into account:
- the size of the side table, carefully chosen to occupy the right amount of space in the room where it will be placed,
- the materials selected for the design of your future side table,
- the colour and overall design for perfect integration into your interior.
What can you use a side table for?
A side table can serve as an entrance hall table for placing keys and mail, as a bedside table in the bedroom, or as an additional surface in the living room. Define this use before buying: it determines the height, tabletop area and whether or not integrated storage is needed.
To choose a side table correctly, you must of course decide beforehand how you intend to use it. It is certainly an ideal piece of furniture for a living room, but not only there… Would you prefer to use it as an entrance hall table for placing keys and mail? Or place it in your bedroom as a bedside table? Or simply as an element of
FAQ: side tables in questions
What is a side table?
A side table is a small, functional and space-saving piece of furniture that provides a surface for trinkets and decorative items such as a photo frame, a tray or a vase. Depending on the model, it also provides additional storage for magazines or throws.
Which side table should you choose?
Consider three criteria when choosing a side table: its size, carefully chosen to occupy the right amount of space in the room where it will be placed; the materials selected for its construction; and the colour in relation to the overall design for perfect integration into your interior.
Where should you place a side table?
A side table can be placed in the living room, as an entrance hall table for putting down keys and mail, or in a bedroom as a bedside table. Its shape and location give it genuine functionality, in both large and small spaces to be furnished.
Can a side table be used for storage?
Yes. A side table with shelves and compartments becomes a fully functional storage unit. For example, it can be used to store magazines or throws in a living area, in addition to serving as a decorative surface.
