end table
noun
: a small table usually about the height of the arm of a chair that is used beside a larger piece of furniture (such as a sofa)
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Best Side Table with Shelving For those with an overflowing amount of books, print media, or records, look for an end table that can double as a display case for your favorite pieces.
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Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2025
The smell of the foyer; the strangely elegant end table propping open the fourth-floor fire door; the weed musk of the stairwell; the bass thumping from neighboring apartments.
—Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The first step in styling an end table is choosing one that's right for your space.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2025
This further makes the case for new H&M home finds like the Bubbly Stoneware Bowl, whose bulbous nature will play off the linearity of your bookshelves and end tables exceptionally well.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2025
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Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2025
The smell of the foyer; the strangely elegant end table propping open the fourth-floor fire door; the weed musk of the stairwell; the bass thumping from neighboring apartments.
—Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The first step in styling an end table is choosing one that's right for your space.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2025
This further makes the case for new H&M home finds like the Bubbly Stoneware Bowl, whose bulbous nature will play off the linearity of your bookshelves and end tables exceptionally well.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2025
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“End table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/end%20table. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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