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Side Table Living Room

Explore our curated Side Table Living Room collection and choose the perfect living room companion for your space. From natural wood side tables to luxury marble side tables, clean acrylic side tables, and stable metal side tables, we offer a variety of materials and designs.

Whether you need to place coffee cups, books, or decorative items, our living room side tables offer corresponding storage designs and come in a variety of sizes and styles to meet the needs of both small apartments and large spaces. Choose your ideal side table to add sophistication and style to your living room.

Before Choose Side Table Living Room

Before purchasing a side table living room, consider a few things. Homeyfad offers side tables for living rooms in various colors, including black side tables, white side tables, gold side tables, and more, so you're sure to find one that suits your needs.

How Many Side Tables in A Living Room

Most living rooms are best suited for 1-3 side tables, depending on the size of your room and seating arrangement. Make sure there's an easily accessible side table next to each main seat for drinks, remote controls, books, or lighting.
  • Small living room: Place a chair-side table next to the main sofa or between two chairs.
  • Medium living room: Place 2 side tables. One on each side of the sofa, or one next to the sofa and one next to an armchair.
  • Large living room: 2-3 or more side tables. Distribute them across multiple seating areas, such as between armchairs or one on each side of the sofa.

How Tall Should a Living Room Side Table Be

A living room side table should typically be within 1–2 inches of your sofa’s arm height. The sofa side table ideal height is between 22–30 inches, but the most important rule is alignment:
  • Best height: Even with the sofa arm
  • Acceptable: Slightly lower
  • Avoid: Noticeably taller, as it feels awkward and less functional
If your sofa has low arms, choose a shorter table for comfort. For reading lamps, a slightly taller table can help lift the light higher. Keeping the height close to the arm makes the table easier to reach and visually balanced. 

If you want your side table to better match your sofa, click on the blog post "How to Pair Your Side Table and Sofa Like a Designer" to learn more.


Questions & Answers

Q1: How to Style a Side Table in a Living Room?
A: The core principle for decorating a living room side table is a balance between function and aesthetics.
  • First, choose one or two essential items: a table lamp and fresh flowers.
  • Then add a personal decorative piece, such as a hardcover book, aromatherapy candles, or family photo.
  • Finally, remember to ensure varying heights and appropriate white space.
 
Q2: What's the Best Shape for a Side Table for Living Room?
A: The best shape for a side table in a living room is a grand and elegant style. For example, square side tables and round side tables are versatile and sophisticated, suitable for modern minimalist, Scandinavian, traditional, and retro living rooms. Secondly, geometric side tables are unique and artistic, ideal for living rooms with a contemporary art or industrial style.
Q3: Where to Place a Side Table in a Living Room?
A: The core principle for placing a side table in the living room is "easy access and convenience."

Common placements include: next to the sofa armrest, to the side of the sofa/chair, between two chairs, and in a corner of the living room. The main point is to ensure that your side table does not obstruct the main flow of movement.