Metal Console Table Legs And Base
Buy the best metal console table legs and base selected and recommended by interior designers. By Chloe Hughes.
Is it time to replace your console table base or are you planning on building a console table but don't know what kind of base you want for it? A wood base is fine but not very sturdy. Instead, might we suggest and metal console table base and one of the many styles we have in this collection? We think we might have just the right one for you.
Metal Console Table Legs And Base
Buying Guide
Chloe Hughes
Interior Design Expert
Chloe is a highly-regarded expert in all things vintage and antique. She’s excited to share her vast knowledge with readers and clients wishing to infuse their homes with a mixture of old-time warmth and modern comfort. In addition to her design work, Chloe regularly volunteers at her local community center, teaching DIY projects to adults and kids.
A metal console table base combines a rough texture, ready-for-use look and neutral colors. You can place one in a small room or in a large living room or kitchen designed with for an open layout. Most often the legs for these bases are made of iron, pipe fittings (actual or reproduced) or machine parts (actual or reproduced).
One of the nice things about a metal console table base is that you can customize it by putting the kind of top you want on it. Some even come with a wood top. You decide.
- One base with pipe fittings-legs looks charming with a butcher block top. A good place for it would be a kitchen, of course, but how about a dining room or an entranceway?
- Another base is patterned after a large machine part. It looks like a candelabra without its candles and it has a green patina. Consider placing it in a hallway with a plant resting on it and artwork hung on the wall over it.
- A further entry into base design has four weathered compass legs, each opened so the feet touch the floor in eight places. With a lower shelf to match its top, the base of this table adds additional surface area. Also, with its thick wood and bold legs, this piece is a poster child for strength. Use it in a living room, den, garage workshop or anywhere you want to proudly display or store many items.
- Taking its cue from an elaborately ornamented fence is a wrought-iron base that would look chic with a wood top with a plant and/or some collectibles on it. Finish the look of stately decor by hanging a somewhat ornate mirror on the wall over this piece.
- Perhaps you remember the beauty, detail and open iron ornamentation found in the lower section of older sewing machines. Capture this design in a piece that replicates a machine section produced by Singer. If you like to sew, the thick top that is attached to this piece is the perfect place for your modern sewing machine.
Whereas pipe fittings with a galvanized look can look rough, with a shiny black finish, however, they look polished and refined. Roughness and edginess can be added to the base, if necessary, with the addition of a top that has knotholes in it.
Some bases display anything but an industrial vibe. Take the one made of different rhomboids with a mixture of gold, copper and verdigris finishes. Top it with a black lacquered wood top for elegance.
If you need a lot of small storage spaces, try a U-shaped metal console table base that has nine cubbyholes. It’s appropriate for places such as an entranceway, bedroom or rec room.
A metal console table base can look as if it is from another era or as if it is a newly manufactured piece purchased from a trendy furniture store. By making a selection, you decide what your table base will represent in your home.