Black Ash Elm Wood Console Table with Silver Steel Sledge Base – 150cm

A hundred and fifty centimetres is a lot of console table, and that's rather the point. This one behaves like a sideboard without the bulk of one — wide enough for a pair of lamps with clear space between them, and deep enough at 51cm that you could genuinely serve from it at a dinner rather than just resting a vase on it.

The top is an elm plinth in a black ash finish. Elm carries a strong, linear grain, and the dark finish works with that grain instead of burying it — the surface reads as a textured, slightly rustic black rather than a flat painted panel, and there's real grain under your hand when you run it across the top. Wood being wood, the tone varies a little between pieces; that's the material behaving normally, not a fault.

Underneath sits a U-shaped stainless steel sledge base, and the shape earns its keep twice over. It puts the vertical supports at the two ends rather than under the middle, so the floor beneath stays clear for baskets, a bench or a pair of stools. And it carries the load along two contact lines instead of four small feet, which keeps a wide, heavy top steady on a rug and spreads the pressure on a wooden floor. Stainless steel doesn't rust or shed a plated coating, so the metal should still look right long after the room around it has been redecorated. It arrives flat, with full assembly instructions in the box.

Why it's worth it

• 150cm wide by 51cm deep — a working surface rather than a narrow ledge
• Elm wood top in a black ash finish, with the natural grain still readable through the colour
• U-shaped stainless steel sledge base leaves the space underneath clear for baskets or seating
• Stainless steel won't rust or flake the way a plated finish eventually does
• 76cm height sits under a standard wall mirror and clears most sofa backs
• Genuinely multi-role: console, dining server, or a minimalist desk against a wall

Styling ideas

• Centre a mirror above it for height and reflected light, flank it with slim lamps, and keep a tray for keys and post
• In a dining room, use it as a server — carafes, a statement vase, plates within reach
• Behind a sofa, the open base keeps sightlines clear while still anchoring the seating zone
• The black ash finish grounds industrial schemes and contemporary rustic ones equally well

Delivery & returns

Arrives with full assembly instructions. If it's not right once it's home, our Orsina delivery and returns policy gives you time to change your mind.

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