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A long, slim console that stands on two fluted cabinets. Horizontal fluting runs across the centre panel and meets vertical fluting on the cabinet doors, the centre stays open, and at 155cm wide and 30cm deep it gives a hallway a lot of surface without stepping out from the wall.
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3 finishes
The Alderwick stands on its storage. Instead of legs, two full-height cabinets hold up a long top, and the space between them stays open, so the wall shows through and a 155cm console still looks light. The fluting does the rest: it runs horizontally across the centre panel and vertically down the cabinet doors, and where the two meet is the detail that makes it the Alderwick.
Each cabinet has a handleless door on silver concealed hinges and an inner shelf, so post, chargers, dog leads and spare bulbs go behind the doors and the top stays clear. The doors are hinged, so leave enough room in front to open them. The long top takes a lamp, a vase or a stack of books, and at this length it can hold a lamp at each end.
Natural is a light wood effect with a warm grain, and gives a hallway a lighter, relaxed feel. Brown is a rustic wood effect that brings out the grain across the top and the fluted panels, and pairs naturally with soft neutrals, warm lighting and woven accessories. Black is a dark wood grain, and the fluting reads as a sculptural line against a pale wall.
Its product pages suggest a hallway, an entrance or behind a sofa. At 30cm deep it sits close to the wall, but at 155cm wide it needs a long stretch of it, so measure the wall before you order. For sizing a hall, read console table sizes, and for dressing the top, how to style a console table.
A dry or lightly damp cloth for the surfaces, and a soft brush along the fluting to lift the dust from the grooves.
We have three fluted consoles that hide things away: the Alderwick, the Holborn and the Fitzroy. Our guide to choosing between them sets the sizes and the storage side by side.
The details
Cabinet depth: 28.4 cm
The same for all three finishes. Supplied as one console table; accessories are not included.
155cm wide, 30cm deep and 78.7cm high, which is approximately 79cm. The cabinets are 28.4cm deep inside the 30cm overall depth. All three finishes are the same size.
Two full-height cabinets, one at each end, each with one inner shelf for organising smaller things. The doors are handleless, on silver concealed hinges. The centre beneath the top is open.
Particleboard with a wood-effect decorative finish, on discreet anti-slip feet. It needs assembling when it arrives.
Natural is the lightest and most relaxed, and suits neutral rooms. Brown is a rustic wood effect that pairs with soft neutrals, warm lighting and woven accessories. Black is a dark wood grain that gives a hallway definition, best against a light wall.
Three fluted console tables that hide things away: the 155cm Alderwick with two side cabinets, the Holborn with sliding doors and a lower shelf, and the 30cm-deep Fitzroy with tambour doors. Sizes, storage, doors and finishes compared.
The Hampstead: a 140cm rustic brown console on two rounded, fluted supports, with a 4cm-thick top, a lower shelf and a slim 30cm depth for hallways and behind sofas.
The Holborn: a capsule-shaped console with two fluted sliding doors, an open centre compartment, a full lower shelf and slim black metal legs, in walnut or black wood effect.
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