6 ideas for
coffee table for the living room tall, round or perhaps coloured?
It is difficult to imagine a living room without a coffee table. Thanks to its functionality, this piece of furniture is an integral part of the design of any living room. When choosing a coffee table, we should pay attention to both the practical and the aesthetic side. We suggest what ideas are worth considering.
A solid wooden bench, or perhaps a light, round coffee table on golden legs? It is up to us which table top we will put the TV remote control or the book we are reading on. Regardless of its appearance, a coffee table should remain within easy reach, supporting us in a well-earned rest. It is therefore best to place it right next to a sofa or couch. If we have a large corner sofa or several armchairs, we may even need more than one coffee table for our living room.
What to look for when choosing a coffee table?
Choosing a coffee table for your living room seems like an easy task on the surface. However, there are many factors to take into account. Let's think about what the household members will use this piece of furniture for on a daily basis. Let's also think about how we most enjoy spending time with our guests.
Do you start the morning with a newspaper? Let's choose a coffee table with a storage compartment that can hold your favourite magazines. Do we often play board games? Make sure the table top has enough space to spread the board out comfortably. Do we happen to work from home and end up with a laptop on the sofa? Let's opt for a living room table with a lift-up top and castors, so we can sit at it comfortably.
The sheer weight of the furniture is also important. If you have a lot going on in your home, it may be a good idea to choose a light, mobile table. On the other hand, a heavier coffee table, which has its own fixed place in the space, will better complement the décor of an elegant living room.
We should also pay attention to the materials used to make the table. It is up to us whether the chosen piece of furniture will be consistent with the rest of the living room furnishings, or whether it will stand out against the background of the room with its colour or shape. If we take care of the details, a dark coffee table can go well with a light chest of drawers, and even a metal table can be used on a wooden floor. A harmonious effect can be achieved by repeating specific shades and raw materials in decorations or ornaments.
How to choose the height of a coffee table for the living room?
Being aware of our own lifestyle and unique expectations, we can move on to the next issues. First of all, we should make sure that the coffee table is close to the height of our sofa or couch. This will allow us to comfortably set down a cup or plate of snacks on it. A top that is too low or too high would involve having to lift from the seat every time, and we should feel as comfortable as possible in the heart of our home.
Sometimes a seating set is made up of several distant pieces. It is then worth considering introducing an additional table into the living room. This will ensure that all guests have equally easy access to a table top, on which they can place a cake plate or a cup of coffee. If there are small children in the household, oval-shaped tables without protruding corners are best. This way, the little ones will be able to wander safely through the living room, accompanying the adults in their eagerly awaited relaxation.
How to fit a coffee table into a living room setting to maximise its potential? We share 6 inspiring ideas for this handy piece of furniture that you may find helpful when decorating your living room.
2 - Long live tidiness: ideas for a roomy coffee table
If your living room is lively and lots of people pass through, opt for a large coffee table with a spacious top, ready not only for all the family but also for guests. This is the place to have breakfast with a neighbour in the morning before taking the friendly little ones to nursery school. In the afternoon, it is the place to have coffee with the family and in the evening to enjoy a glass of wine with friends.
For many of us, what is underneath is just as important as a spacious tabletop. Order lovers will appreciate the Nature coffee table with its two-sided niches into which they can slide a chess box, napkins or placemats. If you want to hide numerous trinkets from dust and the eye, simply buy complementary boxes to hold newspapers, the TV remote control and accessories related to your hobbies. Thanks to the fact that the drawers have no runners, they can easily be removed to move them and their contents to another location. Their fronts are available in two colour options - white or oak. In this way, we can decide whether we want to create a contrast with the body of the furniture or rather opt for a consistent combination.
The ingenious Spot Young coffee table, distinguished by its modern styling, can serve a similar function. Not only does it have four open niches, but also additional space in the middle of the tabletop with a capacious box. A sugar bowl, a pot with your favourite plant, or perhaps console pads? Thanks to the cleverly designed bench, we will find a permanent place for any useful items.
3. a minimalist coffee table for the modern living room
A well-chosen coffee table can be the icing on the decorative cake of any living room. If we value simplicity and frugal design, it is worth betting on a modern, easy-to-move piece of furniture. A perfect example is the 4 You coffee table on discreet castors. Its top can be arranged according to current needs, and the open recesses can be used to store the books we reach for most often. Ribbon coffee tables are an equally minimalist and intriguing solution. The independent cubes can be rearranged to experiment with the arrangement of tableware and small decorations.
4 A stylish coffee table, or a self-designed one
In our search for a coffee table, we may come across interior trends that are not to our liking. Instead of choosing a recommended piece of furniture from a catalogue, it is worth following our own preferences. We feel particularly comfortable in interiors whose design reflects our own tastes.
If you can't get your heart rate up when you see any of the ready-to-use furniture pieces, use the innovative Creative system. Using a library of materials that allows for hundreds of unique combinations, we can design our dream coffee table for our living room. You can decide on the height of the furniture yourself, as well as its colour and finishes. A round top in a nude shade on a metal frame or a saffron one on slanted oak legs? A white and black rectangular bench, or perhaps in bottle green? Our living room deserves the perfect coffee table.
5. coffee tables in a well thought-out set
A spacious living room could use more coffee tables. If you choose coffee tables of different heights, you can easily slide one under the other and gain extra space if needed. A set of coffee tables can also be an original accent in a living room where a single, large bench would do.
The cosiness of the living room will be emphasised by the Simple table duo in oak décor with small drawers for handy trinkets. The Pajo woven container and the smoky Bulbe vase will create a carefree, holiday atmosphere that makes it easier to relax. We can also design a set of different coffee tables together with the Creative system. When experimenting, it is a good idea to stick to the palette of shades dominating the living room, and repeat the raw materials present in the furniture finishes, for example in the picture frames on the wall. This will result in a harmonious arrangement based on your favourite leitmotifs.
6 The original pouffe: more than a coffee table
Another piece of furniture can be used as a coffee table. If you like unusual solutions, the colourful Doppio poufs with their double-sided lids are a good choice. They can function both as comfortable seats and practical coffee tables. They can easily be joined together to form a larger geometric shaped table top, which will catch the eye of every guest. The raised rims will prevent glasses or goblets from accidentally being knocked down, and the poufs can be used to store blankets, cushions or children's toys.
If you want consistency, you can choose this type of table, suggesting the collection from which your sofa or armchair comes. The upholstered Milton pouffe will not only give respite to legs tired after a long day, but will also serve as a temporary tabletop for the Pilo tray with cups and other items we wish to have at hand during our blissful relaxation. In addition, a container hidden in the furniture will help us to keep the living room tidy.
