Console in the interior

The console is an elegant, picturesque, compact piece of furniture that can seat in virtually any room. With it, the design of the space becomes sophisticated, elegant, fully thought out. The console in the interior is used as a part of the headset from a variety of elements, and independently. She is selected under the general decoration of the room, usually as a stand for TV, cosmetics, various decor.

History description

The word console in French means "support", "bracket". So called a narrow table - stand alone or attached to the wall. The idea came from architecture - at first, the structure was wall-mounted, semicircular, it was covered with cornices, balconies, shelves, statues, vases, and other protruding parts, and the shape of its legs was curved, with curls.

In modern times, this is a separate piece of furniture, something like a mantelpiece, on which practically anything is placed — vases or souvenirs, jewelry boxes or indoor plants, family photos or postcards, a floor lamp or a flat-panel TV.

Types, shapes, sizes

Depending on the destination, the console looks like a narrow long table or a miniature shelf. Its average parameters:

• height from 70 cm to 110 cm;
• depth from 30 cm to 40 cm;
• length from 50 cm to 120 cm.

The shape of this object is made semicircular, quadrangular, polygonal, less often - asymmetric.

By type of construction:

• freestanding - usually has four legs, wheels, placed anywhere in the room;
• wall - based on one, two, three, four legs, which are straight, turned, intricate shape, leans and is attached to the wall, is a kind of half a table;
• hanging - wall mounted on brackets, has one or more legs that do not reach the floor, but go along the wall;
• folding - is a narrow transformable table, in unfolded form, becoming a full-fledged round, oval, quadrangular table.

By the color of the stand is almost any, it merges with the color of the walls or contrasts with them. The most popular woody, metallic, neutral, pastel shades. Less common are bright, multi-color designs.

In duplex apartments, a decorative console is placed under the stairs - there is often a lot of free space.

Styles

This piece of furniture is selected for any interior:

• the classic is a cold stone tabletop on marble legs, in perfect harmony with other elements of stone decor;
• hi-tech - a shiny element made of chrome-plated metal, glass, mirror elements, decorated with plasma cutting;
• Baroque - made entirely of fine wood, richly decorated with carvings, overhead details of stone, ivory, stands on the legs in the form of snakes, dragons;
• Country - light wooden construction, usually rounded, has thin, slightly curved legs, drawers with figured handles;
• Art Believe - the stand is made independently from euro pallets, painted in bright colors, painted by hand;
• minimalism - uncomplicated U-shaped design of white, gray, beige, completely without decor;
• Art Deco - an elegant forged stand with a rounded top, legs in the form of animal, bird legs;
• the loft is a frame of solid dark metal, the tabletop is thick, wooden, artificially aged;
• Japanese - entirely woven from rattan, usually detached, combined with the same chair, chair, stool;
• sea ​​- design in blue and blue colors, models of sailing vessels, postcards with sea views are placed on top;
• modern - made of wood, MDF, has metal parts, asymmetrical configuration;
• Chinese - has curved narrow sides of the table top, is made in red-brown tones, signs with hieroglyphs;
• ecological - made from almost untreated wooden parts, with knots, cracks, pieces of bark, decorated with fresh or dry flowers.

If it is impossible to fasten a real console, they create its qualitative imitation - a shelf is hung on the wall, and legs are painted on the bottom or suitable moldings are glued.

Manufacturing material

The console is made of the same materials as any other piece of furniture:

• natural wood (beech, oak, hornbeam, cherry, walnut, pear, pine, spruce, larch, alder, etc.);
• natural, artificial stone (granite, quartz, marble, porcelain, agate, acrylic stone, etc.);
• plastic;
• DSP, MDF;
• metal (chrome, forged parts);
• glass (frosted, transparent, color, patterned);
• rattan.

Often used several materials at the same time - wood for the table top and forged legs, stone bottom with a glass top, MDF with decorative elements made of stone, wood.

