Choosing a coffee table means giving a personal imprint to the furniture, completing it with an object that must not only be beautiful, but must also correspond to its function, therefore a comfortable and useful top to use.
The choice is very wide: famous designer coffee tables, elegant coffee tables or cheap modern coffee tables, many different models are available both in physical and online shops and sometimes it doesn't seem easy to find the best choice. Let's take a look at some useful tips for choosing our coffee table.
Before jumping headlong into the choice of the model, we should consider in which area our coffee table should be inserted: if in fact we have a home furnished in a classic way, the best choice will be to choose a coffee table with classic lines, maybe even going fishing among antiques. In this case the dominant material is wood, possibly in a dark shade and richly decorated, because it matches the style of the furniture that surrounds it.
In the case of a modern house or with other contemporary styles, we could instead be freer in the choice of material, perhaps focusing on a glass coffee table, and on colours, which can also be very bright (always taking into account the furnishings).
We have said that wood is the main material for classic coffee tables, but if we like the idea of a modern coffee table but always built with wood, we will have no problem finding the right object for us.
There are different models of low design coffee tables made of wood (very often chipboard, which is resistant and light and, if treated properly, does not risk to get stained) with modern shapes and colours: the minimalist style is very popular, which provides coffee tables with several tops and coloured with pastel colours, in order to be very practical to use as well as having a "personality" in the design.
Elegance is not a feature that belongs only to classic models of coffee tables: there is a whole series of coffee tables that combine modernity, practicality and style.
As it happens for coffee tables with glass or crystal tops: the union of different materials (the structures are in steel or wood) with the lightness of glass gives rise to a very interesting and elegant stylistic result: just think of the calligaris glass coffee tables, true icons of modern design.
Another choice that we can consider classic is that of a square coffee table model: obviously, if the square one is the most common, there are rectangular, round oval or even irregular shaped coffee tables, but this choice depends not only on our taste but also on the space we have available to insert our coffee table. A square coffee table is particularly flexible because, if more free space is needed, it can be placed next to a wall (it is not possible to do the same with a round or oval coffee table).
Since square coffee tables are very common, it becomes easy to find the one that best suits our style and the furnishing of our living room: we can in fact aim at a classic model, perhaps in wood, with light or dark colours, or dare with a more elegant model, in steel and with a glass top, or even choose bright and unconventional colours: a model like the Cali coffee table, with a chrome-plated metal frame and top in melamine, is for example available in modern colours such as cement, perfect for design furniture.
Another factor that can certainly influence our choice for a coffee table is the price: a coffee table is in many cases considered a furnishing accessory, where therefore it is not the case to invest high amounts of money. Actually, with a short research, it is possible to find also different models of coffee tables with a modern and classic design and absolutely affordable prices, always with an eye to the quality of construction, like the Chile Coffee Table, with beechwood frame and white polypropylene shelves, perfect to complete the furnishing of a modern living room.
So, let's start from our furniture and our tastes to understand which coffee table can be the most suitable one: a look at the online shops will surely allow us to find a model suitable for us, whether we prefer the classic style or we want to dare with a modern design object, also being able to find the best value for money.
