Telephone Table With Seat
A good way to incorporate vintage charm into your home, a telephone table with a seat will instantly give your space a retro look. Otherwise known as gossip tables, a telephone table with a seat built in is a wholly unique piece of furniture. Perfect for adding the finishing touch to your entryway, you’ll love the convenience of having a place to sit while you catch up with a friend. We’ve picked out a handful of the best telephone tables with seats below.
Tall Solid Wood Antique Phone Table
$59.99 $76.99
Tall Solid Wood Antique Phone Table
Charlton Home®
$59.99 $76.99
Perfect For: Vintage decor
What We Like: Compact size
What We Don’t Like: Needs assembly
This antique phone table is a perfect blend of traditional aesthetics and simple functionality. Its mahogany finish goes well with traditional interiors and most color schemes. It has two tiers where you can set up your telephone and keep stationery for quickly taking notes.
Designer Advice:
This square telephone table is made with solid maple wood and features curved legs and scalloped sides. The sturdy structure is reliable and solid. Set it up in your hallway or living room to spruce up the area. You can also double it as an end table and place a table lamp, potted plants, decor accents, and artwork on it.
What Users Say:
Perfect size for my front door area. I always like to have a place for my keys so I can find them easily!
French Telephone Table with Seat
French Telephone Table with Seat
From the 1970s or 1980s, this telephone table is originally from Normandy in France. It has no hallmarks but is made from sturdy wood. There are a few scratches here and there as well as a crack at the back.
Designer Advice:
The rich chestnut brown stain of this telephone table would look gorgeous in an entryway space with a warm neutral décor scheme. The upholstery has a subtle olive-green tinge to it that would also look stunning matched with other jewel tones. A burgundy cushion with button tufting would accentuate the detail at the back and infuse your entryway with elegance.
Floral Telephone Table with Seat
Floral Telephone Table with Seat
Once again designed in a mid-century style, this telephone table is in good vintage condition, with only a few scratches. The seat is upholstered in a champagne color with a floral pattern. Even better, it comes with a matching lamp and stem.
Printed Antique Telephone Table
Printed Antique Telephone Table
Originating from the 1940s, this bench features tons of beautiful mid-century features, including slightly turned legs. The seat part is upholstered in a green, red, and beige print that is faded with age. There are three shelves included, two of which are curved.
Contrasting Vintage Telephone Table with Seat
Contrasting Vintage Telephone Table with Seat
This telephone table is a vintage piece but has been renovated. It features a soft off-white finish, with the original brocade fabric being painted midnight blue. As well as the shelf, a drawer with a golden hanging pull gives you more storage.
Designer Advice:
Sophisticated and refined, we think this telephone table would be ideal for traditional décor schemes. The drawer also makes it a great option for a study or work-from-home area, especially as it will take up less space than a desk. Pair with cream furniture and add a navy-blue lamp either on top of the drawer or nearby.
Yellow Telephone Bench
Yellow Telephone Bench
Wade Logan®
Perfect For: Bohemian interiors
What We Like: Cheery look
This telephone table is versatile as it can serve as many things: an eye-catching accent piece, a telephone table, a spare seat, and handy storage solution. It is crafted from rubberwood and MDF, while its beige cushion is made from linen and has a plush foam fill for extra comfort. It is four feet wide and makes the most of the space it occupies.
Designer Advice:
This telephone chair is a fantastic decor piece that will brighten up your home. Place it in your entryway or hallway and set up your landline on it. It has a drawer where you can keep a notepad, pen, and other essentials for easy access while catching up with your loved ones. It also keeps the space clutter-free.
What Users Say:
This bench is so great! Item is as described and as we expected. Our whole family loves it. Very sturdy! Well-made. Cushion easily wiped clean, but you can remove the cover.
Spotted Telephone Table Vintage
Spotted Telephone Table Vintage
This telephone table is from the 1950s but has been renovated and redesigned. Made from solid wood, the chair features a bright pink cushion, whereas the frame is teal blue with a matching pink outline and large white spots.
Designer Advice:
We love the fun and bold retro vibe of this table. As it does feature such an in-your-face design, we recommend keeping things relatively simple for the rest of your décor. This table would suit a kitchen area best due to its cozy vibe – you could even use it as a place to rest when dinner is cooking.
White Wood Telephone Chair with Table
White Wood Telephone Chair with Table
Jamesdar
Perfect For: Entryways and hallways
What We Like: All-in-one storage and seating
This wood telephone table is high in style and function. Its modern and classy white and wooden finish complements a range of decor styles and color palettes. It also has a durable, removable cushion in a linen-polyester fabric that is easy to clean. The open shelf under the bench and bi-level cabinet provide practical storage options.
Designer Advice:
This stylish and elegant mid-century modern telephone bench has a compact design that is excellent for small homes needing space-saving solutions. It provides ample storage space under the table and seat where you can display collectibles and keep your belongings. Its scratch-resistant paint keeps it looking fine for years, and its rubberwood construction is highly durable.
What Users Say:
Love this piece. Love the look. Happy with my purchase.
Colonial Vintage Telephone Table
Colonial Vintage Telephone Table
In excellent vintage condition, this telephone table takes inspiration from colonial furniture. Its spindle back, arms, and legs are all very traditional, and the honey-brown tone of the wood is also super versatile. Plus, the space underneath the shelf is good for storage.
Buying Guide
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A wood telephone table could be part of your added productivity plan. By placing the phone away from your desk, you are less likely to answer it during your working hours. This can be especially important for people who work at home. By letting the answering machine take your calls, and muting the volume, you can keep your inspiration flow going and still get all your important calls. A telephone table can also be positioned in a hallway or other shared area so that in a household where only one phone is available it can be shared by all.
A telephone table is almost becoming an anachronism as more and more people are moving toward personal phones instead of one central house phone. Even so, a telephone table can be a handy furnishing. It can be used as a plant stand, as a small desk or as a support for a three-dimensional work of art. It can be a place to put your phone – even if it is your personal one – along with a charging station. Or it can be the central location for all the family phones when they are not in use.
Unfinished Telephone Table
A simple telephone table usually consists of a square table top surface that is about eight to ten inches wide and deep. A small drawer is right under the table surface, making a handy place to keep a telephone directory. The unfinished stand can be stained, painted or left its natural color. If the latter is chosen, it can either be coated with a sealer to preserve the natural blond color of the wood, or it can be allowed to slowly weather to a soft grey.
An Elegant Telephone Table
The basic telephone table theme can be expanded to create a beautiful piece of furniture, not unlike Louis XIV style, with the slender legs and the graceful body. With that said, the design still preserves the small table top, but instead of the single drawer beneath the top of the table, there is an open space where an ornament can be placed. Three small drawers at the bottom allow for a collection of phone books to be stored.
The Hall Secretary Telephone Table
This is a truly beautiful piece of furniture. Shaped to resemble a small secretary desk, it has a decorative lip at the back of the top shelf, a small drawer under the shelf and then the primary table top. On either end of the table, there are compartments with lift-up lids, just right for small things such as a notepad and pen, postage stamps, and envelopes. Beneath the lower table top is a wider drawer that could conceal a phone directory or stationery. The legs are unbraced and there is no lower shelf. A small chair could easily be teamed with this table, making it a desk or workstation.
