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Console Tables
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A console table earns its place in the space furniture usually can't use — behind a sofa, along a hallway, under a window. Shallow front to back, long left to right, and useful precisely because it does not need a room of its own.
The range runs from glass and faux shagreen to solid oak and reclaimed teak, in depths that suit a genuinely narrow hall as well as a wide entrance.
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Camden Half Moon 3 Tier Table | Kaiku
From £127
Lennox Black Framed Console | Kaiku
From £199
Delphine Collection 1 Drawer 1 Door Chest Right Hand | Kaiku
From £206
Contour Collection 3 Drawer Console | Kaiku
From £282
Reed Collection 2 Drawer 2 Door Console | Kaiku
From £299
Naro Mango Wood and Gold Finish Console Table | Kaiku
From £413
Alton White Console Table | Kaiku
From £420
Boho Black and White Two Drawer Console Table | Kaiku
From £423
Palermo Travertine Top and Black Acacia Wood Console Table | Kaiku
From £458
Palermo Travertine Top and Brown Acacia Wood Console Table | Kaiku
From £458
Obra Cream Mother of Pearl Console Table | Kaiku
From £485
Five Black Console Table | Kaiku
From £488
Hampstead Natural And Silver Console Table | Kaiku
From £522
Boho Mango Wood with Bone Inlay Console Table | Kaiku
From £535
Babel Travertine and Mango Wood Curved Console Table | Kaiku
From £547
Grafton Black Console Table | Kaiku
From £594
Abberley One Drawer Black Console Table | Kaiku
From £608
Waris Cream Marble Top and Black Mango Wood Console Table | Kaiku
From £638
Luxor Grey Wash Recycled Pine Wood Console Table with Drawers | Kaiku
From £671
Berkeley White Console Table | Kaiku
From £680
Reclaimed Teak Console Table with 3 Drawers | Kaiku
From £680
Sagor Mango Wood Console Table with Drawers | Kaiku
From £706
Bentley Grey Aged Oak Console Table | Kaiku
From £713
Kerala Recycled Natural Wood Console Table with Curved Legs | Kaiku
From £741
Reclaimed Teak Sideboard Console Table with 6 Drawers | Kaiku
From £795
Hampton Brown Shagreen Console Table | Kaiku
From £829
Fusion Two Drawers with Bone Inlay Console Table | Kaiku
From £837
Elmley Ivory Console Table | Kaiku
From £863
Lena Oak Veneer Console Table with Brushed Gold Frame | Kaiku
From £915
Ulmus Black Elm Wood Console Table | Kaiku
From £976
How to choose
Depth is the measurement that matters, and it is the one most people check last. A hallway needs at least 80cm of clear walking width left after the table goes in, so in a 120cm hall you have around 35 to 40cm of depth to play with. Most consoles here sit between 35 and 45cm deep for that reason.
Height should relate to what it stands against. Behind a sofa, match the sofa back or come just below it — around 75 to 85cm. In a hall, 80cm or so puts the top at a comfortable height for keys, post and a lamp.
Decide whether you need drawers before you choose a look. An open console with a lower shelf feels lighter in a narrow space; a two or three drawer console hides the clutter a hallway generates but reads as a heavier piece.
Check the lamp plug. A console under a window or behind a sofa usually ends up carrying a lamp, and a socket two metres away means a visible cable across the floor. Worth knowing before the table arrives rather than after.
Common questions
- How deep should a hallway console table be?
- Leave at least 80cm of clear walking width. In a 120cm hallway that puts you at 35 to 40cm of depth — enough for a lamp, a bowl and post, without turning the hall into a squeeze.
- What height should a console table be behind a sofa?
- Level with the top of the sofa back or slightly below, usually 75 to 85cm. Taller than the back and it looms over the seating; much lower and it looks like it was meant for a different room.
- Can a console table be used as a desk?
- For a laptop, yes — most sit at 75 to 80cm, which is close to desk height. For long working days, check the knee depth: a console at 35cm deep leaves little room to sit square to it, so a proper desk is kinder.
- Do I need to fix a console table to the wall?
- Not usually. The narrow ones can be tippy if a child pulls on a drawer, so if the piece is tall and shallow and there are small children in the house, a simple furniture strap is worth fitting.