Can an Entryway Console Table Work With No Storage?
Yes, but only if something else in the hall does the storing. A japandi console is a top and a base and nothing else - no drawers, no shelf, no cabinet - and every one of the eight here is built that way on purpose. The style is a single considered gesture and a lot of empty space around it, and a bank of drawers would undo it. What that means in practice is that the console becomes a surface, not a cupboard: one shallow tray for keys and post, one bowl, one lamp, and the discipline to clear it every few days.
Put the storage somewhere it does not interrupt the piece. A row of hooks on the wall takes coats and bags; a lidded basket on the floor beside the console takes shoes; a wall cabinet or a cupboard elsewhere takes everything that has no home. Done that way, the open floor under the console is part of the design - you see the base, the shadow and the skirting behind it, and a narrow hall looks wider than it is. These are all 30" high and 12" to 14" deep, in widths from 42" or 47" up to 65", so leave a little bare wall at each end and keep 36" of clear walkway in front.
| Console | Top | Base | Widths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loop and Arm | Plank with a softly irregular edge | Closed loop set to one side, long arm beneath | 47"-65" |
| S-Curve Pedestal | Plank, leading edge left irregular | One off-centre pedestal bending back on itself | 42"-65" |
| Waisted Pedestal | Thin ellipse, both ends floating free | One pedestal narrowing at the middle | 47"-65" |
| Narrow Upright | Long slim oval | One narrow upright twisting to a floor pad | 47"-65" |
| Crossed Beams | Rectangle with softened corners | Two heavy beams crossing on a low platform | 47"-65" |
| Blade Legs | Soft lozenge with a flat back edge | Two wide sculpted legs, waisted then spread | 47"-65" |
| Wave Pedestal | Straight back edge, long rounded front | One pedestal swinging sideways to the floor | 47"-65" |
| Twisted Pedestal | Plank with a naturally shaped leading edge | One flowing twist set toward one end | 47"-65" |
All eight are handcrafted from natural solid wood in Oak, Walnut, Brown and Black tones, 30" high. The 47" size is 12" deep; the 54", 60" and 65" sizes are 14" deep. One model also comes in a 42" width. None of the eight has any drawer, shelf or cabinet.
Japandi Console Table with Flowing Sculptural Loop Base and Display Top
The base is a single closed loop set off to one side and drawn out into a long arm that reaches beneath the far end of the top. The top is a plank with a softly irregular edge, laid across the loop so most of its length appears to float. Nothing is enclosed below. Four widths, 47" to 65".
Putting the loop at one end rather than the middle is what gives this its Japandi feel - one considered gesture and a great deal of quiet. The long reach also leaves room for a basket underneath at the open end.
Wabi Sabi Console Table with Flowing S-Curve Pedestal Base Design
The whole structure is a single sweeping curve: one pedestal rises off-centre from a rounded floor pad, bends back on itself and carries a plank top that reaches far past it on one side. The leading edge of that plank is left irregular, and nothing at all is built underneath. Five widths from 42" to 65".
The only model here that starts at 42", which makes it the answer for a genuinely narrow entry. The irregular front edge is the wabi sabi part - it was the outside of the board and it was left alone.
Organic Modern Solid Wood Console Table With Oval Top and Pedestal Base
Reduced to two elements: a thin elliptical top and one waisted pedestal that narrows at the middle and spreads out again where it meets the floor. The pedestal sits under the centre of the top, so both ends float free. The result is closer to a piece of pottery than to cabinetwork. 47" to 65" wide.
A central pedestal leaves both ends of the floor completely clear, which is the easiest of the eight to clean around and the most forgiving where a hall narrows at one end.
Minimalist Sculptural Console Table in Natural Solid Wood for Entryway
The quietest of the group: a long, slim oval top resting on one narrow upright that twists gently as it drops to a rounded floor pad. Nothing is stored and nothing is enclosed, so the table asks very little of a wall while still giving a usable surface. Four widths, 47" to 65", 30" high.
Intended for hallways, landings and entries where a full cabinet would feel like too much. If you are unsure whether a storage-free console will work for you, this is the one that takes up the least visual room.
