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Vintage Coastal Coquina Cylinder Coffee Table
Located in west palm beach, FL
Bring a touch of seaside charm to your space with this vintage coastal coquina cylinder coffee
Category

Late 20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Stone

Vintage Boho Coquina Stone Cylinder Coffee Table
Located in west palm beach, FL
Elevate your living space with this Vintage Boho Coquina Stone Cylinder Coffee Table. Its natural
Category

Late 20th Century American Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Stone

Italian Post-Modern Cylindrical Coffee Tables in Grey and Blue Plexiglass, 2000s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post-modern Cylindrical coffee tables in grey and blue plexiglass, 2000s Pair of
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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Plexiglass

Stunning Paul Mayen Habitat Aluminum Cylinder Coffee Table, Mid-Century Modern
By Paul Mayen
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning Paul Mayen for Habitat aluminum cylinder coffee table. The unusual bases measure 15" T x
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Modern Burl Round Coffee Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern Burl Round Coffee Table, a unique midcentury inspired cylindrical coffee table wrapped in
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Modern Burl Round Coffee Table
Modern Burl Round Coffee Table
H 16 in W 38 in D 38 in
1970s Black and Beige Asymmetrical Glass Sculptural Cylinder Coffee Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
! Mid-Century Modern sculptural coffee table with three cylindrical wood legs and thick tempered glass
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood, Lacquer

2 Cylindrical Travertine Cache Pots, Table Base, or Sculptures, Italian, 1970's
Located in London, Fitzrovia
2 Travertine open cylinders, Coffee Table Bases, Cache Pots or Sculptures, Italian, 1970's. Both
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Travertine

Unusual Brutalist Silas Seandel Attr. Brass Steel Glass Cylinder Coffee Table
By Silas Seandel
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Unusual brutalist Silas Seandel attributed brass and steel cylinder-shaped coffee table. We love
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Vintage 1970s American Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Steel

Table Basse Et Jardin Zen En Pierre D'acier Medium by Chanel Kapitanj
By Chanel Kapitanj
Located in Geneve, CH
to measure, and in other shapes (cylinders, coffee table, etc.). Textured steel coffee table. The
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2010s Belgian Modern Tables

Materials

Steel

Table Basse Et Jardin Zen En Pierre D'acier Large by Chanel Kapitanj
By Chanel Kapitanj
Located in Geneve, CH
to measure, and in other shapes (cylinders, coffee table, etc.).Please contact us. Textured steel
Category

2010s Belgian Modern Tables

Materials

Steel

Table Basse Et Jardin Zen En Pierre D'acier Small by Chanel Kapitanj
By Chanel Kapitanj
Located in Geneve, CH
measure, and in other shapes (cylinders, coffee table, etc.).Please contact us. Textured steel coffee
Category

2010s Belgian Modern Tables

Materials

Steel

Cylinder Acrylic Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cylinder acrylic coffee table. Base is made of alternate frosted and clear cylinder acrylic pieces
Category

20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Acrylic

Italian Style Chrome Cylinder and Glass Square Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Unusual chromed four cylinder and glass square coffee table. Four chromed steel cylinders have
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Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Travertine Square Coffee Table with Cylindrical Legs, France, 1970s
Located in Hellouw, NL
The travertine coffee table - a timeless piece of furniture that exudes both elegance and
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Travertine

Vintage 1980s Coffee Table with Patinated Brass Cylinder Legs
By Karl Springer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A chic coffee table with four cylinder legs that grasp the thick square glass top. The legs are
Category

20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

The Puddle Table Collection - Medium Aluminum Coffee Table with Cylinder legs
By Klein Agency
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, stackable options for coffee table heights.   
Category

2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Aluminum

The Puddle Table Collection - Small Aluminum Coffee Table with Cylinder legs
By Klein Agency
Located in Los Angeles, CA
height, dining height or three, stackable options for coffee table heights.   
Category

2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Nested Puddle Tables - Three stacked Aluminum Coffee Tables with Cylinder legs
By Klein Agency
Located in Los Angeles, CA
counter height, dining height as well as three, separate (and stackable) options for coffee table heights
Category

2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Aluminum

The Puddle Table Collection - Large Aluminum Coffee Table with Cylinder legs
By Klein Agency
Located in Los Angeles, CA
height, dining height or three, stackable options for coffee table heights.   
Category

