When is a magazine table not an end table? Where does it go?
I have a little table with magazine racks on the sides. It's too tall to look entirely right as an end table with our current sofa and chairs which are on the low side, and I don't know which way it should face relative to the sofa anyway. Should I just park it on a wall by itself instead of using as an end table? If I continue to use it as an end table, does the door face the front or the side? The back is finished. It is barely large enough to hold a lamp, but it could.
(This table is being used to hold loose music; the piano is also in this room so I'd like to keep the table nearby because it keeps music off the floor. Sometimes.) (Yes, it's a humidor--I wasn't able to find a music cabinet I liked.)
What should I do with this thing? Get a big velvet smoking chair to go next to it? Door forwards or to the side? Thanks!
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6 years agoThanks all. I'm not home where I can take photos at the moment. I appreciate the placement suggestions!
The piano is less than a spinet and takes up all but 3 inches of the wall it's on--otherwise I'd love to just put the thing by the piano. I could put it in front of the window perhaps. Old overexposed piano picture (it looks nicer in person):
As far as the knob...I love the knob!! The orange ball (Bakelite or celluloid or just plain old plastic) is probably original and I'm not sure about the backplate which seems to be aluminum. The interior is lined with faux copper. It was not an expensive thing (new or now). Just my style :P
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