The Myriad Styles of Coffee Tables

By Valero Schiffstein

Coffee tables - so many to choose from, how do you choose the right one for your home? What do you want your coffee table to say about you? Also, what is it's real function? Most often coffee tables are a piece of art for some it's simply a coffee table to set your glass on.

When you are choosing a table you must think about the coffee table styles you want. Is having a contemporary design more up your alley? Maybe a figure eight design with vibrant colors is your style. On the other hand, you might just want to use a glass coffee table to display some art.

There are the traditional coffee tables made out of strong fine oak wood or even pine that are more of streamline design for everyday use. That type of coffee table will typically design the everyday glass, cup and even used as a foot stool.

Some coffee table styles of today are even highly technical and can lift up or descend to you by the use of levers. You can simply lift it up to yourself to eat from in front of the TV or for entertainment purposes, and lower them back down later.

There are double-layered smoked glass coffee table styles that can be matched with leather furniture. These have a high gloss finish that can reflect light into your room giving it the appearance of being brighter.

In today's world, coffee tables are rarely used for actually holding coffee, and sometimes they're not used for any food or beverage at all. But even if they're not used as tables to place food on, they can add an elegant touch to the rooms of your home. Different styles spark different emotions; for instance tables with white and golden brown scrolls with curving legs can add a feeling of warmth to your room.

For the simple streamline there are coffee tables with glass tops and chrome legs. Adding a very clean look to your room. Or perhaps a coffee table that appears to be antiqued and adding that aged look to your style of d?cor.

Picking the right coffee table is the added touch to your living room. There are round tables. Oval tables, tables that come with layers, even tables that appear to have an aquarium built inside.

You can pick a country look for your coffee table style that seems to have been recently cut fresh, if added to some dark leather furniture it will give you the impression you are far away from everyone in a cabin. By adding a few pine accessories and some soft candles it can give you the feeling you are in another world.

A bright red coffee table style might be what you have in mind to offset that white sofa. You can give your home the impression of being a high-rise contemporary house by adding some flowers in a beautiful vase.

Use a bench for a coffee table if you do a lot of entertaining, where people can sit around and enjoy each others conversation. Place out some snacks and beverages and you have yourself your own little get together in one room.

What do you want your coffee table say for you? What purpose will it serve? Shop around, there are so many places, styles and designs to choose from. Depending on your budget there are so many coffee tables at reasonable prices. Also, depending on your household you want to find something that is going to serve its true purpose. - 29955

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