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A compact mid-century console with rounded ends, fine vertical slats and four gently splayed tapered legs. Two tambour doors wrap around its curved sides to open two hidden compartments, and at 100cm wide and 30cm deep it gives a small hallway storage without the bulk.
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3 finishes
The Caldermere is a mid-century shape kept small. A rounded cabinet sits on four gently splayed, tapered legs, its ends curve rather than meet in corners, and its front is made of fine vertical slats. A slim rounded top and a pair of vertical bar handles in the same finish complete it. Nothing sticks out and nothing is square, which is why it sits so quietly along a wall.
The front is two tambour doors, and they are the clever part. Rather than swinging open, they slide round the curved ends of the cabinet, so both can be open at once and neither ever opens into the room. Behind them are two compartments either side of a fixed divider, for keys, post, chargers and the bits that otherwise end up on the top. The top stays free for a lamp, a vase or a few books.
Oak is a light oak-effect grain, warm and natural, and gives an entrance a relaxed mid-century feel. Walnut is a rich brown wood effect, the warmest and the most classic of the three. Black is a dark wood grain with closely spaced slats, which gives a hallway a defined focal point, best against a pale wall.
Its product pages suggest a hallway, an entrance or a living room. At 100cm wide it fits where a longer console would not, such as a short stretch of wall by the front door or between two doorways, and at 30cm deep it keeps the way through clear. 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 slats. Keep the door tracks free of grit and the doors will keep sliding smoothly.
The Caldermere is one of four fluted consoles we have that hide things away. Our guide to choosing between the Alderwick, Holborn, Fitzroy and Caldermere sets the sizes and the storage side by side.
The details
Weight: 12.5 kg
The same for all three finishes. Supplied as one console table; accessories are not included.
100cm wide, 30cm deep and 80cm high, and it weighs 12.5kg. All three finishes are the same size.
Two tambour doors slide around the curved sides of the cabinet to open two side-by-side compartments, separated by a fixed central divider. The doors slide within the cabinet's footprint, so nothing swings out into the room.
A door made of narrow vertical slats on a flexible backing, so it can run along a track and round a curve. That is what lets the Caldermere's doors wrap around its rounded ends.
MDF and manufactured wood, in an oak effect, a walnut effect or a black wood-grain finish. It needs full assembly when it arrives.
Four fluted console tables that hide things away: the 155cm Alderwick with two side cabinets, the Holborn with sliding doors and a lower shelf, the Fitzroy with tambour doors and the compact 100cm Caldermere. Sizes, storage, doors and finishes compared.
The Alderwick: a 155cm fluted console only 30cm deep, with two full-height side cabinets, an open centre and horizontal fluting meeting vertical, in natural, rustic brown or black wood effect. Sizes, storage and which finish suits which hall.
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.
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