Beauty and harmony are usually made up of little things. It is the details that create the style of the interior, it is their choice that determines the impression of each room and the whole house as a whole.
For example, the living room. Creating its decoration, we remember the decor of walls, upholstered furniture or windows. And we completely forget about the coffee, or, as it is often called, coffee table. But it is he who is in the “center of the hotel universe.”
We think about the upholstery of armchairs and sofas, about the color and quality of carpets, even about cozy sofa cushions. And we don’t think at all that a coffee table can become either an ideal additional decoration for a room, or completely destroy all its beauty and harmony.
The history of this elegant piece of furniture began relatively recently. The first such table appeared in Europe at the end of the 19th century, but it did not look like a modern one at all - it was much higher, about 70 cm.
Experts are still arguing about when the long and low coffee table appeared. Some argue that he took his form from the culture of the Ottoman Empire. Others confidently say that its origin is connected with Japanese culture, several centuries ago especiallypopular in Europe.
The first coffee tables were made entirely of wood. But with the advent of new materials and technologies, they began to produce small tables made of glass, metal, plastic, natural, artificial stone and even leather.
Today, buying a coffee table is quite simple. But before purchasing it, you must definitely think about what functions it will perform in the house. After all, a modern coffee table can be used not only as a convenient thing, at which it is pleasant to sit with a cup of coffee. It can store keys, magazines, newspapers and other little things. Or it will be a beautiful decoration, a true work of art. This table, created by eminent designers, most often has an unusual shape or a decoratively decorated tabletop, and therefore is not intended at all to put cups on it or fold the press.
Maybe a coffee table can be a fish tank at the same time. Or a showcase where various interesting decorative trifles are laid out - beads, sea pebbles, stones, flowers and other little things dear to the heart.
Coffee table can have a countertop of different shapes. Not only rectangular or square, but also round, oval or irregular in shape. Therefore, choosing this piece of furniture, you must not only decide whether you want to buy it or not. Be sure to think about whether it will fit into the interior of your home.
For rooms made in modern and high-tech style, glass tables are most suitable, simple in design,but very elegant. Even without much experience in carpentry, you can make such a coffee table with your own hands.
For an interior made in a classic style - wooden tables of different shapes, textures or decorated with carvings. They can have four legs, three or one support.
Among the variety of small coffee tables, one can distinguish both sofa tables, shaped like the letter "P", and transforming tables, in which you can change the size of the table top and height, and coffee tables, specially designed for storing newspapers and magazines.
Currently, buying small tables that are set for coffee is easy enough. The main thing is to have a good idea of how it will look in the general interior of the room, and then the buying process will be a real pleasure.
