Art Deco Entryway Table: Hall Table Shapes With Geometric Symmetry
Art Deco-Style Entryway Table: Geometric Hall Table Shapes
Art Deco furniture is known for symmetry, bold geometry, and stepped or repeated forms. Period hall tables usually got there with lacquer, inlay, mirrored glass, and chrome or brass trim. Burlholt carves none of that. These solid hardwood console tables borrow the form, not the finish, so the match here is about shape.
Below are five consoles from the console table collection, ordered from closest to the deco look to loosest.
What Makes a Table Read as Art Deco?
Three traits carry the look. The silhouette is symmetric left to right. The structure repeats one geometric unit, such as a step, a loop, or a band, instead of mixing shapes. And the surfaces are precise rather than rustic. Wood can deliver the first two easily. The third depends on how regular the piece is, which is why some consoles below fit better than others.
Crossed X-Base: The Angular Match
The Crossed X-Base Console Table with Two Open Shelves is the closest fit. Two thick planks cross in an X at each end and carry three level surfaces: a top with a clean chamfered edge, a middle shelf passing through the crossing, and a lower shelf near the floor. Every face is flat and every cut is straight, which is the angular side of the deco vocabulary. It is the least curved piece here, and it repeats the same X on both ends.
Crossed X-Base Console Table with Two Open Shelves - $2,550
Waisted Hourglass: A Mirrored Silhouette
The Waisted Hourglass Console Table in Solid Walnut pulls in at the middle and flares out again at the floor and the top, like an hourglass on its side. Two open bays stack inside that frame with a solid rail between them, under a flat top with a soft nose. The shape is symmetric top to bottom and side to side, and the dark walnut picks up light along the curves.
Waisted Hourglass Console Table in Solid Walnut - $2,670
Tiered Ovals: Repeated Form, Rounded Corners
Deco also had a streamlined, curved side. The Tiered Console Table with Oval Openings and a Wide Top stacks three ovoid loops under an oval top. The loops narrow where they cross, which draws an X from the front, and the lowest one flares to meet the floor. It repeats a single unit three times and has no square corners anywhere.
Tiered Console Table with Oval Openings and a Wide Top - $2,610
Stepped Shelves and Drawers: Stepping Without the Mirror
The Console Table with Three Drawers and Stepped Shelves brings in the stepped idea: the open half is split by two shelves set at different depths. It is not symmetric, though. Three drawers fill the left half and the right half stays open, so choose it for storage and the stepped look, not for a mirrored layout. Slim tapered legs finished in black lift the walnut off the floor.
Console Table with Three Drawers and Stepped Shelves - $2,610
Stacked Rings: Repetition With an Organic Top
The Console Table on Stacked Carved Rings repeats one form, a ring, in several diameters. But each ring shows the full round of the log, and the top is a single slab left with its bark edge along the front, waxy and irregular. That makes it a sculptural piece with a geometric base rather than a precise deco one. Pick it if you like the repetition and want the natural edge.
Console Table on Stacked Carved Rings - $2,610
Sizes and Starting Prices
| Console | Deco trait | From |
|---|---|---|
| Crossed X-Base, two open shelves | Angular, flat faces, repeated X | $2,550 |
| Waisted Hourglass, solid walnut | Mirrored silhouette | $2,670 |
| Tiered Oval Openings | Repeated curved form | $2,610 |
| Three Drawers and Stepped Shelves | Stepped, not symmetric | $2,610 |
| Stacked Carved Rings, live edge top | Repeated rings, organic top | $2,610 |
All five come in four widths (30", 34", 38", and 42") at 12" deep and 32" high. Prices are for the smallest width, and larger sizes cost more, so check the product page for your size.
Fitting One to Your Hall
The shared 12" depth is what makes these work in a hallway. Leave at least 30–36" of clear path past the table: a 48" hall still has 36" after the table, and a 42" hall has 30". For width, aim for about two-thirds of the wall behind it. Our console table shape guide covers narrow halls, entry drop zones, sofa backs, and corners room by room.
How a Solid Wood Piece Differs From the Antique
Original deco hall tables leaned on lacquer, exotic veneer, mirrored or glass tops, and metal banding. Burlholt's consoles are solid hardwood with a natural finish that shows the grain, with no veneer and no MDF. Each one is made to order, with photos at each stage of the build for your approval, and comes with a 10-year structural warranty. If you want lacquer and chrome, look for a true period antique. If you want the deco silhouette in grain-forward hardwood, the five shapes above are the closest match in the catalog.
FAQ: Art Deco Entryway Tables
What's the difference between an entryway table and a hall table?
They describe the same kind of furniture: a narrow table placed near a front door or in a hallway. The name is mostly regional.
Does Burlholt sell authentic art deco furniture?
No. Burlholt carves solid hardwood console tables with geometric, symmetric, and stepped forms that echo Art Deco design. The collection doesn't include the lacquer, mirrored glass, or chrome trim typical of period pieces.
What depth works for a narrow hallway table?
Most Burlholt console tables are 12" deep, which clears most hallways as long as at least 30–36" of path remains past the table.
Which console is the best art deco-style choice?
The Crossed X-Base is the most angular and geometric, and the Waisted Hourglass is the most mirrored. The Tiered Ovals suit a rounder, streamlined look.
