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What is the difference between a center table and a coffee table?
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The difference between a center table and a coffee table is usually size. Center tables tend to be larger-sized accent tables placed in the center of seating areas. On the other hand, coffee tables are smaller tables usually positioned in front of sofas and loveseats. On 1stDibs, find a variety of center tables and coffee tables.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 26, 2024
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Drexel “Declaration” Walnut Coffee Table by Kipp Stewart & Stewart MacDougall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials
Walnut Wood, Brass Hardware
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Adrian Pearsall 893-TGO Coffee Table w/ Stingray Glass Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Adrian Pearsall 893-TGO coffee table for Craft Associates is a striking example of American Mid-Century Modern design, with a sculptural walnut base that feels more like functio...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood, Walnut
Roger Capron ‘Sou-Chong’ Coffee Table in Ceramic and Wood
By Roger Capron
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Roger Capron, ‘Sou-Chong’ coffee table, ceramic, stained beech, France, 1971
Lovely French coffee table with wonderful composed ceramic tiles by French designer Roger Capron. Both t...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Beech
"Zakatu" table JAPAN 1965
Located in Forest, BE
The Zataku coffee table, designed in the 1960s by Saburō
Inui for Tendo Mokko, embodies the timeless elegance of Japanese design.
A key figure of his generation, Inui redefined fur...
Category
Vintage 1960s Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
David Levy Modular Puzzle Coffee Table, African Sapele & Padauk, USA
Located in San Carlos, CA
A rare and striking example of California studio craft furniture, this three-piece modular "Puzzle Table" was handcrafted by David Levy of Hardwood Creations in Davis, California. Le...
Category
1990s Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Maple, Padouk, Sapele Wood
Roger Capron ‘Sou-Chong’ Coffee Table in Ceramic and Wood
By Roger Capron
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Roger Capron, ‘Sou-Chong’ coffee table, ceramic, stained beech, France, 1971
Lovely French coffee table with wonderful composed ceramic tiles by French designer Roger Capron. Both t...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Beech


