Choosing which type of coffee table you want in your living room will depend a great deal on your room’s decor. If you have contemporary furniture then you will want a modern looking design such as glass and metal. If your living room is a more classical design then a nice wood coffee table would not look out of place. Coffee tables come in all shapes, designs, materials and colors so you should be able to find one which you both like and matches your furniture. Coffee tables are very versatile pieces of furniture; they can be moved around the room to different locations depending what you want to use it for. As the name suggests the main function for a coffee table is for putting drinks on such as coffee. However, you can also use your coffee table to put a table lamp on, or a candle, it’s somewhere to put your book or magazine you are reading, store your TV remotes on the table and lots of other things.
Glass Coffee Tables
Glass coffee tables come in two main varieties which are glass on metal which makes your coffee table have a contemporary modern look with sleek designs and modern shapes. The metal part of the coffee table can be made from various metals such as stainless steel, aluminum, bronze and virtually any sort of metal. The other version is the glass on wood design as with the metal coffee table any wood can be used such as oak coffee tables or teak coffee tables being some of the most popular woods. The one bonus of having a glass coffee table is you do not have to worry about making marks on the glass top, however make sure that the glass is toughened or safety glass just in case there is an accident and the glass gets broken.
Wood Coffee Tables
Wood coffee tables come in a variety of different designs and woods. The wood coffee table does not have to just be made of wood you can have them with a glass top or tiles and just about anything as the top of the coffee table. The wood coffee table does not have to look old fashioned either. Modern wood coffee tables can have contemporary designs and styles. Some of the most popular are the oak coffee table or the hardwood teak coffee table, however pine is also a popular choice but as it’s a soft wood it can be damaged easier than the other two options.
Lift Top Coffee Tables
Some of the wood coffee tables are a lift top coffee table which means the lid either tilts or comes off and you can have storage inside the coffee table or you can just raise the height of the top of the coffee table. The most popular form of the lift top coffee table is where there is storage under the lid, however designs of this are vastly different as well you can have a shallow storage area for stationary, magazines and smaller items or you can have the whole of the base for storage which means you can store larger items, these types are popular in outside entertaining areas and are made from wicker or rattan.
Coffee tables are very useful pieces of furniture which can be relatively inexpensive compared to your other living room furniture. However the choice of styles, materials and colors gives you the ultimate choice of which type of coffee table you want in your living room. Check out some of the great new designs in your local shops or on the internet for ideas of which coffee table you want.