They are small in size and take up little space, yet they are hard to do without. Tables, as they are referred to, are a great addition to almost any room. How do you choose that perfect table that meets your needs? Read on!
Compact and highly practical tables provide exceptional convenience in your everyday home life. They are multifunctional furniture, as they can successfully perform different roles in different rooms. The same small piece of furniture will be equally useful as a coffee table standing next to the sofa in the living room, as well as a place to work on your laptop. What features of the coffee table should you look out for when buying? Should it blend in with the room's decor or shine in the foreground?
What to look out for when buying a coffee table?
Tables come in very different varieties - both in terms of colour, design and their purpose. They are constructed of different materials, such as wood, metal, glass or a combination of these. In order to find the right coffee table for your needs, you should first of all consider its purpose. If the coffee table is, as its name suggests, primarily for putting drinks on it, it is better to choose a piece of furniture with a wooden or metal top. A glass surface can be quite noisy when ceramics are placed on it. Also, frequent and intensive use can cause scratches and cracks to appear.
If the table is primarily to be used as a place to display ornaments, such as a vase of flowers, a glass top will work perfectly, and will even emphasise the charm of the plants through its mirrored reflection. For some, a low table is a place to work. When it comes to the purpose of a laptop top, the type of material it is made of is of little importance. Only metal surfaces are discouraged, as they absorb and give off a considerable amount of heat, which can adversely affect the performance of electronics.
It is also good to pay attention to the spacing of the table's legs. In large rooms, this may not affect the comfort of this piece of furniture, but in rooms with little space or abundant furnishings, table legs that are too spread out can make it difficult to move around. When the room starts to run out of space, opt for a living room table with a shelf under the top - a great solution for storing things you want to keep close at hand, but not necessarily non-stop on the countertop.
How to choose a table to match the style of the interior?
Tables, although small and often small in stature, attract attention. Therefore, it is worth thinking about their selection so that they fit in appropriately with the style of the interior. It is easiest to get a table for a typically eclectic decor, which is characterised by a full variety of styles, colours and shapes. In short, we can say that the more seemingly incongruous the design elements, the better. When it comes to homes decorated in the spirit of elegant and opulent glamour, such as glamour, French style or art deco, tables made of materials such as glass and shiny metal will work best.
In interior styles based on motifs closely related to nature, tables made of wood or combining wood elements with metal accessories will work best. Such styles include, of course, Mediterranean (Tuscan, Provencal and Greek), Scandinavian, as well as rustico. Wood will suit both finishes in the form of Italian stone and sunny colours, as well as cold shades of midnight blue combined with white.
Small tables also work well in rather demanding cases, which are interior styles such as loft, industrial or minimalist or even futuristic. The most suitable will be tables created from metal that looks raw, formed into geometric shapes, with sharp angles and heavy elements. Furniture with such characteristics fits in well with the post-factory character of lofts and houses styled as industrial spaces adapted into flats.
What height of table is correct?
Until the end of the last century, tables with the height of a standard dining table were almost exclusively on sale. It was not until the 2000s that typical coffee tables began to appear on our market. They very quickly became very popular, mainly due to their compact size and functionality. How do they differ from standard tables? First of all, their tops are much smaller, yet large enough to comfortably eat on or place a laptop. Classic coffee tables have round tops, but it is just as easy to find a rectangular corner table. What height is a typical coffee table? Depending on its purpose, the length of the legs varies from around 45 cm to 70 cm. Corner tables usually match the height of typical lounge sets, while those intended for outdoor use often match the height of other garden furniture.
Corner tables are a very useful piece of furniture for any home. They are useful both as independent pieces and as additions to sofas or corner units. They can be successfully used in different rooms as well as outside the house, just as easily simply tucked away, for example under a table. The wide choice of designs, shapes and finish colours means that everyone can easily find the most suitable table for themselves.
