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Worthy companions to your favorite couch or reading chair, a bevy of beautiful little tables with personality to spare

Lacquer-finished table custom made by Peter Dunham from a 24-inch tree section, $1,600, at Verde, 2100 W. Armitage Ave. Bottle vase, $231, at Lille, 1923 W. North Ave. Maxine Snider quartered white oak table with removable tray, $1,750 to the trade, at Holly Hunt, 1728 Merchandise Mart.

Tapered-leg Rolly walnut table by U+, Umbra's Studio Collection, $275, at www.umbra.com. Blue resin bowl at www.dinosaurdesigns.com. Orange lacquered metal minimalist cube table with glass top, $99, at CB2, 3757 N. Lincoln Ave. and 800 W. North Ave.

Curvy four-tiered Baltic birch custom table by Tom Latimer, $650, by appointment at Latimer Line, 773-265-0860. Joseph Albers oak nesting tables with acrylic tops by Vitra, $1,830, at Luminaire, 301 W. Superior St. Glass bubble lamp, $24.95, at CB2.
Three-tiered pine table on bronze casters, $1,375, at Mecox Gardens, 406 N. Clark St.
Photography: Leonard Gertz  

 

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