Mission Console Table

There was a time when a massive wall unit was required to conceal or to house all the audiovisual and stereo equipment for a home entertainment center. That is no longer the case with sleek stereos and small MP3 players and flat LCD monitors and plasma TVs, the need to encase everything behind massive wooden cabinets has been almost eliminated.

And that is why a simple console table now suffices as a place to store the smaller equipment we have. These contemporary console table designs can rest below a plasma TV and have enough space for CDs or DVDs and still have space to spare. They are sleek slender units that slide against a wall or can be placed even at the foot of a bed to match the décor.

It can be an iron console table or what previously might have been called a wooden cherry sofa table or even one of the many glass sofa tables that used to be placed behind a sofa. Now they can be used below a television or even as a stand for a monitor, even resting on something as small as what once might have been nothing more than an entry hall table.

The thing that separates a console table from just any other glass sofa tables is the height. They are a little taller, having been initially designed as a table that goes beneath a mirror like the antique French console table mirror combinations, but now may have a monitor or flat screen where a mirror might have been placed.

Camouflaging Equipment behind Wood

This new twist on a classic piece of furniture makes it so that it doesn’t matter if your furniture is oak or glass or mirrored or if everything is mahogany, there is a console that will match your décor and be a practical addition to modern lifestyle.

There are some rustic console table designs that have cabinets where some equipment may be camouflaged and other designs where the equipment itself is part of the charm, for example with a glass top sofa table that may be placed under a screen but doesn’t actually hide anything.

Avington Console Table Designs

Avington console table designs are just one of the many to choose from. These are mostly mahogany console table styles or oak or cherry, but they also have a few metal sofa table creations that can double as entertainment centers. Some people who have contemporary decorations and furnishings are selecting the mirrored console table for a chic look and incorporating the metallic equipment with chrome and glass to highlight the high-tech side of their equipment instead of disguising it behind wood. These metropolitan console table designs are now forming part of basement home theaters and bedrooms and even kitchens where a TV has been incorporated.

Ash and Bailey Console Table Style

For more rustic and classic looks, but still keeping with open designs there are two companies to keep in mind. One is the famous Ash console table company with their Butler Masterpiece Pedestal Console Table. They also have many cherry wood and oak designs that have curved legs and polished wood finishes, while still remaining open.

The other company is the Bailey console table manufacturer which boasts a long history of table designs that are now featured in the Pottery Barn collections and displayed in better homes and gardens as console table designs specific for audiovisual equipment.

The great thing about selecting furniture from these companies is that you can match all your furniture even a mission sofa table or side table and have it perfectly combine with their extensive lines of media console table choices.

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