Cooper Nesting End Tables

A pair of round nesting end tables from Four Hands, built from solid oak and made to slide together into one compact footprint. Each table has a chamfered top edge and three tapered legs, with levelers underneath so they sit steady on uneven floors. The oak grain stays visible in both finishes, a pale drifted oak and a smoked black that darkens the wood while leaving its texture easy to read.

The three-leg stance and softly angled edges borrow from stool and tripod forms, with none of the ornament. It is plain, Scandinavian-leaning furniture, the kind that sits comfortably next to a rounded bouclé sofa, a rattan chair, or an old leather club chair. The drifted oak reads warm and light against patterned rugs, and the smoked black gives a room a quiet anchor against saturated walls.

Use them stacked together as one small table beside a sofa, or pull them apart so one holds a lamp and the other catches a drink and a book. In a bedroom they work as a pair of mismatched nightstands, and in an entry one can hold keys while the other tucks away. Because the tables are solid wood, a coaster under a wet glass keeps the finish looking its best.