Coffee Tables 101
When redecorating your living room, the one piece of furniture that is most often wrongly overlooked is the coffee table.
Coffee tables should never be pushed to the side when it comes to living room furniture because, believe it or not, the coffee table is nearly always the focal point of the room.
When it comes to buying coffee tables, you need to make sure that it matches well with the rest of the furniture in the living room.
Take inventory of the room and the space.
Do you have any major themes in the room? If so, you need to make sure that your coffee table fits in well with the theme you have.
There are so many types of coffee tables that finding one to match your living room's theme should never be a problem.
More traditional coffee tables are crafted of solid hardwoods.
They are usually very ornate pieces, many of which feature intricate carvings and visible craftsmanship.
Typically these traditionally styled coffee tables are inspired by Victorian, Tudor, or old European design; they are best suited with very formal living room furnishings.
Most households, however, don't furnish in these old-fashioned styles.
Rather, most people prefer informal furniture that can best be described under the umbrella term "transitional.
" Transitional furniture uses lighter wood (or even other synthetic materials), lighter finishes, and pieces that can be used in a wide variety of settings.
Neither particularly modern in design, nor theme-specific, transitional pieces work well for mixing and matching.
When it comes to coffee tables, you will find that most fit in this category.
If your home is neither transitional nor traditional, then you probably enjoy a contemporary style of design.
If you choose to outfit your home with minimalist furnishings, then it is advised you do so consistently throughout your home.
These pieces tend to be low to the ground and simple in design.
Coffee tables that conform to minimalist design brandish clean, symmetrically drawn lines, as do most minimalist furnishings.
Whatever style you have chosen to decorate your home with, there will never be a shortage of coffee tables from which to choose.
And make sure you choose well, as this piece is the one that tends to bring the room together.
Coffee tables should never be pushed to the side when it comes to living room furniture because, believe it or not, the coffee table is nearly always the focal point of the room.
When it comes to buying coffee tables, you need to make sure that it matches well with the rest of the furniture in the living room.
Take inventory of the room and the space.
Do you have any major themes in the room? If so, you need to make sure that your coffee table fits in well with the theme you have.
There are so many types of coffee tables that finding one to match your living room's theme should never be a problem.
More traditional coffee tables are crafted of solid hardwoods.
They are usually very ornate pieces, many of which feature intricate carvings and visible craftsmanship.
Typically these traditionally styled coffee tables are inspired by Victorian, Tudor, or old European design; they are best suited with very formal living room furnishings.
Most households, however, don't furnish in these old-fashioned styles.
Rather, most people prefer informal furniture that can best be described under the umbrella term "transitional.
" Transitional furniture uses lighter wood (or even other synthetic materials), lighter finishes, and pieces that can be used in a wide variety of settings.
Neither particularly modern in design, nor theme-specific, transitional pieces work well for mixing and matching.
When it comes to coffee tables, you will find that most fit in this category.
If your home is neither transitional nor traditional, then you probably enjoy a contemporary style of design.
If you choose to outfit your home with minimalist furnishings, then it is advised you do so consistently throughout your home.
These pieces tend to be low to the ground and simple in design.
Coffee tables that conform to minimalist design brandish clean, symmetrically drawn lines, as do most minimalist furnishings.
Whatever style you have chosen to decorate your home with, there will never be a shortage of coffee tables from which to choose.
And make sure you choose well, as this piece is the one that tends to bring the room together.