2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Round Cylinder Coffee Center Table Textured Pearl Faux Skin Finish
By John Dickinson
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern textured faux skin finish cylinder shape studio coffee table in style of John
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Composition

Chrome Finish Stainless Steel Triple Cylinder Leg Frame Rectangle Coffee Table
By John Mascheroni, Knoll
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chrome Finish Stainless Steel Base Triple Cylinder Leg Glass Top Rectangle Coffee Table MINT
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel, Chrome

Danish Mid-Century Modern Rectangle Coffee Table on Chrome Cylinder Legs
By Fritz Hansen, Poul Kjærholm
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern rectangle teak coffee table on chrome cylinder legs with solid teak cone shape
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20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Chrome

1980s Coffee Table, Italian White Marble Cylindric Legs and Glass Top
Located in Arosio, IT
This round, low table has three sculptural cylindric legs in a rare white marble originating from
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble

Chrome Cylinder Legs Square Smoked Glass Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table MINT!
By Le Corbusier, Florence Knoll
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chrome Cylinder Legs Square Smoked Glass Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table MINT!
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Chrome, Stainless Steel

Pair of Raffia Cloth Wrapped Wide Coffee Tables on Thick Cylinder Legs
By Ernest C. Masi
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of stunning Mid-Century Modern black lacquer raffia cloth wrapped coffee tables by Ernest C
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Raffia

Mid Century Modern Lucite Cylinder Leg Brass Glass Coffee Cocktail Table by Pace
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Lucite Cylinder Leg Brass Glass and Coffee Table by Pace. Item features
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Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Modern Round Chrome 30" Cylinder Base Granite Top Coffee Table MINT
By John Mascheroni, Pace Collection, Gavina, Knoll, Brueton
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Round Chrome 30" Cylinder Base Black Granite Top Coffee Center Lamp Occasional
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Granite, Chrome

Wood Coffee Table with Round Base and Painted Cylindrical Posts Shown in Oak
By LF Upholstery
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Benson coffee table is shown with an oak wood top in natural finish with a round base and
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2010s American American Classical Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Modern Oval Coffee Table in Walnut Wood Cylinder Base and Glass by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Palazzo oval coffee table with green and ivory Japaneese glass sits on 4 Walnut Wood pedestal by
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Art Glass, Cut Glass, Walnut

Modern Oval Coffee Table in Oak Wood Cylinder Base and Glass by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Palazzo oval coffee table with green and ivory glass sits on 2 Rift White Oak Wood pedestals by
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Art Glass, Cut Glass, Walnut

Modern Oval Coffee Table in Walnut Wood Cylinder Base and Glass by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Palazzo oval coffee table with Ivory and Lavender glass sits on 2 Walnut Wood pedestals by Ercole
Category

2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Art Glass, Walnut

Modern Oval Coffee Table in Walnut Wood w Cylinder Base and Glass by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Palazzo oval coffee table with purple and ivory glass sits on 3 American Black Walnut Wood
Category

2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Art Glass, Walnut

Cylindrical Low Tables Set of 4 In Wood or Lacquer.
Located in NEW YORK, NY
with a cylindrical base in wood or lacquer, and a ceramic insert in the middle. Table 4: Provides a
Category

2010s Greek Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Ceramic, Wood, Lacquer

Mid-Century Modern Cocktail Table with Cylindrical Brushed Nickel Legs
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated Mid-Century Modern cocktail table was realized in the United States circa 1970
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Nickel

Mid-Century Modern Cylindrical Drum Form Chrome and Granite Occasional Table
Located in New York, NY
This refined Mid-Century Modern Cylindrical Drum Form Chrome and Granite Occasional Table was
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Granite, Chrome

Ciocat Coffee Table #2
By Simone Pedretti
Located in Milan, IT
table. The cylindrical brass element hides small wheels, able to move the table in any environment
Category

2010s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Metal

Ciocat Coffee Table #2
Ciocat Coffee Table #2
H 7.88 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Ciocat Coffee Table #3
By Simone Pedretti
Located in Milan, IT
table. The cylindrical brass element hides small wheels, able to move the table in any environment
Category

