A coffee table can bring a lot of life to a living room, hall or any room where you want to add this practical and decorative piece of furniture. Coffee tables can bring a sense of harmony to living rooms. You need to think of this piece of furniture as more than just a surface to leave junk or put glasses of drinks. This table has much more functionality.
It is important to leave space for the essentials (support glasses and plates) but at the same time you should use the space to put books or any other decorative element that you want to add. You have to think about how you want to use your coffee table and once you have it clear, You will have to be inspired by these ideas!
Simple style
A simple coffee table can be the solution to all your decorating problems. You can turn a simple coffee table into a focal point of the room. Do you want it to be an attractive and functional piece of furniture? Follow these tips:
- Glass table for light to pass through
- Add a vase or accessories of different heights with bright colors
- Add flowers
- Place items on a tray to present them as a grouping
- Leave enough space for your guests to have their drinks
- Combine colors with textures
Carefully designed books, vases, green leaves and metal elements in a cohesive arrangement can create a perfectly balanced magazine-worthy image.
Repeat the color of the wall, the color of the sofa or a color close to the coffee table, this will create an important aesthetic connection
Change the decoration of your coffee table according to the season. It will keep you from getting bored and help you celebrate the season without having to wait for the December holidays. In autumn for example, you can think about adding pumpkins, brown or red vases, etc.
Open mind
Why just one table? Depending on the situation, a group of small tables may be the best solution. Well, use a variety of objects instead of a single table, or opt for several tables of similar sizes to make a central cohesion. You can also use boxes that serve as tables and at the same time use it as storage.
Keep your mind open to find different options but that all of them serve you not only to create an excellent decorative space, but also to make it a functional space in your room.
Relaxing and organized
Another idea that always works well is to create a coffee table that is relaxing and organized. Keep the coffee table simple without clutter. You can add a book or two in the decor (different sizes and stacks), add flowers, or put a stack of designer magazines or small decorative objects on top.
Organizing a few items on a larger tray keeps the coffee table simple and neat, so this idea will always be well received in any decorative style.
Meaningful coffee table
You can style your coffee table with items that you may already have at home. You can organize the items as if they were in a museum. Some ideas to achieve this are:
- Choose a cute and unique box to store items that are not so pretty, such as remote controls, candle lighters, a set of coasters, etc.
- Choose from eight to ten of your most beautiful and favorite oversized hardcover books.
- Add your favorite scented candle in a glass vase.
- Show something that is alive, such as simple flowers or an item with lots of green foliage.
When you place these items on the table, you will want to make sure they fit together well in size and scale. For example, you can pillar the largest books at the bottom and the small ones at the top. You will also have to add something that is personalized and has meaning for you, like a glass with stones that you took from the beach, a beautiful photo, a precious object for you, etc.
Stylize the coffee table
Your coffee table can be as unique as your accessories. As the centerpiece of any living room or entertainment space, the coffee table can always be a special anchor to set the tone for the environment. You can use coffee or coffee tables that are unique and represent the strength of the whole house. Create custom tables with steel, wood or glass to make them versatile and usable. In addition to the traditional 'coffee table book', you can always add unique items.
To add a more natural style, use things from the outdoors, your garden, the beach, a modern miniature sculpture, etc. You choose!
With these tips you can create an elegant, unique, personalized coffee table that is also the center of all eyes in the room where you place it.