Good Questions: Landing Dot Table Solution?

Hello AT,

I was all set to purchase the small console from dwr,(wall mount/ 2 legs). My landing strip is more like a landing dot. I need ideas on a small,good looking table. The measurements can be NO larger than 30"w x 10"d and i would like to keep it at 30 - 31" tall. I was hoping to put a picture over it and a cool mirror on the wall coming down the stairs. (yes, the WHOLE place is this color).

Thanks for your help, ultam8girl

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Dear Ultam8Girl,

It looks as if you have two natural places for a landing strip: on the stair landing and on the wall against the staircase as you come in. You might want to consider splitting your strip into both of these places with coathooks along the stair wall and a small table for phones and change and mail on the landing.

On the stair landing, we would recommend wall mounted magazine racks to hold your mail and magazines on the wall, further freeing up the need for a big landing strip.

See the Container Store for types.

Then you could use a wall mounted shelf as a LS or you could buy or build a corner mounted table or shelf to hold the rest. If you use that corner, you will get it out of your way as you go up and down the staircase.

In short: this is a custom situation or a place for a shelf over a table.

That's our two cents at least.

Anyone else???

Comments (14)

For those dimensions, and that space, would you consider a wall-mounted shelf instead?

There are also mirrors that incorporate a shelf into their design.

posted by patrick (the other one) on 2006-06-13 11:39:45

Room & Board, and Crate and Barrle bothe have VERY narrow steel tables of console table proportions that might work as well.

posted by patrick (the other one) on 2006-06-13 11:51:23

how about this

http://www.chiasso.com/store/Item.aspx?DepartmentId=57&ItemId=47420

something on the wall is probably better than on the floor. you could put a fancy coat hanger on one wall and use both the walls coming down the stairs.

posted by PeaceLamp on 2006-06-13 12:01:33

Jensen Lewis www.jensen-lewis.com has mirror/wall shelf units Patrick describes called Diva and IO. The Diva came in a vertical version until pretty recently. I just don't see it on the website now.

posted by jojo on 2006-06-13 12:02:30

or this? I think the rolly mirror and the vinity mirror would provide a bit of storage without taking up much space.
http://www.umbra.com/ustore/catalog.do?catalog=k79

(and the prices are in canadian so you have to change them to USD)

posted by angelune on 2006-06-13 12:09:26

I had a similar "landing dot" issue with my studio's tiny entryway -- needed more storage but it had to be around 10" or 11" deep at most. The piece that finally worked for this space was a blue wooden crate purchased from the Hell's Kitchen flea market for $45.

It's a shallow crate with 5 shelves, a latchable door and rope handles at either end. After cabbing it home (it's a heavy piece) and cleaning it up, it now serves as storage for shoes below, magazines on top, plus a few candles to warm up the entryway.

If you're interested, the vendor has a website at http://www.theboxman.net. Good luck!

posted by chrissy on 2006-06-13 13:07:45

Correction to previous post -- the URL should be:
http://www.theboxman.net

posted by chrissy on 2006-06-13 13:09:50

DIY custom DWR console: Buy two 30" table legs at ikea, room&board or bo concept, depending on budget and style. Have a piece of furniture grade plywood custom cut to your required dimensions. Paint or stain. Mount plywood to the wall with small (i.e., inconspicuous) L-brackets at 30" height. Add the two table legs in front.

posted by YCH on 2006-06-13 13:24:06

How about something like this?
http://www.lupson.com/doorman-key-holder-3.html

You could even make it yourself or get it made easily. It is made from MDF which, as I have said before, is a great material that is strong and allows for a smooth finish.

If you don't want magnets you could use those ikea door pulls as hooks as already featured on this site:
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/look/look-ikea-drawer-pulls-as-hooks-009221

posted by jamie pup on 2006-06-13 13:28:26

What about these shelves from Chiasso:

http://tinyurl.com/gnbb4

The illusion of a table, w/o taking the floor space. Pretty classy. One or two together with a mirror could do the trick, if you're not looking for the table to hold more than keys or knickknacks...

posted by Lawrence on 2006-06-13 15:10:55

Why not take the concept of a narrow wall hung shelf a bit further? Remove the dry wall between the studs. That will give you about 3 1/2" of deep space. You could then mount a miror bewteen the studs or some plywood on which to hang keys etc. And, of course one could add a shelf, or a few shelves. Or set the shelves mentioned above in the space between the studs. After all, when you install a medicine cabinet, the space between the studs after the drywall has been removed is where the cabinet goes.

posted by Laura on 2006-06-13 16:39:41

Good idea Laura, and at the risk of seeming like I am tooting my own horn (or whatever the American version is of the English phrase I'm thinking of) I sent some pics in to AT to show how straight forward it is to do it. At least you get an update from James Van Raden with more detail on how to fit the studs into tracks and how to cut.

I did not use tracks in addition to the studs and it would have been easier to do so but I did use his techique for cutting and did make each shelf out of one piece of metal stud so maybe a track would not have worked with my method:

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/guest-posts/post-your-baby-jamie-pups-custom-shelving-003932

posted by jamie pup on 2006-06-13 17:07:15

I second Patrick's Room and Board vote. They have some cute, skinny tables that might be perfect for your space. The one I immediately thought of in particular suits your measurements exactly!

http://www.roomandboard.com/rnb/prod.do?pfid=339895&grp=RB1370-3&grpType=0&collid=RB1370&collname=Slim&dept=RB217

posted by sandra on 2006-06-13 22:38:06

Jamie Pup -- you read my mind - I wanted to see pics while reading Laura's post. But after viewing & reading about your project, I realized it was way beyond my skills. Yours came out great! Wish I could do it.

I'm enjoying everyone's suggestions. A wall shelf sounds best to me. I'm dying to use a cantilevered one as a nightstand too.

posted by pbphoenix on 2006-06-13 23:58:05