Asian Side Table
Buy the best asian side table selected and recommended by interior designers. By Caroline Patterson.
Asian influence furniture is a wonderful way to decorate your home, even if you only add a couple of accent pieces. They are lovely, made by master furniture artisans, and are the perfect tip of the hat to the styles of the East. If you are looking for new end tables for your couch, or maybe a nightstand option, take a look at this extensive collection of Asian end tables. They are magnificent.
Asian Side Table
Buying Guide
Caroline Patterson
Interior Design Expert
Caroline is a young, New York-based interior designer and home decor writer, obsessed with textiles and designer furniture. Backed with rigorous training from a prestigious design school, as well as a profound understanding of material quality and fabric care, she offers spot-on advice on how to furnish your place with reliable, functional, and aesthetically pleasing pieces.
This beautiful and oriental style of table will certainly catch the eye of many buyers, but if you've never seen them before, let alone bought one, how do you know what you're looking for? We'll consider some of the factors that you should think about before investing any money into an Asian end table. Having some guidance before buying furniture can certainly help you to make the right decisions and buy furniture which you and your family will love for decades.
Asian end tables are available in a wide range of patterns, so you should think about what effect you're trying to achieve with this furniture. Are you hoping for something which is bold and makes a statement in your home? Or are you looking for something which is practical, but doesn't take attention away from the rest of your furniture and other ornaments?
This is an important factor to consider before you start thinking about other things. Once you know what effect you want to achieve, you can then start to think about the shape, colors, and patterns.
There is not a vast range of shapes to choose from, but you should explore the most common ones which are:
- Round tables: Round tables are popular in many different circumstances and in many different styles. From dinner tables to small coffee tables, the round shape has been popular for centuries. Round Asian end tables are perhaps a little less common than square tables but provide a soft and elegant look.
- Square tables: You will see many Asian end tables in a square shape. Many of them will have a square table top and then a square shelf mid way down the table legs for extra storage. The square tables have a modern look, and can easily be slotted into corners of the room without wasting any space at all.
- Oval tables: The oval shape is a very popular one for Asian end tables. It is the perfect combination of both the shapes discussed above, with rounded ends but straight and defined lengths. An oval table is often a good choice to be positioned at the end of your sofa or next to an armchair or loveseat.
Reds, purples, oranges, blues and blacks and among the many popular colors used to decorate Asian end tables. The traditional and authentic tables will often have several of these colors incorporated into the table top, table legs and the rest of the frame.
The modern styles of Asian end tables can often be seen in natural distressed wood, painted lightly with white or black wood paint, and rarely including any other colors. Others are made from varnished brown or teak wood, while some have glass or marble table tops for an elegant effect. White Asian end tables are popular too, with many of them boasting a figurine along the table legs or supported by a ceramic animal feature.