Once a home has a dining table and matching dining chairs, and all the necessary kitchen furniture like kitchen tables and stools, and once a living room has a coffee table and a side table beside the sofa, and all the furniture that’s essential has been purchased, then the little extras like a hall table or a console table get added to the furniture list. Why? Because you don’t eat at a console table or sit up to write letters at one, you don’t put your computer on it to work, and in fact these tables are mostly for decoration or to toss keys in a drawer, or to have flowers near the entrance or to set in a dinning area like a buffet, or to fill a space between windows. Although a simple mission console table may have a space to put books or magazines and may also allow for a lamp or some trinkets, it’s still a luxury item, not a necessity.

Mission Natural Console Table

Since this piece of furniture is a singular piece to add to the décor, the selection of the right console table should be considered with the overall theme in mind. If the room is simple and natural, a mission natural console table is best, since the finish is not rustic but still light wood and uncomplicated in design. The most popular mission console table of this unassuming variety will have at least one drawer or two immediately under the top and a shelf just above the floor. These drawers are often fitted with small wood or a crystal glass door knobs, or pull.

Mission Oak Console Table Styles

Mission oak console table styles tend to have darker wood finishes and often are accompanied by a matching oak mirror frame. These classic mission style console table with drawers are the ones most often seen as features at the end of a hall, near the entrance of a main doorway or as a complimentary side table for dining sets and dining tables in large rooms.

Make your Console Table a Feature

Since the console table is a feature and not an essential, select one that is stylish and will add to the décor and design of the home by filling a corner or hallway, adding to an entrance with a mirror and being what it was intended to be when it began, a piece of luxury furniture.