How to Choose an Entry Table:With 90 cm of Hallway Left, Look at a Depth of 35–40 cm and a Height Around 75 cm — Eight Picks from NT$12,200

For an entry table, aim for a depth of 35 to 40 cm and a height of 74 to 76 cm, the most common range; if the hallway still has 90 cm or more left after subtracting the table depth, it will fit. This guide picks from the eight entry tables around 120 cm wide on our site, starting at NT$12,200.

Keys, face masks, a stack of unopened letters: whoever comes in needs somewhere to put what is in their hands. The top of a shoe cabinet is usually taken up by shoe boxes and umbrellas, and an entry table fills that spot: it does not need to be big, but it has to be in the right place. The most common problem with entry tables is depth: put a 40 cm table in a hallway 120 cm wide and only 80 cm is left to walk through, so a stroller or a cardboard box gets stuck at the door. So measure the entryway before choosing, and leave the style for last. We have written separately about the dimensions of shoe cabinets and entry benches; see How to choose an entry cabinet and shoe cabinet and How to choose an entry bench.

Measure four numbers first

An entry table holds only light things, so the dimensions only need to avoid blocking the way. The four numbers in the table below are what to check before choosing any model.

Buyer changes and the handover inspection: one thing to check at each

What can be done at the buyer-change stage is to move the entry socket group up above the tabletop, so a lamp can plug in directly without a cord running across. A small change like this is cheap; just put it on the same list as the three buyer changes worth making and ask your designer together. On inspection day, with a tape measure in hand, measure three places in the entry: the side against the wall after the door opens, to see which stretch of floor the door sweeps; the wall length and hallway width, used to work out the table depth plus 90 cm above; and whether there is a level difference between the entry and the living room, since table legs landing on a step will wobble. Keep these three numbers on the same page as everything else you measure; see the 12 numbers to measure at handover inspection.

Eight entry tables, from NT$12,200 to NT$32,900

All eight below are entry tables currently listed on our site; dimensions are in centimeters, taken from the product pages, and prices are those on the product pages as of 15 November 2026. Dimensions are written as width, depth, height, and the rightmost column is the minimum entry width each model needs, worked out as table depth plus 90.

If your hallway is the narrowest, start with the Barbier. At 35 cm it is the shallowest of the eight and fits an entry 125 cm wide; with the sliding doors open there are two open compartments, and odds and ends like a key tray or a mask box disappear from view once they are closed. The Brave is 38 cm and the Amaya 39 cm, both taking up a little less than an entry table that starts at 40 cm.

If you have a lot of things, look first at the three models with drawers. The Amaya 2dr has two drawers with rattan fronts, and the Class also has two; the depth of the drawers when pulled out must be allowed for separately. The Class is 45 cm deep, and once opened it sticks out a bit further into the walkway, so count that extra stretch into the walkway before you place it. The Barbier’s sliding doors do not pull outward, which is easier than drawers in a narrow hallway.

If all you want is a surface, the Denise, Fabio, Savone and Brave have no storage, and the tabletop is the point. The Fabio and Denise have thin legs, so you can see the floor under the table and your sightline passes through, which makes a small entry look less crowded; the Brave is a single piece of veneer bent into a U shape with solid sides, which looks heavier and suits an entry wide enough, for anyone who wants a piece with presence.

At 75 cm high, it can go in more places than the entry

Six of the eight stand 74 to 76 cm high, the same as a desk, so they need not stay in the entry. Put one against the wall behind a sofa as a row for lamps and cups; at the end of a corridor, hang a picture above it; add a mirror on the wall and it can serve as a dressing table. For the distance to leave between a tabletop mirror and the front of the table, see How to place a dressing table in a new home. What to hang and place on the entry wall is gathered separately in How to style an entryway, and for mirror sizes and how to hang them, see How to choose a mirror size.

