Coffee and Cocktail Tables
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ash
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Cherry
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak
1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Pine
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel, Nickel
Mid-20th Century Italian Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
Early 2000s Philippine Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak
20th Century Danish Country Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Granite
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rosewood
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Teak
1970s German Space Age Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
1960s American Organic Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Art Glass, Walnut
1990s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Slate, Stainless Steel
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Brass
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
2010s Polish Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine, Steel
1990s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Glass
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Ash, Walnut
Mid-19th Century English Chippendale Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut, Burl
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1970s Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic
1970s Italian Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Onyx, Chrome
2010s Italian Classical Roman Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Concrete
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Brass, Bronze, Steel
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Pine
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1970s Space Age Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Birch, Elm
2010s American Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Concrete
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel, Chrome
Early 20th Century European Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century Rustic Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Antique, New and Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
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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