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.
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Fluting is the detail of the moment on a console table, and storage is what makes a console earn its place in a hallway. We have three that do both: the Alderwick, the Holborn and the Fitzroy. They differ in size, in how much they hide and in how their doors open, and those three things decide which suits your hall.
The Alderwick stands on two full-height fluted cabinets with an open centre between them. Its fluting runs horizontally across the centre panel and vertically down the doors. It has no legs, just discreet anti-slip feet.
The Holborn has a rounded, capsule-shaped top, two fluted sliding doors that follow its curved ends, an open compartment between them and a full lower shelf, all on slim black metal legs.
The Fitzroy has fluted tambour sliding doors with gold-tone handles over a concealed compartment, a lower shelf, rounded edges and slender cylindrical legs.
| Alderwick | Holborn | Fitzroy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Width | 155 cm | 118 cm | 120 cm |
| Depth | 30 cm | 40 cm | 30 cm |
| Height | 78.7 cm | 80 cm | 80.5 cm |
Two of these figures need a note. The Holborn's dimension drawing shows 118cm wide, but the black version's product page lists 120cm. The Fitzroy's specification table gives 80.5cm high, but its description says 85cm. If either matters to the centimetre, ask us before you order.
The Alderwick is by far the longest, and needs a long wall. The Holborn gives you the most surface front to back, but comes furthest into the room. The Fitzroy is the most compact.
The Alderwick keeps everything behind doors. Each end is a full-height cabinet with an inner shelf, behind a handleless door on concealed hinges, so the cabinets go from the top almost to the floor.
The Holborn and the Fitzroy keep their closed storage in the upper section, behind sliding doors, and add a full open shelf underneath for baskets, books or shoes. The Holborn also has an open compartment between its doors for the things you reach for every day.
This is the practical difference. The Holborn's and the Fitzroy's doors slide, so they never open into the path through a hallway. The Alderwick's doors are hinged and swing outward, which is fine where there is room in front, but worth checking in a tight entrance.
The Alderwick comes in natural, rustic brown or black wood effect. The Holborn comes in walnut or black wood effect, both on black metal legs. The Fitzroy comes in black or brown, with gold-tone handles on both.
Choose the Alderwick for full-height cabinets, a long wall to fill and three finishes. Choose the Holborn for sliding doors, an open shelf and the deepest top. Choose the Fitzroy for sliding doors in the most compact size, at 30cm deep and 120cm wide. If you only need a shelf, not doors, the Hampstead is a 140cm fluted console with an open lower shelf.
For help measuring, read console table sizes.
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The Alderwick's storage is all behind doors, in two full-height cabinets with an inner shelf each. The Holborn and the Fitzroy keep their closed storage in the upper section, behind sliding doors, and add a full open shelf underneath.
The Alderwick and the Fitzroy are both 30cm deep. The Fitzroy is the shorter at 120cm wide, and its doors slide, so nothing swings out into the path. The Holborn is the deepest of the three at 40cm.
The Holborn's and the Fitzroy's slide. The Alderwick's are hinged, so leave room in front of it to open them.
The Alderwick in natural, rustic brown or black wood effect. The Holborn in walnut or black wood effect. The Fitzroy in black or brown.
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 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.
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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