Browse a vast selection of antique, new and vintage coffee table and cocktail tables today. “With wood and stone tables, you think about what’s on top.”įind the perfect centerpiece for any room, no matter what your personal furniture style on 1stDibs. “With a glass coffee table, you also have to think about the surface underneath, like the rug or floor,” she says. According to interior designer Tamara Eaton, the material of your vintage coffee table is something you need to consider. If you’re shopping for an older coffee table to bring into your home - be it an antique Georgian-style coffee table made of mahogany or walnut with decorative inlays or a classic square mid-century modern piece comprised of rosewood designed by the likes of Ettore Sottsass - there are a few things you should keep in mind.īoth the table itself and what you put on it should align with the overall design of the room, not just by what you think looks fashionable in isolation. This handsome waterfall-style coffee table is topped with a layer of thread-dyed raffia for a look that feels both tactile and chic. The elongated rectangles and wide boxy forms of Evans’s desirable Cityscape coffee table, for example, will meet your needs but undoubtedly prove imposing in your living space. Visionary craftspeople such as Paul Evans introduced bold, geometric designs that challenge the traditional idea of what a coffee table can be. Waterfall Table in White Oak - Coffee table for Bertu (415) FREE shipping Etsy’s Pick Add to Favorites Handmade Bone Inlay Stool Wooden Modern Waterfall/Stripped Side Table (1) Sale Price 549.38 549.38 784.83 Original Price 784.83 (30 off. In recent years, however, metal, glass and plastics have become popular in coffee tables and cocktail tables, and design hasn’t been restricted to the conventional low profile, either. Originally, these tables were as simple as they are practical - as high as your sofa and made primarily of wood. It didn’t take long for coffee tables and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. In the United States, furniture makers worked to introduce low, long tables into their offerings as the popularity of coffee and “coffee breaks” took hold during the late 19th century and early 20th century. Early coffee tables surfaced in Victorian-era England, likely influenced by the use of tea tables in Japanese tea gardens. Check out our waterfall coffee table selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our coffee & end tables shops.

Low tables that were initially used as tea tables or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. As a practical focal point in your living area, antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables are an invaluable addition to any interior.

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