Seville Tiled Side Table 31 x 31 x 50cm - Indigo

The Seville Tiled Side Table in Indigo is 31cm square and 50cm high, surfaced in glazed tile. The tiles are set in a grid across the top and down the sides, so the joints are part of the pattern. It takes a drink and a book and nothing larger.

Tile on furniture is an old idea that works for a plain reason: it is the one surface that does not care about a wet glass. On a covered patio or beside a bath, a tiled top outlasts a timber one without any maintenance at all.

At 31cm square and 50cm high this is a drinks table rather than a lamp table. It sits just above most seat heights, which is where a hand reaches without looking, and it is small enough to slot between two chairs.

The caveat is the corners. Glaze is hard but it chips, and a tiled edge is more vulnerable than a timber one. Keep it out of the path where a vacuum or a hip will clip it.