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[lucymo]

I only know it by sofa table. That's what furniture stores in my area call it.

[shoekitty]

i looked online and furniture stores are calling them console tables. who knew? We used to call them ""the tall tables in back of the couch""

[stevieb]

I've come to refer to them as sofa tables, but think I do remember there used to be another word in vogue for them... Can't for the life of me remember what it was...

[LooPY]

It is a console table. A Parson's table is a particular style; simple, sleek, minimalist, modern, not to be confused with a console. For example the photo above is a console, but not a Parson's table.

[maryebrown_1]

Sofa table or Console table is what I came up with on google. I'm thinking that it's like a "headboard" for a sofa, rather than a bed...and, if that's the case, a coffee table might be classified as a footboard for the couch/sofa?!?!?!

As a footnote (LOL), 25 years ago we purchased a gorgeous "etagere" when we moved to So. Carolina to use as an entertainment unit for our TV/VCR/tapes, etc. That sucker was made from high quality Oak, that we had to assemble at home, and it weighed at least 90 pounds - it's over 6' high and over 6' wide with open shelving, a cubby (for our picture albums) and a closed storage portion with a door. Very functional!

The salespeople strapped the box to the roof rack of our 1976 Plymouth Volare Station Wagon and we hauled it 25 miles home, thankfully without incident - I feared the box falling off and possibly injuring/killing someone, or damage to the roof or the rack it was tied to on "our Vo"...DH and I put that etagere together in a matter of minutes and, it's still in our living room (a.k.a. The Man Cave), today! It's been through 3 long-distance moves (and the movers wanted to dismantle it but couldn't!) and it looks just as beautiful as the day we bought it! I can't recall how much we paid for it, but the store was closing and it was a final sale, but I know it was under $100 (a great buy).

[shoekitty]

On 12/15/2014 LoopyLoo said:

It is a console table. A Parson's table is a particular style; simple, sleek, minimalist, modern, not to be confused with a console. For example the photo above is a console, but not a Parson's table.

Hi loopy!

Yes a Parsons table or anything "Parson" is very minimalist/ Like Shaker style

[ValuSkr]

I'll vote for (1) console table, (2) sofa table, and (3) hall table, in that order.

[QuickValCall]

demi-lune (or something like that)?

[debcakes]

On 12/15/2014 Drythe said:

""We"" called it a library table although it wasn't in a library.

Library tables are big for spreading out books and papers. The sofa table is usually highr and not deep at all.

[katiebeau]

A Hunt table.