2010s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Metal

Ciocat Coffee Table #3
H 7.88 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Round Travertine Tile Brass Inlay Cylinder Base Dining Conference Table Mint!
By Maitland Smith
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Round travertine tile brass inlay cylinder base dining conference table mint!
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Travertine, Brass

Coffee Table, Glass, Italy, 1970
Located in Nice, FR
Square smoked glass top table, chrome cylinder, burgundy faux leather coffee table, castors, made
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20th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Art Glass

Pair of Black Lacquer Drinks Tables with Open Stretcher and Cylindrical Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of late Qing Dynasty period black lacquer drinks table from the early 20th century with open
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Concrete Cylinder, Distressed Black by Dylan Myers
By Dylan Myers Design
Located in Elkridge, MD
Concrete cylinder by Dylan Myers Design. Hand crafted 22" x 22" concrete cylinder in distressed
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2010s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Concrete

Concrete Cylinder, Drippy Grey by Dylan Myers
By Dylan Myers Design
Located in Elkridge, MD
character and depth to this silky smooth concrete cylinder. Hand crafted with the finest raw materials to
Category

2010s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Concrete

Concrete Cylinder, Slow Flow by Dylan Myers
By Dylan Myers Design
Located in Elkridge, MD
This "Slow-Flow" 22"x22" concrete side table by Dylan Myers is dripping with love. Slow-Flow was
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2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Concrete, Cement

Line RAW, Concrete Cylinders by Dylan Myers Design
By Dylan Myers Design
Located in Elkridge, MD
marks and other details, make each cylinder truly extraordinary. Hand crafted with care and precision
Category

2010s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Concrete, Cement

Mario Bellini Square Travertine Coffee Table For Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Corby, GB
A beautiful travertine coffee table designed by the inimitable Mario Bellini for Cassina, Milan
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Travertine

Coffee Table Fluid Model by Studio Superego, Italy
By Studio Superego
Located in Milan, Italy
"Fluid" coffee table, full cylinder in plexiglas with internal cavity and brass base designed by
Category

2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Coffee Table Fluid Model by Studio Superego, Italy
By Studio Superego
Located in Milan, Italy
Coffee table, full cylinder in plexiglass with internal cavity and brass base designed by Studio
Category

2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman Style Burlwood Coffee Table By Pace
By Milo Baughman
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman Style Burlwood Square Top and Chrome Cylinder Base Coffee
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Burl

Mid-Century Modern Style 39 in Round Clear Glass Top Drum Wood Base Coffee Table
By Paul Mayen
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Gorgeous 39" round glass top and cylinder wood drum base coffee table, feature a starburst
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cock...

Materials

Glass, Wood

Postmodern Smoked Chrome Glass Cocktail Tables by DIA, '90s, Set of 2
By Design Institute America
Located in New York, NY
/coffee tables with cylindrical legs and beveled clear glass tops. Designed by the Design Institute of
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1990s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Chrome

Hans Wegner Signed Rosewood Coffee Table on Chrome Cylinder Legs
By Hans J. Wegner, Andreas Tuck
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern rosewood rectangular coffee table by Hans Wegner.
Category

20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Swivel Adjustable Round Top Black Tessellated Marble Coffee Table MINT!
By Maitland Smith
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Swivel Adjustable Round Top Black Tessellated Marble Coffee Table on Cylinder Base MINT!
Category

20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Late 20th Century Pair of Round Ash Wood w/ Opaline Glass & Brass Coffee Tables
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
centers. Brass basement with three brass cylinders each. The lower coffee table is 42 H cm. Another pair
Category

1990s Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

21st Century Gracia Large Side Table in Metal and Wood by Gianfranco Ferré Home
By Gianfranco Ferre Home
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
A simple and refined design for the Gracia coffee table whose cylindrical shape is enhanced by the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

21st Century Gracia Small Side Table in Metal and Wood by Gianfranco Ferré Home
By Gianfranco Ferre Home
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
A simple and refined design for the Gracia coffee table whose cylindrical shape is enhanced by the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Christopher Prinz “Cylindrical Wrinkled Coffee Table” in Raw Rainbow Iridescent
By Christopher Prinz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wrinkled steel coffee table by Omaha-based designer Christopher Prinz, who achieves this unusual
Category

