Nest of Tables: When Two Tables Beat One

Short answer

One footprint
closed, the largest table
Anton
smaller table slides fully under
Leo
rounds overlap about 40 percent

A nest of tables is two or three coffee tables that store as one footprint. Buy it if the second top comes out weekly. Anton hides the small table; Leo overlaps.

Coffee table Anton Small set with black frame and Grigio Dekton top, showcasing a bold design.

A nest of tables is the British name for stacking coffee tables that share one patch of floor. Americans search nesting coffee table for the same furniture. The purchase is not a decoration set. It is a second surface you can put away. This guide says what a nest is, which size to pick, how Anton and Leo actually fit together, and when one table is the better buy. Every set named is welded in our factory in Sweden. The stone is sintered stone, not marble.

What is a nest of tables?

Two or three coffee tables, each a different size and height, made so the smaller one sits under or against the larger one.

Closed, they occupy roughly the footprint of the largest table. Open, you have extra landings for cups, a laptop, or a second armchair.

That is the whole point. If the small table never comes out, you paid for a hinge you do not have: there is no mechanism, only geometry.

What size nest of tables do I need?

Match the large table to the sofa, then let the small one be the spare.

Anton Small set is Medium plus Small (70 x 23.5 in with 65 x 21.5 in). Anton Large set is one Large and two Medium tables (100 x 29.5 in with two of 70 x 23.5 in). Leo Medium set is 31.5 in plus 27.5 in rounds; Leo Large set is all three diameters, 37.4, 31.5 and 27.5 in.

If the sofa is a two-seater, start with Anton Small or Leo Medium. If it is a long three-seater and you host, the large set is the one that stretches along the sofa when pulled apart. Height still follows the sofa seat: see the height guide.

How do Anton and Leo nest?

Anton is rectangular and nests fully: the smaller table slides under the larger until you mostly see one top. Leo is round. Each size has its own height, so the tops overlap by about 40 percent instead of disappearing.

That is not a defect. You always see both Leo rounds, which is why a Leo nest still reads as two tables when closed. An Anton nest can look like one table until you pull it.

Side by side, an Anton small set runs 53.1 in. Use that number when you are checking a rug or a walkway.

When is one coffee table better?

When you will not move the second table. A single Anton Medium or Leo Medium is then the cleaner buy.

A nest is worth it when guests, homework, or a second seat appear most weeks. It is not worth it as storage for magazines you never read. Style the outer top only, and keep the inner table empty so it can come out.

Nest of tables vs coffee table set

Same furniture in our range. UK nest of tables and US nesting coffee table are two names for the same furniture. We do not make a three-piece cube nest or a lift-top ottoman. If you need one rectangle and one round, that is two products, not a nest.

Buy the nest for a second surface

UK name
nest of tables
US name
nesting coffee table
53.1 in
Anton small set, side by side

A nest is two heights and one footprint. Anton hides the small table; Leo shows a slice of both. Pick the large top for the sofa, keep the small one empty until you need it. Made in Sweden, sintered stone or oak on Leo, 10-year warranty.

Frequently asked questions

What is a nest of tables?

Two or three coffee tables that store as the footprint of the largest one. The smaller table sits under or against the larger.

What size nest of tables do I need?

Anton Small or Leo Medium for a two-seater; a large set for a long sofa you also host at. Match the outer table to the sofa seat height.

How tall should a nest of tables be?

The table you leave out should meet the sofa seat, or sit 0.8 to 2 in lower. Our heights are on the height guide.

Do nesting tables tuck away completely?

Anton does. Leo overlaps by about 40 percent because the rounds sit at different heights.

Is a nest of tables the same as nesting coffee tables?

Yes. Nest of tables is the UK term; nesting coffee table is the US term.

Do you make a three-piece nest?

Leo Large set is three rounds. Anton Small set is two tables, Anton Large set three. We do not make a cube nest.

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