IKEA (Top) Styled like a tapered-leg, '50s-era table—the Stockholm benefits from an easy-care, stainless-steel bottom shelf. ($229, 29 by 35 inches, Ikea.com)
Anthropologie (Middle) The Anders pays homage to midcentury Danish design—while showing off the glow of American cherrywood. ($698, 27 1/2 by 33 1/2 inches, Anthropologie.com)
Alvar Aalto for Artek (Bottom) Designed in 1936 by the Finnish architect, the birch-and-laminate "901" trolley features playfully large wheels. ($2,020, 22 by 35 inches, Matter, 212-343-2600)