diff --git a/packages/renderer/src/lib/table/SimpleColumn.spec.ts b/packages/renderer/src/lib/table/SimpleColumn.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..833e59c4039f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/renderer/src/lib/table/SimpleColumn.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/**********************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ ***********************************************************************/
+
+import '@testing-library/jest-dom/vitest';
+import { test, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/svelte';
+
+import SimpleColumn from './SimpleColumn.svelte';
+
+test('Expect simple column styling', async () => {
+  const obj = 'Test';
+  render(SimpleColumn, { object: obj });
+
+  const text = screen.getByText(obj);
+  expect(text).toBeInTheDocument();
+  expect(text).toHaveClass('text-sm');
+  expect(text).toHaveClass('text-gray-700');
+});
diff --git a/packages/renderer/src/lib/table/TestColumnAge.svelte b/packages/renderer/src/lib/table/SimpleColumn.svelte
similarity index 50%
rename from packages/renderer/src/lib/table/TestColumnAge.svelte
rename to packages/renderer/src/lib/table/SimpleColumn.svelte
index dc71cbc7635a..ddb50874fce3 100644
--- a/packages/renderer/src/lib/table/TestColumnAge.svelte
+++ b/packages/renderer/src/lib/table/SimpleColumn.svelte
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
 export let object: any;
 </script>
 
-{object.age}
+<div class="text-sm text-gray-700">
+  {object}
+</div>
diff --git a/packages/renderer/src/lib/table/Table.svelte b/packages/renderer/src/lib/table/Table.svelte
index 2aa02886b120..3d9c75c71cad 100644
--- a/packages/renderer/src/lib/table/Table.svelte
+++ b/packages/renderer/src/lib/table/Table.svelte
@@ -186,7 +186,9 @@ function setGridColumns() {
                 : 'justify-self-start'} self-center overflow-hidden max-w-full"
             role="cell">
             {#if column.info.renderer}
-              <svelte:component this="{column.info.renderer}" object="{object}" />
+              <svelte:component
+                this="{column.info.renderer}"
+                object="{column.info.renderMapping ? column.info.renderMapping(object) : object}" />
             {/if}
           </div>
         {/each}
diff --git a/packages/renderer/src/lib/table/TestColumnId.svelte b/packages/renderer/src/lib/table/TestColumnId.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index 70aab1f46553..000000000000
--- a/packages/renderer/src/lib/table/TestColumnId.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts">
-export let object: any;
-</script>
-
-{object.id}
diff --git a/packages/renderer/src/lib/table/TestColumnName.svelte b/packages/renderer/src/lib/table/TestColumnName.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index 4fd618eddc59..000000000000
--- a/packages/renderer/src/lib/table/TestColumnName.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts">
-export let object: any;
-</script>
-
-{object.name}
diff --git a/packages/renderer/src/lib/table/TestTable.svelte b/packages/renderer/src/lib/table/TestTable.svelte
index cd5b957c7b06..8678f20915d2 100644
--- a/packages/renderer/src/lib/table/TestTable.svelte
+++ b/packages/renderer/src/lib/table/TestTable.svelte
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 import Table from './Table.svelte';
-import TestColumnId from './TestColumnId.svelte';
-import TestColumnName from './TestColumnName.svelte';
-import TestColumnAge from './TestColumnAge.svelte';
 import { Column, Row } from './table';
+import SimpleColumn from './SimpleColumn.svelte';
 
 let table: Table;
 let selectedItemsNumber: number;
@@ -22,19 +20,22 @@ const people: Person[] = [
 
 const idCol: Column<Person> = new Column('Id', {
   align: 'right',
-  renderer: TestColumnId,
+  renderMapping: obj => obj.id,
+  renderer: SimpleColumn,
   comparator: (a, b) => a.id - b.id,
 });
 
 const nameCol: Column<Person> = new Column('Name', {
   width: '3fr',
-  renderer: TestColumnName,
+  renderMapping: obj => obj.name,
+  renderer: SimpleColumn,
   comparator: (a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name),
 });
 
 const ageCol: Column<Person> = new Column('Age', {
   align: 'right',
-  renderer: TestColumnAge,
+  renderMapping: obj => obj.age,
+  renderer: SimpleColumn,
   comparator: (a, b) => a.age - b.age,
   initialOrder: 'descending',
 });
diff --git a/packages/renderer/src/lib/table/table.ts b/packages/renderer/src/lib/table/table.ts
index f588fb0cf7ec..97b1d2a25c94 100644
--- a/packages/renderer/src/lib/table/table.ts
+++ b/packages/renderer/src/lib/table/table.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ export interface ColumnInformation<Type> {
    */
   readonly width?: string;
 
+  /**
+   * Map the source object to another type for rendering. Allows
+   * easier reuse and sharing of renderers by converting to simple
+   * types (e.g. rendering 'string' instead of 'type.name') or
+   * converting to a different type.
+   */
+  readonly renderMapping?: (object: Type) => any;
+
   /**
    * Svelte component, renderer for each cell in the column.
    * The component must have a property 'object' that has the
diff --git a/packages/renderer/src/lib/volume/VolumeColumnAge.svelte b/packages/renderer/src/lib/volume/VolumeColumnAge.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index b31c95bae543..000000000000
--- a/packages/renderer/src/lib/volume/VolumeColumnAge.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts">
-import type { VolumeInfoUI } from './VolumeInfoUI';
-
-export let object: VolumeInfoUI;
-</script>
-
-<div class="text-sm text-gray-700">
-  {object.age}
-</div>
diff --git a/packages/renderer/src/lib/volume/VolumeColumnSize.svelte b/packages/renderer/src/lib/volume/VolumeColumnSize.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index 3682dfdd5c44..000000000000
--- a/packages/renderer/src/lib/volume/VolumeColumnSize.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts">
-import type { VolumeInfoUI } from './VolumeInfoUI';
-
-export let object: VolumeInfoUI;
-</script>
-
-<div class="text-sm text-gray-700">
-  {object.humanSize}
-</div>
diff --git a/packages/renderer/src/lib/volume/VolumesList.svelte b/packages/renderer/src/lib/volume/VolumesList.svelte
index 7dac703fa615..005645e863fe 100644
--- a/packages/renderer/src/lib/volume/VolumesList.svelte
+++ b/packages/renderer/src/lib/volume/VolumesList.svelte
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ import { Column, Row } from '../table/table';
 import VolumeColumnStatus from './VolumeColumnStatus.svelte';
 import VolumeColumnName from './VolumeColumnName.svelte';
 import VolumeColumnEnvironment from './VolumeColumnEnvironment.svelte';
-import VolumeColumnSize from './VolumeColumnSize.svelte';
-import VolumeColumnAge from './VolumeColumnAge.svelte';
+import SimpleColumn from '../table/SimpleColumn.svelte';
 import VolumeColumnActions from './VolumeColumnActions.svelte';
 
 export let searchTerm = '';
@@ -191,13 +190,15 @@ let envColumn = new Column<VolumeInfoUI>('Environment', {
 });
 
 let ageColumn = new Column<VolumeInfoUI>('Age', {
-  renderer: VolumeColumnAge,
+  renderMapping: object => object.age,
+  renderer: SimpleColumn,
   comparator: (a, b) => moment().diff(a.created) - moment().diff(b.created),
 });
 
 let sizeColumn = new Column<VolumeInfoUI>('Size', {
   align: 'right',
-  renderer: VolumeColumnSize,
+  renderMapping: object => object.humanSize,
+  renderer: SimpleColumn,
   comparator: (a, b) => a.size - b.size,
   initialOrder: 'descending',
 });