Martini Tables
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A martini table is among the narrowest tables a room can hold: a round top on a thin cylinder shaft that drops to a round base, sometimes finished with a tray top. It slips beside a deep chair where nothing wider fits, and in the evening it is often the first surface a hand finds. Every martini table belongs among our Drink Tables, though not every piece there shares this shape.
What Makes a Martini Table
The shape is the definition. The top is round, the shaft is thin and the base is round again, so the table reads as one vertical line with a disc at each end. That line lets it stand close to a chair arm without crowding the knees, and the round base keeps the slim shaft upright.
Keep its job small. The top takes a glass and a phone, maybe a candle, and it is for setting something down, not for leaning on. When the spot also needs a lamp, a wider top from the pieces in our accent table range is the better choice.
The Pedestal Martini Table Beside a Chair
Start with the chair, not the table. A martini table belongs to one seat, and its height and finish should answer that seat directly. Aim for the top to sit level with the arm or an inch below it, on the side of the hand that holds the glass.
A low lounge chair needs a short table. A club chair or a sofa arm can take a taller one. Pull it back so it sits alongside the arm. Placed ahead of the arm, it takes a knock each time someone sits down.
Round Martini Tables in Tight Gaps
A round top has no corner to catch a sleeve or a shin, which matters in the places these tables end up: the end of a sectional, the angle behind a reading chair, the strip between a pair of club chairs. A square top in the same gap would leave a corner pointing at someone.
The Martini Table With a Tray Top
Some martini tables finish the top as a shallow tray. A 24" matte black pedestal with a tray top adds a raised edge, so a glass has something to stop against. Beside upholstery it reads as a thin black line, and in a dark room it nearly disappears until a lamp catches the rim.
A Martini Side Table Comes Last
Buy the martini table after everything else. The sofa, the chairs and the larger tables set the room, and the martini table answers them at the smallest scale. Within our Modern Tables it is the piece that fills the last gap, so measure that gap with the chair in its final place before you choose.
Give each seat its own martini table. Where two chairs angle toward each other, a single table between them will do and keeps the floor clear.
What is a martini table?
A martini table is a small table with a round top on a thin cylinder pedestal that drops to a round base, sometimes with a tray top. It is sized to hold a glass beside a chair or sofa and fits gaps a full side table cannot.
How tall should a martini table be?
Line the top up with the chair arm or keep it slightly lower, so a glass goes down without a reach. Lounge chairs sit low and want a short table, while club chairs and sofa arms can take a taller one. Check the arm height of your own seat first.
Is a martini table stable?
The round base widens the footprint under the slim shaft, which steadies it for a glass. It is sized for setting things down, not for support, so keep it out of the spot where someone braces a hand to stand up.
What is a martini table with a tray top?
A tray top adds a raised rim around the round top, so a glass has an edge to stop against. In this collection, a 24" matte black pedestal comes with a tray top.