The modern coffee table has long gone beyond the functionality stated in its name …
Today it is very difficult to call a coffee table really a coffee table, because, depending on the imagination of manufacturers, it can be folding, many drawers, shelves, holders, etc. are built into it.
What functions can a coffee table perform in an ordinary apartment
- Storage of magazines, newspapers, books that you are currently reading.
- Decoration of the living room, spacious kitchen-dining room, organization of a reading corner in the bedroom.
- Organization of a cozy place for drinking coffee or tea.
Also, multifunctional models of coffee tables can be converted into comfortable dining or writing tables, laptop tables.
What criteria should be considered when choosing a coffee table
- Design. Of course, it should match the style of the rest of the furniture in the room, even more so - become the center of the composition, the final element of the furniture set.
- The material from which the table is made. This point directly follows from the previous one - for a furniture set made of solid wood, choose the same coffee table (it can be supplemented, for example, with glass or forged elements), for modern furniture made of glass and chrome-plated steel - the same table, moreover preferably either of the simplest form, or exaggeratedly futuristic.
- Safety. Due to the specifics of the location of the coffee table, pay special attention to the absence of sharp edges, check how easily it can turn over if you accidentally bump into it.
- The number of table functions. This criterion depends only on the personal requirements of the owner of the room. Perhaps, in this matter, only one thing can be advised - the smaller the area of your home, the more possibilities for organizing the space should be given by the selected table.