What ends up on the tabletop is usually not what you pictured at first. A common scenario: you start out wanting a vase and a scent diffuser, and two weeks later the surface has become a holding zone for keys, bills and parcel slips. Count that in when you choose a table: a model with drawers gives these odds and ends somewhere to go, so the one thing you wanted to display can stay on the surface.

When to look for a home furnishing planner

Around the time you start looking for an interior designer, you can start looking for a home furnishing planner. There are two reasons: first, lead time, since pre-orders start at one month and large furniture takes about four months from the factory to your home; if you only start looking after the construction work wraps up, you often end up buying what can be had rather than what you wanted. Second, discussing style in parallel is the most efficient: the position of the main light outlet, the width left on the TV wall and the height of the sockets on the wall behind the sofa get expensive to change once the construction is done and you find they do not fit. The rhythm is to narrow down style and large pieces while the designer discusses the layout, finalize the furnishing once the construction is settled, and place all orders 1 to 3 months before handover.

Small pieces like an entry table can be added later, but the height of the entry socket group, the depth of the shoe cabinet and the position of the table should be worked out together before the cabinets are custom-made. If you have no idea where to start, first use the online soft-furnishing stylist to answer six questions; in about three minutes it generates a proposal with items, brands and a total price, and you can take the result into your discussions instead of starting from zero. Our Taichung showroom offers free furnishing consultations, and you can book here. For the main unit types and floor areas of new completed homes in each city and county, take a look at unit types by district.

FAQ

How deep does an entry table need to be?

35 to 40 cm is the most common, and 45 cm at most. The way to judge it is entry width minus table depth: what remains should be 90 cm or more so strollers and large items can get through: a 35 cm depth needs an entry 125 cm wide, and a 40 cm depth needs 130 cm. The eight models in this guide range from 35 to 45 cm deep, with the Zuiver Barbier at 35 cm the shallowest and the Dutchbone Class at 45 cm the deepest.

How tall should an entry table be?

74 to 76 cm is the most common, the same height as a desk, so you do not have to bend to put things down. Six of the eight in this guide fall in that range: the Zuiver Barbier is 74 cm and the Zuiver Amaya 76 cm; the Dutchbone Savone is 80 cm and the Class 78 cm, with taller tops, which need to be considered together with the mirror on the wall and the height of the switches.

My entry is very narrow; can it still fit an entry table?

With a wall length of 85 cm or more and an entry width of 125 cm or more, you have choices. For a short wall, pick a small 85 cm model, such as the Zuiver Amaya at 85 × 39 cm; for a narrow walkway, pick a depth of 35 to 38 cm, such as the Barbier and the Brave. If the entry is under 125 cm wide, there is no need to force one in; hang a wall shelf or hooks instead.

Should an entry table have drawers or not?

It depends on what ends up piled on it. Odds and ends like keys, masks and letters can be tucked away in a model with drawers or sliding doors, so the surface can hold a vase and a diffuser. A drawer model sticks out a bit further into the walkway when opened, so in a narrow entry the Zuiver Barbier’s sliding doors save more space. Surface-only models like the Fabio and Denise show the floor beneath, which looks lighter.

How long does an entry table take to arrive?

The product page marks in stock or pre-order. Pre-orders start at about 1 month, and different models and colors do not necessarily arrive on the same day. To have the entry furnished before handover, you can look at the entry table and the large furniture in two batches: order the large pieces first, and the entry table can be added about a month before move-in and still be in time.

Sources

• Product dimensions, materials and prices: Zuiver Denise entry table, Zuiver Amaya entry table, Zuiver Fabio entry table, Zuiver Amaya entry table 2dr, Dutchbone Savone entry table, Zuiver Barbier entry table, Dutchbone Class entry table, Zuiver Brave entry table product pages
• Delivery times and shipping terms: NOSA ordering notes

NOSA is the official distributor in Taiwan for multiple brands including Zuiver and Dutchbone. Our physical showroom in Taichung can be visited by appointment, with delivery across Taiwan.