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furniture's loyal sidekick, holding your drink, your book, and your indecision about going to bed
means A small table placed beside a sofa, bed, or chair to hold within easy reach the small things of daily life.
from A plain compound of "side" and "table." "Side" comes from Old English "side," meaning a flank or edge — the same word that lets you stand by someone's side. "Table" traveled in from Latin "tabula," a flat board or plank, by way of Old French. So the name is literally honest: a table that lives at the side of things, never the centerpiece, always the helper at your elbow.
- height rule
- ideally level with your sofa armrest
- original job
- candle stands lit rooms before electricity arrived
- drum table
- a classic round form named for military drums
- nesting trick
- tables tuck inside each other to save space
ikea lack side table — world's best-selling side table since 1979, over 30 million units sold
noguchi rudder side table — sculptural walnut table designed by isamu noguchi in 1947