It is desirable that some other furniture items are made from the same material as the console.

Application in the interior

The console is located in any room of the apartment, private house - kitchen, hallway, bedroom, nursery, living room, dressing room, study, bathroom. It can be strictly functional:

• serve as a stand for TV, a narrow aquarium with fish;
• compact dressing table, dressing table, on which cosmetic accessories are placed;
• partially close the battery for heating;
• shelf for storing books, notebooks, which are constantly used;
• in the kitchen here are placed jars with spices, spices;
• place for lighting;
• Here they put indoor plants in beautiful pots.

Decorative are also widespread:

• serve to accommodate any collections, emphasizing the interests of the owners of the premises;
• decorated with candles in candelabra, souvenirs;
• become a complement to the picture, the mirror on the wall;
• made a bright accent interior detail;
• Cover with knitted or embroidered napkins.

High coasters are more often used as interior decoration, while lower ones are used for practical purposes.

In the hall

The console in the corridor is installed near a long or short wall, in a pier, a niche. Under it put soft ottomans, boxes with shoes, hang a mirror above the stand, a housekeeper, organizers for small items, hooks for hats, umbrellas. Also, the design is sometimes equipped with sliding drawers in which gloves, clothing brushes, shoe creams, etc. are put together. A large full-wall mirror is made behind a transparent stand, on which cute souvenirs are placed, vases with dry bouquets.

In the hallway on a stand placed a lighting device, in the form of a small floor lamp or two.

In the living room

The most common location of the console structure in the living room is under the TV, opposite the dining area, the resting place. When the room is very narrow windowsill, the console is placed at the window, originally decorating this place or masking radiators. On top of it, plants in the flowerpots are put, a collection of ceramic whistles, a series of photographs, and if necessary, a room fan.

In the wall between two window or door openings, an interior object of the appropriate length is installed. Sometimes the stand serves as an attached table, a kind of home bar, located next to the armrest or behind, including between the sofa and the wall.

When the TV is hanging on the wall, on the stand below it is placed a game console, speaker system, Wi-Fi router.

In the office

In the working area, this piece of furniture serves as a stand for office equipment, often used office, papers. If there are additional shelves at the bottom, books are stored there, a number of outlets are mounted nearby for charging mobile phones and tablets. The design can also become an additional workplace, especially if it is not possible to organize it in a separate room. Decorative console is made potted plants, corporate photos, souvenirs from the company.

A cup with morning coffee, a saucer with cookies, an electric kettle is also easy to place on a stand, if you are too lazy to go to the kitchen.

In the bedroom

Here the design is placed next to the wardrobe, bed or window. In the spacious bedroom there are two small consoles on different sides of the bed, bedside lamps, including bedside lamps, are placed on them. The most popular option is to use it as a compact dressing table: then several drawers are made in it, and a large mirror is hung from above. Rarely at the console table sitting with a laptop, make up a list of to-do, purchases in a notebook. A tall, long construction with wheels is rolled over the bed, using as a table for breakfast, dinner, a decorative element is decorated with soft toys, various children's handicrafts.

In the presence of a canopy, valance over the bed, the console is made in a similar style.

In the kitchen

The console will be a practical part of the kitchen room, if you place it on the banks with cereals, boxes of spices. This is sometimes put salt shaker, sugar bowl, napkin holder, a decanter with filtered drinking water. In a cramped kitchen, the design plays the role of a miniature buffet or bar counter, if necessary, folding into a real dining table. A decorative design is made with a narrow tablecloth or towel, decorated with a collection of souvenir bottles from expensive drinks, designer tea packages.

From the bottom, the console tabletop is illuminated with LED strip to create a romantic atmosphere.

Conclusion

Furniture console - a necessary thing, useful, especially in confined spaces, as it does not take up much space. There are many options for using the design; individual companies even offer entire console headsets, with mirrors, shelves, cabinets, retractable seats. This piece of furniture is easy to make from scrap materials with your own hands.