Cross Base Natural Solid Wood Console Table With Rounded Rectangular Top
Built on one clear idea: two heavy beams crossing at a single point beneath the centre of the top, their feet landing on a low rounded platform. The top is a rectangle with generously softened corners. There is no storage of any kind, which is precisely what lets the geometry be understood at a glance. 47" to 65" wide.
The most architectural piece here, and the steadiest-looking. A rectangular top is also the most usable shape of the eight if a lamp and a tray both have to fit.
Organic Natural Solid Wood Console Table With Rounded Top and Curved Legs
Made of nothing but a long top and two wide sculpted legs. The top is drawn out into a soft lozenge with a flat back edge, and each leg leaves its underside as a broad blade, draws in at the waist and spreads again into a foot. Four widths, 47" to 65".
A flat back edge means it sits tight against the wall despite the curves - worth knowing in a hallway where every inch of depth counts. The blade legs read very differently from the front and the side.
Modern Natural Solid Wood Console Table With Oval Top and Pedestal Base
An elongated top with one straight back edge and a long rounded front, carried by a single pedestal that swings out sideways as it comes down to the floor - the curve reads almost like a wave breaking under the surface. Nothing is enclosed. 47" to 65" wide at 30" high.
The sideways swing means the base is best seen at an angle, so this suits a console you walk past rather than one you face head-on from a door.
Modern Natural Solid Wood Console Table With Sculptural Pedestal Base Design
A plank with a naturally shaped leading edge rests on one sculptural pedestal positioned towards one end, so the top reaches out in a long unsupported run. The pedestal is carved into a broad flowing twist that leans as it rises and finishes in a wide flat base. No case, no shelf, no drawer - the base is meant to be looked at. 47" to 65" wide.
The boldest base of the eight, and the one that most rewards being lit from the side, where the twist throws a long curved shadow up the wall.
🌿 Why Natural Solid Wood?
Take away the drawers, the shelf and the case and there is very little left to look at - which is exactly why the material has to carry the piece. A top with no apron under it shows its own thickness along the full length; a pedestal carved into a twist shows the grain wrapping round the curve; a plank left with its natural leading edge shows the outside of the tree. Printed board can do none of that: the moment a cutter shapes a curve it goes through the printed face, and a repeated photographic grain is obvious on a surface with nothing else happening on it.
There is a structural reason too. Several of these carry a long top on a single pedestal set off to one side, so most of the length is unsupported. That cantilever only works in solid timber sized properly for the span. It is also why the tops here stay flat rather than bowing over the years, and why a hallway knock leaves a mark the same colour as the rest of the wood - and the top can be sanded and re-oiled a decade from now instead of replaced.
A storage-free console is a choice about the hall, not just the table. Decide first where the coats, shoes and post are actually going to live - hooks, a basket, a cupboard - and then the console can stay what it is meant to be: a surface, a base and a lot of quiet around them. Take the 42" or 47" sizes for a narrow entry, a central pedestal if you want both ends of the floor clear, and the crossed-beam or blade-leg models if you want the base to read as structure rather than gesture. Every console here comes in Oak, Walnut, Brown and Black tones. Browse the full console table collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a japandi console table?
A Japanese and Scandinavian mix: pale or natural timber, one clear shape and almost nothing else. In practice that usually means no drawers and no shelf, as with all eight here.
Where do you put things if the console has no storage?
Hooks on the wall for coats and bags, a lidded basket on the floor for shoes, and one shallow tray on the top for keys and post. The console stays a surface.
How deep should a hallway console be?
Twelve to fourteen inches, which is what these are. The 47-inch size is 12 inches deep and the wider sizes are 14.
Is a single-pedestal console stable enough?
Yes, when the pedestal is solid timber sized for the span, as these are. Weight is still best placed toward the supported side rather than out on a cantilevered end.
Which finish suits japandi best?
Pale Oak is the most typical, since the style leans on light timber and quiet contrast. The same models come in Walnut, Brown and Black if you want the silhouette to carry more weight.
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