Nesting Tables
That item has been discontinued, but here are similar options.
Nesting tables give a room two surfaces in the footprint of one: the lower table slides beneath the upper when the room is quiet and pulls out when there are glasses to set down. Most sets in our Modern Tables come as pairs, many of them in marble.
The Nesting Coffee Table
A single large coffee table fixes the middle of a room in place. A nesting coffee table lets the middle change shape.
Pushed together, the pair reads as one piece with a stepped profile. Pulled apart, it becomes two surfaces that can reach both ends of a long sofa.
Choose by how the room is used. If it always needs one broad, fixed surface, a single top from our Coffee Tables is simpler. If the room hosts often, or the seating moves, the pair earns its keep.
Marble Nesting Table Sets
Marble sets come in black, red and cream, and the color sets the temperature of the room. Black marble sinks into a dark scheme and lets the veining show. Red marble warms a cool room.
Cream marble keeps a pale room light. Stone sets are heavy, so place them once and slide the smaller table out rather than carrying it.
Wood Nesting Coffee Tables
A 47" brown wood nesting coffee table set brings grain and warmth where stone would feel cold, and the weight is easier to move around.
Nesting Side Tables Beside a Chair
At the arm of a sofa, a pair of nesting side tables does what one of our single end tables cannot: one holds a lamp, the other slides out for a drink or a book. The 20" brown wood set is sized for this job, and smaller pairs from our accent table range work anywhere a room needs a surface that can move.
Glass and Antique Gold Nesting Tables
Bronze recycled glass reads lighter than stone or wood and lets the rug show through, which keeps a small room from feeling crowded. Antique gold catches lamplight and gives the pair a soft glow in the evening.
Nesting Tables in the Entry
A 50" white marble nesting console for the entryway puts a lower piece beneath a long top, so the hall gets a landing spot for keys and a second surface that can slide out when bags come in.
How to Place Nesting Tables
Leave enough room in front of the set for the lower table to come fully out, or it will stay tucked in forever. Keep the tops level with or just below the seat arm when they sit beside a chair. For the tightest spots, where even a pair is too much, Martini Tables hold a single glass on a slim base.
Treat the set as one object when it is closed and two when it is open. Style the top table as if it stood alone, a single book or a small bowl, and leave the lower one bare so it can slide out without anything to clear first.
What are nesting tables?
Nesting tables are sets of tables in graduated sizes that slide together, the smaller one tucked beneath the larger, so they take up the footprint of one. Pull them apart and you have two surfaces. Most sets in this collection are pairs, used as coffee tables, side tables or an entry console.
Can nesting tables be used as a coffee table?
Yes. A nesting coffee table set works in front of a sofa as one piece when closed and as two surfaces when opened, which helps with long sofas and rooms that host often. Sets here include black, red and cream marble and a 47" brown wood pair.
What materials are nesting tables made from?
Marble leads the collection, in black, red, cream and white. There are also brown wood sets, a bronze recycled glass pair and antique gold nesting accent tables, with more sets on the way. Marble brings weight and veining, glass reads lighter, and wood is easier to move.
Where should nesting side tables go?
Nesting side tables work well at the arm of a sofa or chair, where one table holds a lamp and the other slides out for a drink. Keep the top level with or slightly below the arm, and leave room in front for the lower table to come fully out.