Need to Buy a Coffee Table Use This Coffee Tables Guide

Coffee tables are not only a useful place to put drinks or magazines – they act as the focal point of a living space, normally surrounded by couches and/or chairs. When you think about it, they’re the perfect social gathering spot.

If you’re in the market for a new coffee table, it may be difficult to find the perfect one, since there are so many kinds to choose from!

Browse through this numbered guide to help you select a proper coffee table for your living space.

1. Types of Coffee Table Furniture

• Coffee or Cocktail table: The classic coffee or cocktail table does best as a centerpiece of a room, surrounded by chairs and sofas, used to place drinks, books, or even decorative items. Winsome Rectangle Wood Coffee Table in Antique Walnut
• End Table: These tables are the smallest, and used as a side table for chairs, couches, or beds. Kathy Ireland Home by Martin Furniture Bradley Wood End Table in Cherry
• Sofa Table or Console Table: With two interchangeable names, the sofa table or console table is normal as long as a sofa can be placed behind it. It can also be used to line hallways and dining rooms. Linon Anna Black Console/Sofa Table
• Ottoman Coffee Table: Ottomans are padded, low tables that are often used as footstools. There are many club chairs and couches that come with ottomans. Southern Enterprises Coffee Table and Lift Top Storage Ottoman
• Nested Table: Three different sized tables that can stack underneath one another. Pull them out for more table tops, and push them back to save space. Stanley Furniture American Perspective Hearth Black Fireside Nest of Tables

2. Coffee Table Styles

• Casual: If your living space is decorated comfortably, relaxing and warm, chances are it’s a casual style room. The design aspect is simple, with soft details and textures. Overall, casual style gives off a homey feel. Standard Glasgow Chocolate Cherry Coffee Table
• Contemporary: Contemporary style is fresh and up-to-date. It features a lot of curvature, and there are minimal details in the design. Klaussner Furniture Ontario Round Black Wood Coffee Table with Glass Top
• Country or Rustic Coffee Table: This style normally features wood-comprised furniture with very little to no finishing. The country/rustic design is uncomplicated, modest, and natural-looking. Ameriwood Coffee Table in Rustic Oak
• Modern Coffee Table: Practical, clean, bold – these are the characteristics of modern style. Shapes and lines are straight and futuristic, with industrial elements. Modern Coffee Table
• Novelty Coffee Tables: If you like to make a statement with original, odd pieces, you’ve got a novelty style! Flashy knickknacks and unique furniture models really make a living space stand out. Nexera Boomerang Modern End Table in Black Finish
• Traditional Coffee or Cocktail Table: If your living space is adorned with antiques that feature curved lines and hand painted wood, it is considered traditional. Its regal, classic style gives any room a charming flair. Standard Distressed Cherry Oxford Cocktail Table

3. Coffee Table Materials

• Wood: The most common choice for tables is wood. They vary from birch, pine, and walnut, and most wood is veneered with mahogany, cherry, or maple. Wood offers excellent strength and endless versatility, which highly contributes to its popularity. Winsome Concord Round Wood Coffee Table in Walnut
• Glass: More and more tables are featuring glass tops, and even entire tables made of glass. The look is artistic, expensive, and on top of that, their surface is easy to clean. Look for tapered and/or oxidized glass because they are stronger than untreated glass. Walker Edison 38″ Dual Oval Glass Top Coffee Table
• Tropical fibers: Bamboo, banana leaf, rattan, sea grass, wicker…the list goes on. Tropical fibres are a great resource because they grow faster than wood, and are surprisingly strong. These materials give a room an exotic, tropical flair. Night and Day Furniture Rattan Floral Collection Tulip Glass Top Coffee Table
• Metal: Sturdy and clean-looking, metal is a perfect choice to compliment a modern or contemporary-styled room. It can also give off an old-world flair if you opt with brass or iron. Alphaville Oak Veneer Parma Cocktail Table with Stainless Steel Frame
• Stone: Whether it is slate, granite, or marble, stone tables offer a regal, traditional look that gives a room a luxurious style. Klaussner Furniture Stoneybrook Sofa Table

4. Extra Features

• Lift top Coffee Table: This feature allows the top of the table to be lifted to offer extra storage, or to expand the length of the table. Tema Kyoto 4 Opening Lift Top Table
• Storage Coffee Tables with Shelves and drawers: Certain tables are great for extra storage with their built-in drawers and shelves. American Drew Camden White Console Table
• Book/magazine rack Coffee Tables: Tables with racks below that are convenient for reading material. Stanley Furniture Lincoln Park Cherry Vogue Cocktail Table in Dark Java Finish
• Seating: Some tables come with extra seats that can be hidden underneath, in the same style as the nesting table. Global Furniture USA Dontai Glass Top Coffee Table in High Gloss Mahogany Finish

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