2010s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

Nine Cylinder Radial Aircraft Engine Coffee Table
Located in LAS VEGAS, NV
Nine cylinder radial aircraft engine coffee table. It has been beautifully finished and is topped
Category

20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Karl Springer Two-Tone Modern Cylinder Base Coffee Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Allentown, PA
Chrome and brass four cylinder base coffee table with thick glass rectangular centre designed by
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Coffee Table in Lucite and Gold Metal with Four Nesting Tables
By Charles Hollis Jones, Maison Jansen
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Beautiful coffee table in cylindrical Lucite, topped with a glass top and embellished with gold
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Paul Mayen for Intrex Burl Finish Coffee Table Base
By Paul Mayen, Intrex
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful vintage 1970s Paul Mayen for Intrex cylindrical drum coffee table base. Burlwood veneer
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Laminate

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Cylinder Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic cylinder coffee table available at 1stDibs. A cylinder coffee table — often made from metal, glass and brass — can elevate any home. Find 30 options for an antique or vintage cylinder coffee table now, or shop our selection of 3 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer cylinder coffee table, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A cylinder coffee table is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Industrial styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one cylinder coffee table that is appealing in its simplicity, but Pace Collection, Paul Mayen and Andreas Tuck produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Cylinder Coffee Table?

Prices for a cylinder coffee table can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $893 and can go as high as $40,243, while the average can fetch as much as $3,975.

Finding the Right Coffee-tables-cocktail-tables for You

As a practical focal point in your living area, antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables are an invaluable addition to any interior.

Low tables that were initially used as tea tables or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. Early coffee tables surfaced in Victorian-era England, likely influenced by the use of tea tables in Japanese tea gardens. 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.

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. Originally, these tables were as simple as they are practical — as high as your sofa and made primarily of wood. 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.

Visionary craftspeople such as Paul Evans introduced bold, geometric designs that challenge the traditional idea of what a coffee table can be. 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.

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.

Both 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. According to interior designer Tamara Eaton, the material of your vintage coffee table is something you need to consider. “With a glass coffee table, you also have to think about the surface underneath, like the rug or floor,” she says. “With wood and stone tables, you think about what’s on top.”

Find the perfect centerpiece for any room, no matter what your personal furniture style on 1stDibs — shop Art Deco coffee tables, travertine coffee tables and other antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables today.

Questions About Cylinder Coffee Table
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2019

    Coffee tables were originally used in living spaces during social gatherings to support a tray containing multiple mugs, a coffee pot, creamers and sugar bowls. Low to the ground and centrally located in the space, coffee tables reduced the host or hostess’s need to constantly stand and serve her guests.

  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024
    Yes, a coffee table can be too low. Most experts recommend choosing a coffee table that is around one to two inches lower than the seat height of your sofa or loveseat. You may find it difficult to access items on the tabletop while seated if you choose a shorter table. In addition, an overly low coffee table can make a room feel cramped or unbalanced. However, there are exceptions to this rule. Sometimes, designers intentionally place ultra-low coffee tables in spaces to create a bold contrast in a large room. Feel free to break from convention when choosing a coffee table. What's most important is that the finished result appeals to you and allows you to enjoy your seating area to the fullest. Shop a wide range of antique, vintage and contemporary coffee tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 12, 2024
    No one knows for sure who invented the coffee table. The earliest examples of the occasional table can be traced back to Victorian-era Britain. At that time, makers like William Watt and Collinson and Lock were producing coffee tables in large quantities.

    Notably, F. Stuart Foote, the designer behind the American Imperial Furniture Company, claimed to have invented the coffee table in the early 20th century. He stated that he did so by cutting down the legs of a dining table. However, it's unlikely that Foote is the actual inventor of the coffee table, as books describing coffee tables existed in the UK a decade before his birth in 1872.

    Shop a wide variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    A coffee table should generally be two-thirds as long as the sofa it stands in front of and around the same height as the sofa’s seat cushions.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Typically, an ottoman is not a coffee table. An ottoman is a small cushioned seat without a back or arm rests. You can shop a collection of vintage and contemporary ottomans from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    While both pieces are relatively new to the furniture world, the main difference between them are their shapes. A cocktail table is generally square or rectangular in shape, while a coffee table tends to be oval or circular in shape. You can shop a collection of furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 22, 2019

    The difference between a sofa table and a coffee table is that a sofa table is always behind the sofa and a coffee table is in front of it. Additionally, a sofa table is the same height as the sofa and a coffee table is much shorter.

