8 Mid-Century Side Tables We Can't Get Out Of Our Heads

Looking for a way to complete your living room look? We got the perfect choices for you!

Sometimes it’s hard to find exactly what’s missing on a living room design to complete its decor. There are always essential pieces we add, and then others that will simply complete the overall look. Side tables, is one of the latter, so today we give you a selection of mid-century side tables you’ll be dying to add to your living room decor!

Side tables are wonders of interior design. It can either complete your bedroom look by adding one to your bedside, or your living room next to a single sofa and your study by placing one next to a comfortable chair to read a book with the light of a table lamp. The options are endless when it comes to design, style and colors, perfect to complete any look of your home.

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We’ll start with a simple design, with dark wood that can contrast perfectly with a light palette of colors on your living room. It screams Scandinavian inspiration and we couldn’t be happier with the result of this design. With two places to place your belongings on, you can complete it with a small table lamp like the Miranda Pineapple Lamp, as well as a book or your TV remote.

With a more luxurious and modern design, we have the Konstantin Side Table by Essential Home. Reduced shapes and clean lines exemplify why less is more. The polished brass gives it a strong golden finish that can turns this accessory piece into an essential one. Elegant and refined, you’re not going to regret adding this to your living room decor.

Another wonderful and modern design made entirely out of wood. Whether it be Summer or Winter, your living room will always look its best with some natural elements and materials, so a wooden side table is something that can never go wrong. You can combine it with earthy tones or even with strong and bold colors. It’s your pick! This will surely look great with any option and help you organize your living room much better.

How about a marble and polished brass side table? The Vinicius Side Table is both stylish and modern, with its hourglass shape and duality of contrast between the materials. It’s perfect next to a comfortable chair and a floor lamp so you can read a book late at night and bask in the refinement of your new furniture piece.

For a more casual and colorful side table, we offer you this option. With a small basket on the lower part of the table, you can easily place books, magazines or even remotes there, while you place your favorite table lamp or a small pot with a plant on the upper part of the table. The metal contrasting with the wood and the basket is what makes this side table so special and different. Mix it up with different colors and you’ll have a perfect new addition to your living room!

Looking for a blank canvas to work with? This white wooden side table is the best choice for you! You can combine it with any kind of wallpaper, furniture material and color palette to get the look you want for your living room. It’s flexible in the way it contrasts with different colors, bringing a simple but modern design. Add a chair next to it, like the Collins Chair in the picture, and have fun adding your own personal elements to complete this look.

Do you have a more elegant living room with golden and black tones that need a stylish piece to complete the look? The Craig Side Table is the one you’re looking for. With polished brass and a mid-century inspiration, this side table adds a lot more to your home than just luxury. It’s a piece with a personality of its own, bringing back a feeling of nostalgia for the past that we just can’t explain. You’ll have to see it for yourself.

Last but not least, another modern piece, made entirely of metal and providing us a brown color that looks perfect with blue or green tones. If you contrast it against a beige or other light earthy tones, it will accentuate the overall look of your living room and bring a freshness that you simply can’t go wrong with.

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