The internet is a great way to shop for a coffee table
You'll find some coffee table buying tips below, and if you're looking for ideas, there are lots of pictures too. If you see something you'd like to buy, click through and order it from the store.
Modern Glass Coffee Table
New Table of Contents
- Modern Glass Coffee Table
- Choose the Right Style of Coffee Table for Your Home
- An Affordable Wood Coffee Table
- Is a glass coffee table right for you?
- Oval Glass Coffee Table
- Make sure you get the right size coffee table
- Mission Style Coffee Table
- A few coffee table selection "secrets"
- Coffee Table with Four Integrated Ottomans
- Coffee Table Storage Trunk
- Oak Coffee Table with Storage Drawers and Baskets
- Marble Coffee Table Wows
- Share your thoughts!
Choose the Right Style of Coffee Table for Your Home
Before you shop, know what type of coffee table is best for you!
It's easy to see an attractive coffee table in the store or online, order it, and then when it's set up in your living room, you realize... you made a mistake.Let's take a look at a few coffee table buying tips that will help you choose one you won't be disappointed in!
First off, take a look at the style of your living room furniture.
Traditional Coffee Tables for Traditional Furniture
If you have a traditional sofa and chairs, then a traditional rectangular or possibly oval coffee table makes sense. An upholstered ottoman can also go well with traditional furniture. If you have wood in your furniture, then a wood table will probably go well. Glass coffee tables go with many styles as well.
Complementing Antique Furniture
What about if you have antique furniture? Well, there's no such thing as an antique coffee table, as they are something of a post WWII invention, but a table can be made to go with antique furnishings. Get one made from materials that feel antique, such as a wrought iron gate or reclaimed wood boards.
Contemporary or Modern Coffee Tables
There are a lot of great coffee table options if you have contemporary or modern furniture.
If you dig the idea of hidden storage, cubes or cylinders made of wood, leather, or metal can be smart choices. Other modern materials are stone, ceramic, shagreen, and nylon, all of which can be formed into any shape you wish.
Below is an example of a traditional wooden coffee table:
An Affordable Wood Coffee Table
You don't have to spend a fortune to get a good table!
Winsome Wood Coffee Table, Espresso
Amazon Price: $89.93 (as of 07/10/2009)
No matter what style of furniture you have, it's hard to go wrong with a classic wood coffee table with simple lines.
This table features a warm dark espresso finish and can be purchased as a standalone or with a matching set of end tables.
Click on the picture to get more information!
Is a glass coffee table right for you?
Glass can be elegant and attractive, but make sure it's a good choice before buying
Who should consider a glass coffee table? In general...
*families without rambunctious children (glass breaks, ya know!)
*people who don't throw their feet up on the coffee table
*people who use coasters
If you fit all those requirements, then get that glass table!
Oval Glass Coffee Table
Glass coffee tables don't have to cost a lot!
Make sure you get the right size coffee table
You won't appreciate a crowded living room, so measure before you buy
When in doubt, experts recommend you get a coffee table that's too big rather than too small, but you don't want the room to be so crowded you're bumping shins. Here are a couple of "rules" to consider:There should be a minimum of 15" of space between the edge of the table and the sofa.
If you'll be eating at the table, get one that is taller than standard (25" or more versus the traditional 16").
Mission Style Coffee Table
For a Mission Style home, consider a Mission Style coffee table
Mission Style Coffee Table With Drawers
Amazon Price: $465.99 (as of 07/10/2009)
Here's a table with plenty of room for eating or just relaxing by.
Not only is this Mission Style coffee table attractive, but it's got drawers for bonus storage too. (Hey, it's nice to have a dedicated spot to hide all those remote controls for the living room electronics.)
The table is a good size, measuring 27 x 48 x 20 inches, and though it's not as inexpensive as some of the other pieces on this page, the coffee table includes free shipping.
A few coffee table selection "secrets"
Need more help deciding on a coffee table? Check out these tips:
*A coffee table with notable legs works well standing against a skirted sofa or chairs.
*A table with tiny or unnoticeable legs works best against a sofa or chairs with legs.
*A coffee table can be a great place to secret additional storage, so get something with space underneath if you've got lots of living room clutter.
Coffee Table with Four Integrated Ottomans
This coffee table might just solve your seating problems!
Modern Wengate coffee/cocktail table - Kyoto
Amazon Price: $795.00 (as of 07/10/2009)
If you like to entertain, it's nice to be able to pull out extra seating for guests. You don't necessarily want to keep a stack of folding chairs in the corner of your living room, so here's a better option: a coffee table that comes with four ottomans.
When you're not using them, the ottomans tuck unobtrusively under the table in integrated slots, and when you need to seat some extra people, just pull out the ottomans and let folks plop down.
Coffee Table Storage Trunk
Old trunks can make great coffee tables!
Dark Brown Voyage Trunk Coffee Table
Amazon Price: $547.99 (as of 07/10/2009)
I'm not quite sure why I don't have a trunk for a coffee table, because I've always thought they looked cool.
If you have lots of *stuff* you want to keep close at hand in the living room but that you don't want to look at, simply shove it into the trunk. Then close the lid, and set your drinks, magazines, and feet on top.
Oak Coffee Table with Storage Drawers and Baskets
Here's another way to get some storage from the coffee table
Available in three finishes, this oak rectangle table comes with two drawers and two wicker baskets, so there is plenty of space underneath the tabletop.
This coffee table is built in a simple Craftsman style, and there are matching end and console tables available if you want to put together a set.
Craftsman Cocktail Table Bskts With Drawers Light Oak
Amazon Price: (as of 07/10/2009)
Marble Coffee Table Wows
Check out this marble-top table with a cherry wood finish
Cherry Finish Marble Top Coffee Table
Amazon Price: $358.99 (as of 07/10/2009)
If you like the elegant look of marble, then you can have it in your coffee table. While a solid stone table would be a tad heavy and unwieldy, a piece with a marble top is perfectly practical.
This marble top table has wooden legs with a cherry finish. It's simple, but it looks good!
Share your thoughts!
Tell us about *your* coffee table (or whatever else you'd like to talk about)
gglearn wrote
I really like the coffee table at the top of the page in the introduction, can you tell be where to buy it?
Posted July 10, 2009
Robert Daniel wrote
I came across this unique multi-function coffee table that's also a dining table and a desk - you never have to leave the sofa! And it looks cool, too. I found it at www.sofabuddy.com - it's worth taking a look at...
Posted April 23, 2009
Sandy wrote
I love some of these coffee tables. I just wish I had the house to go with the tables. Fun lens. Five stars to ya.
Posted November 08, 2008
DivineIguana wrote...
Great lens, I especially like the selection "secrets".
Posted September 28, 2008
BigGirlBlue wrote...
I love the whole coffee table, hassock, hidden container combos. I'm totally into mulit-function.
Posted September 25, 2008
WritingforYourWealth wrote...
Thanks for commenting, all!
Recommend away Flowski :)
Posted September 24, 2008
flowski wrote...
A nice coffee table sets the tone of the room. I love your choices, the modern glass tables are very, very nice. Can I recommend a nice coffee table book with pretty pictures to entertain company?
Posted September 24, 2008
Margo_Arrowsmith wrote...
Cool coffee tables! I would never have thought to buy them on line.
5*
Posted September 23, 2008
Evelyn_Saenz wrote...
The Purple Gallinule came by to check out your coffee tables and liked them so much that she is sending you a virtual cup of coffee to hang on your wall.
Posted September 22, 2008
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