A beautifully styled console table can take a design scheme quite far. Whether acting as a warm welcome in an entryway or a grounding addition to a homey living room, this often-overlooked design detail is important to get right. But a well-balanced console table can easily become cluttered, and it's difficult to know exactly where to begin.
That's where McGee & Co. comes in. The well-loved furniture and home decor brand, led by famed designer Shea McGee, just took to social media to share a four-point guide to taking a console table from dull to designer.
By bringing us through every detail, from storage to elevated artwork, the company's created the perfect step-by-step explainer. This is , according to the experts behind McGee & Co. A photo posted by on To get the McGee & Co.
look, it's best to start from the bottom, then work your way up. In the video, a wide, black console table with two tiers is set against . Placing three side by side on the bottom shelf, a McGee & Co.
employee demonstrates the first tip: 'Ground the bottom with substantial items (like baskets) to balance visual weight.' Whether you opt for baskets, boxes, or books, placing the most substantial items lower to the ground works double – it grounds the table and all its contents, and takes advantage of valuable . Using baskets or boxes here allows you to stow unsightly items or clutter, and establishes visual calm.
Step number two flips the first on its head – now the trick is to bring the eye upwards.