Coffee table in the interior (45 photos): beautiful designs and layout options
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A coffee table is a wonderful piece of furniture in any living room. It should be at least interesting for family members and guests, as a maximum - original in design, color, decor. Only then it will become one that not only combines all the components of the chosen style of the room, but also provides food for conversation. About the varieties and selection of the coffee table, the possibility of decoration - here!
Coffee tables: captive of diversity
Today's coffee table is a coffee table that came from Asia. However, this name did not take root in us, and drinking coffee / tea at the reception in the post-Soviet space was not particularly accepted. But put on the table a stack of magazines, a pile of newspapers, discuss working moments behind it - please!
Thanks to the painstaking work of designers, coffee and coffee tables are back in fashion (and everyday life!). But now they are already presenting not dull rectangular coffee tables made of wood, similar to each other as twin brothers. Now their assortment is an opportunity to give a certain note to the interior of the room, to choose a table of bright design so that it not only fulfills a practical function, but also becomes the main subject-decor of the room. Fortunately, a variety of models makes it easy to choose a table for a chalet and classic English, Provence and loft, functional and tropical, dozens of others.
To help everyone - types of coffee tables, which can be divided depending on:
- materials. Solid wood and forged metal, innovative plastic and impact-resistant glass, natural / artificial stone and laminated particleboard - these are the very tables that create designer tables that deserve attention. The durability, reliability, and practicality of the materials are obvious, as well as their natural charismatic component. It remains only to choose in accordance with your own requests - a glass coffee table, an oak version or to realize a fantastic idea from a natural rattan on the terrace;
- forms. Along with the classic-rectangular option, you can now buy a round coffee table, or oval, or square, or triangular, or any other irregular shape. This will allow you to enter the table most harmoniously into the free space, making it part of the interior and the continuation of the furniture of the living room, hallway or office, and not a kind of “uninhabited island” in a fully inhabited space;
- design features. Usual-habitual - not attractive in conditions of minimal space of a city apartment. But the versatility of the product is just that. Therefore, the choice of many - coffee tables, transformers, which are adjusted not only in height, but change size and configuration. This option may well be a continuation of the dining table if the guests unexpectedly dropped by or the desktop - if a discussion is being prepared on a large project, and there is nowhere to lay out the papers. Another idea that many have come to love is a coffee table on wheels. The mobility of a piece of furniture is a magic that will make it possible to make a picnic table out of it, a pedestal stand, an auto-track for a baby in a short time.Add to this the ability to fold up and down in a couple of seconds - and he is with you on any journey!
A few words about the functions, or not a single coffee
Loft style and functional, minimalism and hi-tech, Provence and Baroque - it is easy to enter the original coffee table in any of them. But it’s not only the shape / size, materials / decor, but ... the choice of functions. Depending on the purpose, you can choose a coffee table made of glass / rattan / wood:
- traditional. It will serve as an option for books / magazines / trifles in the living room or will become a miniature dining table, if it comes to the kitchen;
- decorative or platform table. The first will serve only as an element-decoration of the room, the second option is a table on one high leg, which will allow to place only one object on its surface;
- a transformer, a coffee table on wheels or a showcase. The idea of the first and second lies in maximum functionality and competent “spending” of free space, the third - in the cozy contemplation of accessories and trinkets, located under the glass top on the shelf that forms the basis of the table;
- flattened. A variant in the form of the letter P, in which the countertop is located above the sofa, the base - under the sofa. The result - convenience and economy of the territory!
When choosing a coffee table, take into account the functional and practical points. They will charm you with pragmatism!
Coffee and coffee tables as a work of art
Unusual coffee tables attract the eye, make you wonder, become unusual harmony in the living room, study, children's room. To order one from a renowned designer or to create it with your own hands means precisely indicating that he belongs to the glamorous loft style, luxurious contemporary music, natural provence or significant rococo. An individual detail created by hand will not only attract the attention of guests, but will also share with every particle of respect, kindness and love for the master’s work. All direction to style!
The unique decor of the coffee table is a mass of bright ideas. For example, you can choose the decoupage technique, which will be an ideal solution for rooms of historical or natural style. Fabrics, lace, carved paper napkins, glue, several layers of varnish - and the coffee table is mesmerizing with a game of colors, drawings, textures. Forged metal elements, as well as carved legs fit perfectly into the existing interior. And a carved coffee table will eclipse with beauty all other pieces of furniture!
The glass coffee table chosen for a modern style is an option for mosaics, work with stained-glass windows, mirrors. The accuracy of the action - and the glossy / matte countertop surprises with the elegance of details, careful selection of the element, a tandem of colors. And everyone wants, if not such a model, then a similar one!
The idea for classic interiors is veneered countertops. This technique will allow you to breathe life into a coffee table that belonged to your grandmother. It remains only to select the veneer sheets of certain wood - and the table can no longer be distinguished from the one that is created from solid wood!
Each craquelure technician will delight. The art of aging pieces of furniture is a real mystery that can bring your table back to any era. Thin or thick cracks, cobwebs, several layers of transparent varnish and steam - acrylic paint, dryer for drying - and the idea is realized! Independent work is welcome!
TOP 5 coffee table selection rules
So, you decided to buy a glass coffee table, or a rattan table, or with a marble countertop, or ... There are a lot of options, but there are only five rules for choosing a table. It is they that will allow you to adjust your desires, take into account all the subtleties and possibilities, operate on tips from family members.
Rules:
- Exact fit to style.Having chosen a certain style of a drawing room or an office, you know what forms he “prefers”, what colors, shades, materials and decor-decorations are characteristic of him. Do not experiment and add a bulky rustic table to the loft style, for example.
- Material. A few ideas for one style is fine. Relate this piece of furniture to others in the room, with decoration materials and even textiles on the window. Make a decision in favor of this or that.
- Shape and size. Your task is to harmoniously fit the table into the surrounding space so that the room is comfortable for the baby, elderly parents, and numerous guests. Consider this when choosing.
- Design features. You do not need to purchase a showcase table for the dining area or a flattened version for the working area of the library. Stop the choice that will be most acceptable and functional in a particular room.
- Quality. Stationary coffee or coffee tables on wheels - these are the main elements, parts and accessories. Each of them must be reliable in order to be completely safe and ... durable.
That's all the secrets!
