Entryway Console Tables With Storage: Drawers or Open Niches
Should an Entryway Console Have Drawers or Open Shelves?
It depends on what lands there. Drawers are for the things nobody should see: spare keys, chargers, batteries, the post you have not opened. Open niches are for the things you reach for on the way out: a bag, a folded scarf, shoes lined up underneath. Most halls need some of each, which is why several of these have two drawers above an open shelf - the mess goes in, the daily things stay out, and the top is left clear for a lamp and a bowl.
Get the depth right before the storage. In a hallway you want 12" to 14" deep, no more, so two people can still pass each other and a door can swing without catching the corner. These come in five widths from 42" to 65" at 30" high, all either 12" or 14" deep - the 42" and 47" sizes are 12" deep for narrow halls, and the wider 54", 60" and 65" sizes are 14". As a rule, leave at least 36" of clear walkway in front, and if the console is going behind a sofa instead, match its height to the sofa back rather than the wall.
| Console | Closed storage | Open storage | Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Base Two Drawer | Two drawers | None | Flowing sculptural arch |
| Curved Leg Twin Drawer | A drawer at each side | Central display nook | Bold curved legs |
| Wave Carved Drawer | Two wave-carved drawers | Display shelf beneath | Solid carved body |
| Tapered Dual Drawer | Two drawers | Rounded open niche | Tapered solid base |
| Single Drawer Curve | One drawer | Two rounded shelves | Curved biomorphic base |
| Wave Carved Cabinet | Wave-carved cabinet doors | One open shelf | Closed lower section |
| Twin Niche | None | Two large rounded niches | Organic carved form |
| Curved Open Shelf | None | Two generous open shelves | Undulating carved base |
All eight are handcrafted from natural solid wood in Oak, Walnut, Brown and Black tones, 30" high, in five widths from 42" to 65". The 42" and 47" sizes are 12" deep; 54", 60" and 65" are 14" deep.
Console Table with Flowing Sculptural Arch in Natural Solid Wood Base
A flowing sculptural arch base carries the top, its curved biomorphic form giving the piece its rhythm, while two generous drawers handle the everyday things. Five widths from 42" to 65" at 30" high.
This is the one for a hall where you want nothing on show at all - two closed drawers and no open shelf, so the only thing visible is the arch and the grain. At 42" it still works in a narrow entry.
Console Table with Curved Sculptural Legs and Dual Storage Drawers
Bold curved legs anchor the piece, and the sculptural base flows into a top with two flanking drawers and a central open display nook between them. Four widths, 47" to 65".
The drawers-either-side layout is the most practical here for a shared hall: one drawer each, and the nook in the middle for the basket everything gets dropped into. It is the only model that starts at 47" rather than 42".
Console Table with Wave-Carved Drawers and Open Shelf in Natural Solid Wood
Two drawers carved with a wave across their fronts, with sculpted edges and recessed handles so nothing protrudes, over an open display shelf beneath. Five widths from 42" to 65".
Recessed handles matter more in a hallway than anywhere else - there is no hardware at hip height to catch a coat or a bag on the way past. The shelf below takes shoes or a basket.
Console Table with Rounded Open Shelf and Dual Drawer Storage in Wood
A gently curved top and a rounded open niche over two drawers, with the solid base tapering gracefully so the whole piece looks as if it floats above the floor. Five widths from 42" to 65", 30" high.
The best-balanced combination of the eight: enough closed storage for the clutter, one open niche for what you actually use, and a tapered base that keeps a 65" console from looking heavy in a hall.
Console Table with Rounded Display Shelves and Single Drawer Storage
A curved base holding two open rounded shelves and a single drawer, in a fluid biomorphic silhouette that suits a hallway or the back of a sofa. Five widths, 42" to 65".
One drawer and two open shelves is the right ratio if most of what lands here is bags and shoes rather than paperwork. Behind a sofa, the open shelves are easy to reach from the seat.
Console Table with Wave-Carved Cabinet Doors in Natural Solid Wood
Wave-carved cabinet doors run across the lower storage section, giving a rhythmic movement to an otherwise quiet piece, with an open shelf and a solid top above. Five widths from 42" to 65".
Doors rather than drawers means one tall closed space instead of two shallow ones - the only model here that will take boot-height items out of sight. The carved fronts hide fingerprints better than a flat door.
Console Table with Rounded Display Niches in Natural Solid Wood Form
Two flowing rounded niches carved into an organic form, providing accessible display storage with no doors or drawers at all. Five widths from 42" to 65" at 30" high.
Fully open, so it only works if you are disciplined - two matching baskets in the niches and it looks composed, loose clutter and it does not. The lightest-looking piece of the eight in a small entry.
Console Table with Curved Open Shelves in Natural Solid Wood Design
A flowing curved silhouette with two generous open shelves that work as a display stage, over a gently undulating base that catches light and shadow. Five widths from 42" to 65".
The most generous open storage here, and the easiest to use without thinking - nothing to open, nothing to close. Choose it where the hall is dark, since the undulating base gives it something to do even without a lamp on top.
🌿 Why Natural Solid Wood?
A console table in an entryway lives a harder life than its looks suggest. Bags get dropped on it, wet coats brush past the base, and drawers get pulled open with one hand while the other holds something else. Solid wood takes that. Drawer runners stay square because the case around them does not move, and a knock leaves a mark the same colour as the wood rather than a chip exposing a pale board underneath.
The shapes here also depend on it. An arch, a curved leg, a wave cut across a drawer front and a rounded niche carved through the body are all cut into real material - on veneered board the cutter goes straight through the printed face at exactly the point where the curve is deepest. That is why these forms are handcrafted from natural solid wood, with the grain running round the curve instead of stopping at a glued seam, and why the top can be sanded and re-oiled years later rather than replaced.
Start with the hall, not the table: 12" to 14" deep, 36" of clear walkway in front, and a width that leaves a little wall showing at each end. Then choose the storage for what actually lands there - two drawers if it is paperwork and keys, an open niche or shelf if it is bags and shoes, and one of the models that does both if it is all of it. Every console here comes in Oak, Walnut, Brown and Black tones. Browse the full console table collection to see the range.
Frequently Asked Questions
How deep should an entryway console table be?
Twelve to fourteen inches. Deeper than that and a hallway starts to feel blocked. The 42 and 47 inch widths here are 12 inches deep; the 54, 60 and 65 inch widths are 14.
Are drawers or open shelves better in a hallway?
Drawers for keys, post and chargers; open shelves for bags and shoes you reach for daily. Several of these do both, with two drawers above an open shelf.
What width console fits a narrow hall?
Start at 42 or 47 inches, and leave a little bare wall at each end so the console does not look wedged in. Keep at least 36 inches of clear walkway in front of it.
Can these be used behind a sofa?
Yes. All are 30 inches high, which suits most sofa backs. The models with open shelves are easier to reach into from a seated position.
Do the drawers have visible handles?
The wave-carved drawer model uses recessed handles cut into the front, so nothing protrudes at hip height - worth having in a narrow hallway.
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