Interior designing, of any room or corner in the home, can be the most exciting and fun-filled task. On the contrary, the same can turn out to be one of the most daunting tasks also. It all depends on your knowledge, experience and the resources you count on. As lack of options can be frustrating, the abundance of them can be intimidating too. The more options, the more overwhelmed and confused you would feel.
Take, for example, the table choices to make for your living room, drawing room or entryway. You have multiple choices, from purchasing a trendy coffee table and vintage center table to buying a console table online. You got to have a taste for all these tables and then only you can end up making an ideal choice. This article is all about console tables and how you can enhance the overall appeal of the room with them.
Perfect for narrow spaces, these tables can be placed and styled anywhere you feel like. Here are some tips that would help you make console tables stand out and become the highlight of the room or entryway.
Accessorize
The best console table would be a simple piece with a basic color and minimal design. The purpose here is to use warm accessories to make the simple console table an accent piece of the room decor. A brown console table here can be decorated by placing a golden colored lamp, bright yellow or orange colored flower sticks or mixed colored potpourri in a tray.
Paint it Red
If you have an old console table lying in the store for long and you wish to incorporate it into your new room decor, then this tip is for you. Take that table out, polish it and paint it red. You can opt for some other bright color also, which you think would best suit the overall interior decor and elements. The best part here is that you don’t even require additional accessories to make the console table stand out if you have painted it bright.
Contemporary Art
If by any chance you have an antique living room console table, you can enhance its charm by surrounding it with some contemporary art. You can hang a modern painting on the wall behind the table, place a very trendy vase on the table and even place an elegant and modern ottoman or an upholstered bench in front of the console table.
Chandelier
Suiting the overall aesthetic appeal and theme of the interior decoration and the way your console table looks, you can choose a chandelier. It doesn’t necessarily have to be big and luxurious but a small/trendy piece can do the trick. Rather, you should go in for some gold-toned chandelier that is small yet classy to create a special console corner.
Luxe Material
These days you have plenty of choices, as you can buy a console table online right from the confines of your home. You can go for simple/conventional ones, contemporary ones and the ones that come with luxe materials. You can also buy a console table that comes covered with luxurious faux leather and like.
Pattern on the Wall
So you have picked a vintage charm console table for a room that is minimal in design and color. To make the table stand out, you can place it against a wall on which you can apply patterned wallpaper. You can opt for striking pattern wallpaper or a simple pattern in an eye-catching color.
With a Mirror
Another simple yet attractive way to style your console table is to pair it with a mirror. You can buy mirrors in different shapes, sizes and styles. You can go with frames that are plain wood or decorative frames like golden metal frames. You can pick different shapes and sizes of mirrors, which you feel go best with the rest of the interior décor.
Put Up Some Chairs
For the living room console table, you can add some chairs to it. Nicely upholstered and plush chairs placed on both sides of the table make a stand out seating. You can match the upholstery with the rest of the seating in the room.
Don’t Forget to Balance
As compared to side tables and end tables, console tables are longer. This is why you must keep the element of balance in mind while designing or placing them. You don’t have to put everything in the middle or more stuff on either side. Rather, strive to create a balance.
Collage
Finding a perfect spot to put up a family collage is pretty tricky. It has to be somewhere where everybody visiting your home can have a glance over. One such place is the wall behind a console table in the entryway or the living room.
People love console tables for their unobtrusive presence, as well as the wide range they are available in the market. You can style them in multiple ways to make them the highlights of the space.
