Hayes Side Table Oak

The Hayes Side Table in Black Oak is 48cm wide, 48cm deep and 48cm high, with three hourglass-shaped solid oak legs. The round top combines solid oak, MDF and oak veneer with a full bullnose edge. It arrives fully assembled.

A black finish on oak is a stain rather than a paint, and the difference is visible. The grain still reads through the colour, so the table has the depth of timber rather than the flatness of a coated surface, which is what keeps a dark side table from looking like a black box beside a sofa.

Dark and small is a combination worth using deliberately. A black side table anchors a corner of a room that would otherwise float, and because the piece is only 48cm across it adds that weight without taking any real space, which a larger dark piece cannot do.

The full bullnose is more pronounced than a partial one and it suits the dark finish. A rolled edge catches a highlight all the way round, so the outline of the top stays legible even when the colour is absorbing most of the light.