Width of console table below window

3 years ago

last modified: 3 years ago

I just placed a new 48" wide half-moon console table below the living room front window. (I'm also comparing lamp styles). The window width is 55", so the table's width is smaller. Question is: Should I replace this table with a longer one, e.g. 60", or is it appropriate to use a table whose width is smaller than the window frame width? I think a 60" would look better.

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Alyssa Fernandez

3 years ago

last modified: 3 years ago

I agree with everyone saying that the problem is the table height, not the window width. You have a beautiful window with nice proportions and lovely wide casing, and the height of the table is blocking it visually.

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mytwo cents
3 years ago
I would pull the table forward a bit away from the window and see if you are happier with it there.

Will the lamps be needed for reading nearby?
chispa
3 years ago
I would not place that console, or any console in front of that low window.

How much space do you have to the left of the window?
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JAN MOYER
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Why did you start another thread? In answer to the question.....

Don't really love the table at all. Not very refined and looks clunky and too dark. Better might be a corner table in a 30 or 36" round, leaving the space under the window blank. with just the blue/white pot and a large fluffy plant.

More this feel.... in the corner. Try Ebay... Chairish etc.

This is Chairish.... PERFECT. in a corner

The other choice IGNORE the window width, use a more solid accent chest.!! Classic

The more solid feel will take the awkward away.

Port Eliot. 34 17 35"
Jane
3 years ago
those windows are fairly low - it would seem anythnig in front might be better suited to rest below the window sill. maybe instead of a table a low bench might suit better.
littlebug Zone 5 Missouri
3 years ago
Disclaimer: I’m no decorator.

But I love these windows! I wouldn’t block them. They’re beautiful.
jck910
3 years ago
That table looks odd there. A picture of the entire room would be more helpful. Agree with @littlebug Zone 5 Missouri
kandrewspa
3 years ago
It's not the width of the piece that looks wrong, it's the height. You need something lower, or nothing at all. What about something to the left of the window? I had a similar setup in my last house. I had a solid console to the left of the window (had two doors instead of being open underneath) and a secretary set diagonally in the corner. I don't think you have any room in the corner for more than a plant. The window on the perpendicular wall is closer to the corner than mine was.