"Valentine" oval brown forest coffee table by William Mulas
Located in Modugno, BA
Valentine, a table for the living area that features a metal base with symmetrical, sculptural shapes that give the table a contemporary appeal. This coffee table boasts a clean, el...
Marble, Metal, Steel
"Heritage" Chilean Mesquite Solid Bronze-Leg Desk with Brass Butterfly Inlays
By Michael Madley
Located in Frankfurt, KY
Custom-made solid brass butterfly inlays interlock book-matched Chilean Mesquite atop a solid bronze base. Honoring the South American origins of Chilean Mesquite; a wide canopy of s...
Bronze, Brass
$3,500 / set
Set of 4 Rustic Industrial Metal Corners
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 Rustic Industrial Metal Corners These unique corners can serve as a coffee table, Can be broken apart to serve as side tables or stools, Or can serve as a base for a glass ...
Metal
$60,551Sale Price|25% Off
Petrified Wood Cubic Bench or Table
By John Brevard
Located in Coral Gables, FL
This custom bench was designed and built by John Brevard. This piece is currently made to order. Each piece can be customized in size and petrified wood material. In 2010 John Br...
Steel
Italian Mario Papperzini for John Salterini Lattice Patio Cocktail Table
By Mario Papperzini, John Salterini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian designed Mario Papperzini for John Salterini Patio Lattice cocktail table. The table is finished in a new black (and rust free) finish and in good overall condition and struc...
Wrought Iron
Contemporary Dutch Design Bench Side Table Steel Indoor Outdoor/ Yellow
By Harm De Veer
Located in Vinkel, NL
The Old School is based on the traditionally known furniture in Dutch schools. Due to its clean and elegant lines, it fits into any environment. The Old School is in place both in th...
Steel
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.”
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