Hallway table design ideas

Where Should You Place a Hallway Table?

First let’s roughly define the different kinds of hallway furniture that you might encounter. Broadly speaking, hallway table design falls into the basic categories of side tables, console tables, and accent tables. Side tables are usually smaller and serve to provide a surface within easy reach of seating like chairs or couches. A small side table is ideal in an entryway where space is limited or one with a chair and shoe rack. A console table typically stands against a wall or sometimes a corner, they are often taller and might provide hallway storage options. Console tables are sometimes accessorised with a hallway mirror for a convenient way to check your outfit before leaving home. 

• Measure Your Space:

  To begin with, select a table that works for the space you have in your foyer. Pick a hallway table design that improves the usability of your space rather than negatively impacts it. For example in a corridor-like entryway you might need a narrow hallway table that requires very little floor space. Or maybe your open plan entrance needs added definition and could benefit from a large accent table. In a cosy hallway you might want a semi-circular corner table that adds practical purpose but doesn’t crowd your space. You don't want to purchase a corner hallway table only to discover upon delivery that it is too large to fit in the designated corner or that you keep bumping into it!

• Remember Your Theme:

  When choosing and decorating entrance table options, keep your overall interior design style in mind. If your décor style is casual contemporary, your table probably needs to look very different from someone who has a farmhouse or strongly ethnic interior style. Since you will gain an immediate impression of your table at entrance, of house style and theme within a few steps after that, this transition should be as smooth and consistent as possible. One way to get a sense of how the hallway table design would appear with other items in your décor, is to compare a photograph with types of furniture you already own.

4. Contemporary Side Tables: An Entry Table with A Twist

While a rectangular glass hallway table is a great way to modernise your entrance area, small moulded acrylic tables in organic shapes and fresh styles can completely update the look of your space. If you are looking for a hallway side table in a contemporary style with clever design innovations, you might want to explore modern moulded options.

5. Maximise Space : A Corner Hallway Table with Storage

If your entrance console table needs to fit in the corner you might want to explore half hexagon or triangle shaped tables that have an in-built drawer or shelving. These nestle into the corner of your room, giving you all the benefits of a small hallway table, while doubling practical use as a clever storage solution.

6. Multi-Functional Hallway Table : Entryway Storage Bench

Another smart design for hallway furniture is a bench with shelving under it as it provides both a seating space and can serve as hallway shoe storage. This style can come as open shelves,be a combination of drawers and shelves or be concealed behind sliding doors. Some bench styles even have a raised side section that becomes a hall table with drawers stacked beneath.

Regardless of what you ultimately decide to do with your hallway interior design, we’re sure you can find a result that represents you beautifully. And if you need more practical help or inspiration in finding the perfect hallway table design, we at Beautiful Homes Design & Décor Magazine are here to help you with great ideas to make an entrance way that brings a smile to your face every day!