Many consider the console table, part of the interior decor, but this is not so.
On such a table you can put an antique clock or an elegant vase, and a console table of Ikea with a shelf or boxes can serve as a place where keys and gloves will be stored.
A few centuries ago, the console was the most popular element of the interior among the French elite.
During the reign of Louis XIV, the console tables decorated palaces and residence because they were so elegant and elegant that they belonged to works of art.
The console is a narrow table on straight or curly legs. Despite the fact that console tables are suitable for different rooms and interiors, most often the console can be seen in the lobby or living room, it is usually placed near the window or wall mirror.
If the console table is used in the classical style room, then it usually acts as a shelf for a particularly valuable accessory, such as antique candelabr. The console table in the interior of the hallway is often used as an elegant place for storing handbags and other trifles.
Design features
The console in the classic version is a small tabletop on the legs. However, in the modern performance, the console may look different, like say, a forged console table shown in the photo.
Most modern consoles look simple and concise, such models are characterized by drawers. There are also such models in which the legs are replaced by a cabinet.
The console transformer table appeared relatively recently. This model is a small countertop on the legs, which can be laid out, turning into a regular dining table, for example, a white console table for a small kitchen.
Currently, on the furniture product market, you can find a console complete with mirrors and a model of console vitrin with a glass tablet.
Varieties
The console looks like a table cut along the 4th, 2nd and 1st leg. The main varieties of console tables:
Traditional console. It looks like narrow console tables standing against the wall, next to the sofa, sometimes in the central part of the room.
Bailiff console. Looks in the form of a table, separated in half with 1-2 legs. As a rule, such a model is fixed to the wall surface.
Wall console. Looks like a shelf on a decorative leg. As a rule, such a console has a countertop of an original shape, in the form of an oval or drop, decorated with graceful thread.
Console in the interior
Decorative classic models of cantilever tables look luxurious and, as a rule, are expensive. Most often, such consoles are made of noble varieties of wood and natural stones.
Such console models look good in the living rooms of a classic style or dining rooms.
Inexpensive console tables in modern design are more functional, so they can often be found in the hallways. Such models are made of glass, metal, or chipboard.
Modern models of console tables with drawers, cabinets instead of legs or chests of drawers are great for rooms in a minimalist style, and if you put an elegant vase with a beautiful bouquet of flowers on such a console, then the room will simply be transformed.
Recently, a console made of plastic or glass has been gaining popularity, which are ideal for modern interior styles, for example, for a designer solution of high-tech.
A glass console table will give the room lightness, airiness without overloading the space of the room, as in the photo of the console table in the catalog. A wooden, carved console will organically fit into the village style of the interior, making the interior of the room more comfortable and warmer.
The console is not only the most important element of the decor that focuses on itself, thanks to the original forms and elegant decoration, but also the desired interior item in any room.
So, in the office, the console can become a convenient and at the same time elegant shelf for souvenirs brought from different countries in the living room with a decorative shelf for flowers, and if the console table is equipped with a cabinet, it can act as a mini-bar, the console can play a role in the bathroom a small table for cosmetics, in the hallway comfortable, beautiful nightstand for storing gloves, a mobile phone or keys.
Photo of cantilever tables in the interior
