Wooden Coffee Tables

Wooden Coffee Tables By William Allen

Finding the best wooden coffee tables for your home involves certain criteria and steps you should follow to guarantee you pick the very best one.

One of the first steps is to look around at the furniture you have situated in the room you plan on putting the coffee table in. The wooden table you plan to buy should match the other décor in that room.

You base the style, size, color, and design of the table on the other furnishings in the room.

You also want to consider what you plan on using the table for. This will help you determine size and design.

What Style Should You Choose?

Is your home décor modern or traditional? Is it old world? New age? Retro-modern? Or something completely unique that doesn't necessarily fit into one single category?

No matter what style you prefer, you can find wooden coffee tables that will match that style.

Don't have a single style but you are ready to have one?

Then you can buy your wooden coffee tables and purchase your other furniture to match it. This is a good way to decorate because you start from the center (the coffee table) and work your way around with lamps, couches, end tables, etc.

Great Tips For Choosing Wooden Coffee Tables

There are certain factors to consider before purchasing a wooden coffee table.

To make sure you purchase wooden coffee tables that are the appropriate size for your living spaces, make sure there is at least 15 to 20 inches from your wooden coffee tables to the nearest furniture (sofa, chairs, desk, etc.)

If you can't decide on a size remember this: It's better to have one that's too big than to have one that's too small.

Wooden coffee tables, as well as all coffee tables, are usually 16 inches tall. Some however can be as low as 10 or 11 inches tall.

Are your wooden coffee tables going to be foot-rests for family members and visitors? If you think that there is a chance that people will put their feet on the coffee table then having wooden coffee tables is the way to go. Wooden coffee tables and upholstered coffee tables are the most resilient against damage. A simple polish can almost always remove dirt or marks left by shoes.

If you have a small space, wooden coffee tables with glass tops are what you want to look for. The glass tops on wooden coffee tables allow light to shine through. The transparency creates more "room" making the smaller space seem less small.

If your couch has skirted covers then you want wooden coffee tables with longer legs.

If your couch has legs than you want to go with block shaped wooden coffee tables.

And always make sure that when you are putting wooden coffee tables into your living room where your couch is, that your wooden coffee tables are the same height as your couch seats.

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Top 9 Choices in Modern Coffee Tables

Top 9 Choices in Modern Coffee Tables By Tina Sherman

The coffee table which has become an indispensable furniture particularly in the living room is a long low table which is placed in front of the sofa. It functions as a resting place for beverages, magazines, a coffee table book or two, occasionally even the feet.

In this day and age, these tables of this type are made from a variety of materials or a combination of materials which makes this piece of furniture more appealing with designs that range from the simple leggy types to those with ornate designs that show the artistry of the table's maker. This table can come in many colors as well and shapes such as round, rectangular, square, and irregular shapes such as the kidney bean.

Here are the top 9 resting places for coffee based on material or materials used, color, and shape, starting from the most popular.

1. Wood Coffee Tables

Wood is the most popular material in a coffee table, they are perfect for those who have rustic or traditional design themes in their home. There are also many wood selections that a furniture buyer can choose and they are: oak, pine, cherry, oak, walnut, cypress, and teak. If you're going to make your own table, your choice of type of wood will be determined by the use (and abuse) the table will incur and the design you're making (simple or carved). For heavy duty use, you can choose strong wood and if you're just using this type of table as an accent piece, then you can choose softwood.

2. Glass Coffee Tables

You can purchase an all glass table or a glass table paired with wood or paired with wrought iron. Glass gives the room an illusion of width because you can see through it which is great if you live in a small apartment or house. The author does not recommend glass on homes where there are small kids as glass has the tendency to break. When buying glass tables always be sure that you ask for tempered or treated glass because when this type of glass breaks it will not have sharp edges unlike      untreated glass which has the tendency to break in large shards.

3. Noguchi Coffee Tables

Designed by Isamu Noguchi over 50 years ago, table resulted from a match made in heaven by sculpture and furniture. This table features an interlocking wood base and a glass top. This is so popular that it's design is often imitated, so if you're in the market for one, checkout the glass edge and the wood base for the artist's signature. The Herman Miller Company is the one who exclusively manufactures Noguchi tables.

4. Stone Coffee Tables

Different kinds of stones can be used in constructing a stone table: marble, granite, and slate. The most popular is the marble. If you want a Victorian style theme, this furniture will be the best table to put in front of the sofa.

5. Bamboo Coffee Tables

This material is three things at the same time: strong, beautiful, and sturdy. This material is popular because this is perfect for establishing an island or Asian design theme or a traditional theme for the living room. Furniture that use this material will be very expensive as this grass does not grow locally, they have to be imported. Moreover, the process of preparing bamboo for constructing any kind of furniture is a long process that involves stripping bamboo, boiling the strips and gluing the strips together is also what makes bamboo furniture expensive.

