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Magazine tables come in all shapes and forms. Some are designed to function as complete magazine racks while others simply feature a newspaper compartment.
Whether you’re looking for a stylish coffee table or a minimalist end table, made from glass, wood, or metal, the following pieces are ideal if you want to keep the table top free of clutter while keeping your tablets and other reading mediums close.
1. MyGift Wood & Metal End Table
Metal and wood are the flesh and bone of the furniture industry. They are a match made in design heaven, so it’s no wonder why this end table looks so good.
MyGift’s Wood and Metal End Table uses a solid wood top paired with a leatherette magazine sling to become an excellent couch companion. With just enough space for all your remotes and a cup of coffee, movie night will have all the comforts you need.
2. Convenience Concepts SoHo End Table
This intriguing end table isn’t the only one in its family — you can order an entire living room table set in the same design, including an end table, coffee table, bookcase, and a console table.
Each is made from tempered glass and melamine veneer in a weathered finish to create striking living room furniture that’s a real treat for the eyes. The SoHo End Table is available in four other finishes as well (faux white marble, sandstone, white, and weathered white).
3. Scando Table
Scando Table is designed to look as if it’s made from a single piece of wood which has been bent and warped into shape.
With a storage rack on one side only, it has an appealing asymmetrical shape which makes it look more like a natural growth than a piece of furniture.
4. mDesign Metal Grid Side Table
Can you feel the industrial vibe coming off of the mDesign Metal Grid Side Table? We sure can! Grid patterns are a great way to have an urban, yet minimalist style in your home.
Not only does it come in several different colors, but the side table also features a sturdy storage basket for keeping your favorite magazines close at hand. Wonderfully geometric and built to last, the mDesign Side Table is bound to be popular.
5. Adesso Zig-Zag Accent Table
This ultra-slim end table is perfect for keeping your favorite movies and/or novels close at hand. The Adesso Zig-Zag Accent Table is made from MDF wood with a rich black veneer to give it a modern appeal.
Two open slats can hold magazines, books, and movies, as can the large triangular cubby under the table’s surface. You can place two or more units together to create deeper storage cubbies and a larger table surface if needed.
6. The Woodieful Chair
The Woodieful Chair by Klavdija Jarcis is a sleekly and functionally designed chair that combines sitting and storage. It could serve as additional book shelving, magazine holder, a foot rest, an end table, or an easily stored chair to be brought out when friends stop by.
Modern, practical, durable and simply warm this chair is ideal for almost anybody and will especially appeal to those who enjoy organization, minimization, and décor with a purpose.
7. WF Magazine Side Table
Simplicity is key to modern design. If it’s not easy to use and functional, users will move on to other brands. The WF Magazine Side Table is an elegantly basic side table with removable magazine rack and concrete surface; it changes at the whim of the user in order to be the versatile piece it was intended to be.
Both fascinating and aesthetically-pleasing, the WF Magazine Side Table is everything modern design should be.
8. BT4 Coffee Table
The pathway to future design must be paved with aluminum. The BT4 Coffee Table, which is made of this usually flimsy alloy, is sturdy and long-lasting when bent in this shape.
Empty space between the table’s legs can be used to store books and magazines, and its durable finish can withstand both sunny and gloomy weather. Use BT4 coffee table indoors or outdoors for a touch of much-needed color in your home décor.
9. Embrace Media Storage Table
Embrace Media Storage / Table combination is designed by John Green. Separately Embrace consists of two minimal tables slash benches. When combined (read: embraced) the two equal parts form an almost just as space efficient table with clever storage space.
When plugged, Embrace features 4 deposit boards. One on top of the table, one under the table, and on each side. Use these storage boards to keep books, magazines, newspapers, tablets, and other goodies you want to keep close.
10. Oak Naomi Coffee Table
This amazing table with a magazine holder on one side is made of solid European oak and named after her designer Naomi Pas. Practical, durable and modern the Oak Naomi Coffee Table is ideal for almost anybody who wants to keep the top free of clutter.
This table takes a minimalist form and creates one of the most versatile pieces of furniture we’ve come across.
11. Steel Magazine Table
This range of steel Magazine Tables is more like a sculpture than a piece of furniture. Each features a narrow tabletop with a deep groove in the middle to store magazines and paperwork, held up by wire legs.
Thomas Elliot Burns is an LA-based designer who’s recently opened his own studio, and these magazine tables are among his first prototypes. He’s proving himself to be a name to watch.
12. Deposito Table
The Deposito Table is a z-shaped side table that is made of solid oak. It is designed as a complement to a sofa or divan and it can be positioned to extend over the seat of the couch, making two perfect levels for holding a Notepad, writing materials, newspaper or even drink.
Either for relaxing or working in your home office – Deposito is indispensable in any case. It is an all-rounder which comes in oak, either oiled or stained black, and is the perfect companion for all Lambert sofas or to enjoyed as an individual piece.
13. Acrylic side Table and MagazinE rack
For a modern look, you should choose a table with metal legs. An acrylic top is a translucent contrast to the silver x-shaped base. The modern acrylic side table indeed has the power to completely revamp your living space. It has a modernist feel and smart curved legs that offer a place to stash magazines and newspapers and at the same time display them.
Umbra Magino Acrylic Side Table is just the exact size to be used with a different surface or as an individual piece. The bent legs double as magazine storage. It has lightweight, a compact design and ultra modern appeal.
14. HUK Table
HUK Table is a practical and functional side table, shelf or desk organizer. This table takes a minimalist form and creates one of the most versatile pieces of furniture we’ve come across. You can use it for just about anything, whether that’s as a cozy side table to set your coffee on, or a plucky perch for your laptop or papers.
Do you need a magazine rack? A bookshelf? A stool? The HUK Table can be those things too. Its design is such that you can hook it onto tables to transform it into a cubby or file holder. You’ll discover new and better uses for it every day.