There's no need to console (🥁) your friends on their storage solution woes when they have a console table at home. In all seriousness, console tables are great for storage and displaying decor! Because of their wide shape, they're often placed against a wall or behind a sofa. Console tables are used primarily in entryways and hallways to showcase decorative objects, store items you need to access frequently, or provide decorative lighting. These tables are usually around the same height as regular tables, around 30”-32”.