BH | Studio Rättvik Stacked Side Table

Long before there were joiners, a log end stood on its end did duty as both stool and table. The nineteenth-century taste for rustic work, furniture made to look as if it had come straight from the woods, brought the idea indoors, and a round of solid timber has looked at home by a fireside ever since.

This little table is shaped from hardwood into four stacked, rounded rings, so it looks like a column of smooth river stones, or the rings of a tree laid one on another. The wood is finished in a deep, near-black Jet, wire-brushed so the texture stays visible under the colour, or in a warm Honey. Its weight and broad round top make it a steady place for a drink or a heavy pot, it is rated to hold 50 lbs, and a soft foam pad underneath protects the floor.

Use it as a drink table beside a sofa, a plant stand in a bedroom corner, or a small accent table where a larger piece will not fit; it makes a pretty nightstand in a guest room too. In a pale room it becomes a strong accent next to a cream bouclé chair with a single glass and a book. Its rustic stacked form looks great with linen, raw plaster and a big ceramic urn.