6. Wrought Iron Coffee Tables

"Wrought" is an Old English term for "work" therefore literally it's "worked iron". When you buy a wrought iron furniture, you can be sure that artistry is incorporated in that piece because wrought iron is hammered and bent into shape by highly skilled master craftsmen making the iron long lasting and more resistant to corrosion than other types of metals. Wrought iron tables are elegant pieces by themselves but their beauty is enhanced (or they enhance the beauty) of another material paired to them. For instance wrought iron and glass or wrought iron and stone.

7. Lucite Coffee Tables

If you're looking for the perfect table that is visually appealing and gives the eye the illusion of space but that you have reservations with a glass table, then Lucite ends your search. You can now show off that beautiful Persian rug with a coffee table made from Lucite a material which is also known as acrylic that is stronger and clearer than glass.

8. Black or White Coffee Tables

Tables for your coffee can come in many colors but the most popular of these colors is the black or the white colored tables. This is because these colors go with any design theme.

9. Round and Rectangular Coffee Tables

Lastly, a coffee table regardless of any material or color does come in many shapes. The most popular shapes are rectangular and round. Choosing a table's shape should depend on the amount of space in the room, suitability of the shape to the other furniture, and/or whether or not you have young kids at home who might accidentally bump onto rectangular table edges.

With the number of possible designs that a coffee table can have, this becomes confusing on the part of the buyer. To ease this problem visit Coffee Table Furniture Store for more information. A great way to choose the best coffee table for your home is to take note of the shape of the other furniture, for instance an "L-shaped" sofa will look nice with the addition of a Round Coffee Table.

The Coffee Table

The Coffee Table By John Orr

The coffee table has become customary in our living rooms, and, although we all have one in our home, few know that coffee tables, as the Ottoman Empire, originate in Turkey. If Ottoman largely retained its form, then the coffee table has evolved over time. It nearly became a completely different piece of furniture. Today, a coffee table is no longer subject to strict utility and it has become almost an art piece, which is often the focal point of the room.

The coffee table was neglected in favor of sofas, armchairs and chairs for a long time. But right now, all professional designers acknowledge their importance. They've got reasons: a coffee table is more versatile and easier to combine than any other piece of furniture from the living room.

Basically, it sets the tone for the room. If you prefer to draw attention to the couch, then you would choose a simple but appropriate table. However, coffee table styles and colours should follow the ambiance of the entire room.

The coffee table should be suitable to your living style. If you rarely use it, possibly only to serve your guest a cup of coffee, choose a small, simple table. If it is likely to get used as a place for your favourite magazines, flower vase, bowl, etc., then go for a spacious table with drawers. To show off decorative accessories (shells, stones, photos, etc..) choose a table by the window. For a small space, choose the set of two or three tables of different sizes, which usually is stored underneath one another, and occasionally, when the situation requires, all three tables can be used.

The style, shape and size of the table should take into account how the room is decorated (or how you intend to decorate it). Some specialists recommend choosing the table first, searching for the one that we love and the one that best stimulates our imagination, then, depending on it to choose the rest of the furniture. When you're undecided and don't know what style or what colour you should choose for your living room, go to the section with round coffee tables, choose one that you like the best, this may then give you inspiration for the design of the rest of the room.

Got your eye on a low and white table? You are likely to have a contemporary minimalist style. You like a massive carved, black wood table? Think of classic styling, which may be more to your taste. And examples could continue. The fact is that you can choose the table first, then build around it.

However, you can also go vice versa, especially if you have already arranged a room. Changing an old coffee table, can give your room a whole new lease of life. Add a splash of colour, an ingenious modern table and you get a whole new look. You have a marine or Hawaiian-style room, dominated by blue and green water? There are even tables in the form of fish aquariums so you can make it even more real.

Another thing to keep in mind when choosing a coffee table is the cost. Think about your habits and how you use your table. Do you like to sit on the sofa with your legs up on the table? Then you will need a square ottoman style table. You need space for storing magazines or other such pieces? You need a table with several drawers or shelves or you can go for one looking like a bottom drawer. Your living room is the meeting place of friends? You need a large table so you can fit lots glasses or cups on it. You want a big meal, but not always have enough space? Choose a "nest" of tables, meaning three tables of different sizes that can be used separately, but can be tidied away beneath one and other.

The material also has its importance. Glass tables are very beautiful and fit in most rooms, but are more difficult to maintain, and if there are young children in the house, they are not the ideal as accidents can occur. White is a very beautiful colour, but again, it is difficult to maintain. Even a single cup placed directly on the table, it can leave marks. Do not be afraid of colour. A mass of orange, green or red will be a splash of colour and will cheer you up every morning. Usual height of coffee tables is normally between 40 and 45 inches. If you often have guests, a higher one might be more suited, because everyone will be able to reach their cup.

A rule of interior design says that the height of the coffee table should be about the same height (or not less than five inches lower than) the couch. Ideal length is two thirds of the couch. However, no rule is set in stone. Depending on your tastes and the rest of the room, you can choose what ever size and colour coffee table you wish.

John Orr is the founder and director of Coffee Table Store, John has a keen passion for interior and outdoor design and when he is not beautifying his garden he is involved in his other passion - football. He describes himself as a serial entrepreneur and offers his insight on using