| If you consider what contemporary furniture is | | | | especially the case in a contemporary home. Furniture |
| supposed to be, it is supposed to serve a service. | | | | designers understand you have a lot of stuff to |
| The service of a contemporary console table is to | | | | store and display, but to be able to give off a |
| provide extra storage, and in this case it is designed | | | | properly contemporary air, those things cannot be |
| with that job in mind. There's no nonsense when it | | | | seen. In a contemporary home you need to be able |
| comes this selection, while other tables may be | | | | to put things away, so they are out of sight, and |
| ornate and hide the fact that they have a shelf or | | | | keep your room looking clean and crisp. The storage |
| drawer, there is nothing to distract it from its | | | | in one will help you do just that. |
| purpose. It's a clear and simple storage table. | | | | Contemporary colors have changed in recent years. |
| Some of the best designers in architectural history | | | | It used to be you were only going to find white and |
| have designed console tables from the beginning of | | | | black when you were in the market for a table. You |
| the arts and crafts movement in the 1920s. Having | | | | could also find metallic finishes, but color was a no-no. |
| one of these antique tables in your home would allow | | | | This is not as much the case anymore. |
| having a piece that can tell a story as much as it can | | | | Contemporary furniture of today has broken out of |
| serve a function. If you buy a contemporary console | | | | the mold of the original creations, by the furniture |
| table that was created by a famous designer it has | | | | designers of the last century. You can get |
| whole history that adds to the piece. Not only is it a | | | | contemporary pieces in wood, which used to be |
| piece of classic furniture but it's a piece of design | | | | more avoided by modern furniture. While you're still |
| history as well and how fitting that it would be in a | | | | not going to find a bright cherry wood, you will be |
| contemporary home décor scheme. If you | | | | able to find more in blonde or dark woods that still |
| consider many refer to contemporary home | | | | can look contemporary while also allowing you to |
| décor as having a 'museum-look' wouldn't it | | | | own a little more in the area of wood furnishings. |
| make sense to have what could be a museum piece | | | | Even if you don't have a modern home the look of |
| in it? | | | | contemporary furniture has changed enough over the |
| When selecting a table, remember the form over | | | | years, that you may still be able to find modern |
| function motto. You may want to go for one that | | | | pieces, like a contemporary console table, that will fit |
| has more than one drawer, but also has cabinets | | | | in to your home look and offer a little extra storage |
| down below or other shelves and storage options. | | | | space at the same time. |
| The more function it can serve, the better. This is | | | | |