  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 26, 2024
    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 ExpertApril 5, 2024
    Yes, end tables are generally taller than coffee tables.

    The term “end table” is frequently used interchangeably with “coffee table,” and while these two furnishings have much in common, each table type offers its own distinctive benefits in your space.

    Your end table is likely going to stand as tall as the arms of your sofa, and its depth will match the seating. These attributes allow for tucking the table neatly at the end of your sofa in order to provide an elevated surface between your seating and the wall. End tables are accent pieces — they’re a close cousin to side tables, but side tables, not unlike the show-stealing low-profile coffee table, are intended to be positioned prominently and have more to do with the flow and design of a room than an end table, which does a great job but does it out of the way of everything else.

    Find all kinds of antique and vintage tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024
    The difference between a coffee table and a console table is in the design. A coffee table is a low table that comes in many shapes, such as surfaces that are rectangles, squares, ovals or circles. Console tables are taller and usually have elongated shapes, such as ovals, rectangles or semicircles. Placement is another differentiator between the two types of tables. Coffee tables usually go in front of sofas and loveseats, while console tables may be placed behind a sofa or loveseat or along a wall. Find a large collection of coffee tables and console tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024
    The difference between a side table and a coffee table is mainly in the size and shape. Coffee tables usually feature larger tops but shorter legs. People typically place them in front of a sofa or a loveseat to rest books, drinks, remote controls and other items. Side tables also store items, but they are usually positioned beside an accent chair or at the ends of a sofa or loveseat. Shop a diverse assortment of side tables and coffee tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021
    Tray top coffee tables are coffee tables with long, flat rectangular surfaces that are supported by an x-frame base. Low tables that were initially used as tea or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. After coffee drinking and “coffee breaks” became popular, it didn’t take long for coffee and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and contemporary tray top coffee tables from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    To style an oval coffee table, create balance with opposites. Choose a sofa and accent chairs with a boxier shape for a striking contrast. Place a rectangular tray in the center and use it to display decorative accents or to store remotes and coasters. Another approach to decorating an oval table is to use decorative accents at different heights. Think of a tall vase placed next to a low bowl and a small sculpture positioned on top of two stacked coffee table books. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of oval coffee tables.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Styling a Noguchi coffee table really depends on the space you’re placing it in. The possibilities are far-reaching, so consider the colors and coordination of the other furniture and fixtures around the table. Noguchi tables look beautiful on their own or styled with flowers, books or pottery. Shop a selection of Isamu Noguchi pieces on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    On 1stdibs, a coffee table costs between $160 and $495,500.

  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024
    Coffee tables became popular in the 1920s and ’30s. Pieces from this time period often show off the characteristics of Art Deco design, such as metal accents, mirrored finishes and the use of exotic woods like mahogany, ebony and zebra wood. Coffee tables first came into use during the Victorian era, largely in response to the rise of coffee houses in London. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of antique, vintage and contemporary coffee tables.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 30, 2024
    There isn't really a standard size of a coffee table. Manufacturers produce coffee tables in a range of sizes and shapes. However, many rectangular tables are around 45 to 48 inches in length by 25 to 28 inches in width. Heights typically range from 16 to 18 inches. Shop a wide variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024
    How big a coffee table for a sectional should be depends on the dimensions of the sectional. For a balanced look, a coffee table should be roughly two-thirds of the length of the sofa portion of a sofa and chaise sectional. If you have an L-shaped sofa, the coffee table should be around two-thirds of the length of each arm. Find a wide variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To authenticate your Noguchi coffee table, there are three different marks to look for. Isamu Noguchi’s signature will be on the edge of the table and on a medallion under the base. Even under the medallion, you will find Noguchi’s initials. Shop a collection of properly vetted Noguchi pieces from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    To stack books on a coffee table, place the largest one on the bottom with the spine facing the focal piece of furniture, usually the sofa. Then, add the next largest, lining up the inner edges so that the spines create a stepped effect. Continue adding books to complete the stack and top it off with a decorative object if you wish. Shop a variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs.