My obsession with tiny tables is going nowhere – and I have just spotted that Joanna Gaines’ Target line has the most quietly luxurious design I’ve seen so far

Seating might be the first thing a holiday host worries about, but surfaces are arguably the biggest dealbreaker. Guests need somewhere to drop a cocktail plate – or an actual cocktail – that isn’t the edge of your couch.

Always-hosting tastemakers like Joanna Gaines know this, which might explain her most expensive-looking ‘tiny’ table yet for Target – made not of faux stone, but 100% real travertine.

The drop comes aptly timed, because tiny tables (if you haven’t noticed), are everywhere for fall 2025. They’re scaled down but pack a punch – functionally, aesthetically, energetically. Designers even call them the ‘period’ in a sentence of sofas and accent chairs. Another surface, sure, but also the punctuation that makes everything click.

This Hearth & Hand hero piece is earthy, versatile, the perfect cocktail height, and it has a palpable presence without doing too much. Style its sleek lines with a Negroni, a vase of oxblood blooms, a stack of art books – maybe an accent rug underneath – and your living room looks leaps and bounds more designed.

Reviews are also glowing: ‘Amazing quality! Authentic travertine, heavy, excellent side table. I’m using it as a nightstand,’ notes one happy shopper. The few knocks cite its heavier than expected – but for real travertine, that’s simply par for the course. A very chic problem to have in our book.

The only real dilemma is what to put on top. Don’t worry, we’ve got ideas. Ahead, a few ideas to kick off your tiny-table styling journey.