Mara Marble Side Table
Mara Marble Side Table by Article — side tables, Overall: 15.5" W x 15.5" D x 15.5" H. Compare it with similar pieces across brands, and see the rooms it appears in.
- Brand: Article
- Category: Side tables
- Price: $199
- Dimensions: Overall: 15.5" W x 15.5" D x 15.5" H
- Materials: marble, wood
- Colours: white, natural, brown
- Rooms: Living room
Room×Lab Review · Review updated August 28, 2026
Compact and solid for most owners, but marble care is the Mara’s dividing line
All 231 distinct written owner reviews displayed in Article’s shared Mara side-table review pool were studied. The pool includes reviews associated with oak, walnut, and historical or other Mara variants, so the findings describe the shared Mara side-table family.
Room×Lab rating: 7.8 out of 10 (medium confidence). Strong owner satisfaction, easy assembly, and a sturdy feel lift the Mara, while its porous marble and isolated stability, attachment, and alignment problems temper the result. This assessment covers the reviewed Mara side-table variants.
- Compact size and straightforward setup: 48 favorable size-and-fit mentions and 58 favorable assembly mentions — Many owners liked the small footprint and simple setup, although some still found the table unexpectedly low or small. One lower-rating oak review reported misaligned predrilled holes.
- Usually sturdy, with isolated stability warnings: 27 favorable stability mentions — Owners commonly described a substantial, stable feel. Lower-rating and mixed accounts also raised wobble, tipping, or top-heavy behavior, plus one anecdotal report of the marble top detaching.
- Natural marble demands careful use: 10 favorable durability mentions versus 4 lower-rating concerns; 4 favorable care mentions versus 1 lower-rating concern — Positive durability experiences outnumbered concerns in the owner-review evidence, but individual owners reported pitting, finish deterioration, staining, etching, and detachment. These reports do not establish that failures are widespread.
Before buying
Measure against your seat height, expect natural stone and wood variation, and plan on disciplined coaster-and-spill care; staining and a few stability or attachment failures are the key caveats.
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