5 Places, 1 Table: Styling with Flexibility
By the Sofa: Classic and Effortless
Placed just beside the sofa, a side table performs its most familiar role — the ideal spot for a cup, a remote, or a favourite magazine. It’s a gesture of comfort as much as function, making the living room feel considered without trying too hard. The beauty is in its simplicity: the right height, the right shape, and just enough surface to keep the essentials within reach.
In a Composition: A Study in Contrast
Used as part of a group, the side table reveals its more expressive side. Mix and match sizes, shapes, materials: a dark wood next to soft marble, a low round piece beside a taller square one. The variation adds rhythm to the space and breaks the symmetry in a way that feels curated rather than staged. It becomes part of a larger story, but still holds its own.
By the Armchair: A Reader’s Companion
In a study or a home library, a side table takes on a quiet intimacy. Placed next to an armchair, it becomes the keeper of things you reach for while reading. It’s a piece that supports the ritual of slowing down and makes the room feel more alive simply by being useful.
In the Bedroom: A Nightstand in Disguise
Not every bedside table needs to look like one. A sculptural side table — round, soft-edged, perhaps with a stone or wood finish — brings a sense of intention to the bedroom. It can hold a lamp, a book, a glass of water, and still leave breathing room. More importantly, it helps the space feel less expected, more personal. As if the room was designed around how you live, not how it should look.
In the Bathroom: A Quiet Moment
The bathroom may be the last place you’d expect to find a side table, but that’s what makes it so charming. Placed beside a freestanding tub or even tucked near the shower, it becomes a small moment of luxury. Somewhere to rest a towel, or a candle, or a small vase with something green. It says: you thought about comfort, even here.
Designed for Movement
A side table is one of the few pieces in the home that’s allowed to move. From room to room, from role to role, it adapts. Its purpose changes, but its value stays constant. In smaller homes, this kind of flexibility is essential. But even in larger spaces, it offers something just as valuable: the pleasure of owning less, but better.
