Edward Wormley for Dunbar Janus Group, Pair of End Tables on Casters 1958
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar - Janus Group Pair of End Tables on Casters, 1950s Model: 5811 Materials: Solid walnut with offset box joints, oil-finished exterior, brass key, and Dunbar ...
Brass
Mid Century 1958 Bruxelles World Expo Souvenir Side Table
By Bois Manu
Located in Weesp, NL
Rare 1958 Brussels World Expo souvenir. This palette shaped side table was created as a souvenir for the 1958 World Expo. Once bought in the souvenir shop, the palette was easy to ca...
Wood, Beech
1958 Davis Allen of SOM Occasional Side / End Table from Inland Steel
By Davis Allen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Occasional Side / End Table, originally designed by David Allen in 1958.
Wood
1958 Mid-Century Modern Drexel Declaration End Tables Kipp Stewart
By Kipp Stewart
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Beautiful walnut side tables with solid construction designed by Kipp Stewart for Drexel from their Declaration collection, a simple design with rounded edges and fine wood gaining. ...
Wood
Rare Pair of Cabinets by George Nakashima, 1958
By George Nakashima
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Unique pair of petite cabinets by George Nakashima. Featuring dovetail joinery and pandanus cloth-backed slatted doors concealing open storage compartments. Cabinets come with comple...
Walnut
Sold
H 20 in W 27 in D 22 in
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Pair of Walnut and Slate End Tables c.1958
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Camden, ME
A classic Mid-Century pair of Adrian Pearsall slate topped walnut tables for Craft Associates. The tables could be placed together to make a coffee table, they are perfectly matc...
Slate
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H 22.5 in Dm 20 in
Pair of Fluted Murano Glass on Pierced Brass Tripod Based Side Tables circa 1958
By Fontana Arte
Located in Camden, ME
A rare pair of fluted Murano glass end tables / gueridons in the style of Fontana Arte circa 1958.
Bronze
A Pair of Lane designed End Tables USA ca.1958
Located in London, GB
A Pair of Lane designed End Tables USA ca.1958
Edward Wormley Dunbar Bar Cabinet
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Lynn, MA
Remarkably rare bar cabinet by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Solid walnut legs and trims. Black lacquered composite top, sides and doors. The magnetic spring closure doors feature cruci...
Composition
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Cabinet with Chinese Printing Blocks
By Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
A walnut cabinet with brass cleats, rosewood drawers and antique Chinese printing blocks. Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
Rosewood, Walnut
Dunbar Cabinet
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome walnut cabinet by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Three shelves with bottom of cabinet wrapped in tan leather. Newly refinished in grey. Great color and perfect size.
Walnut
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.
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