Coffee and Cocktail Tables
19th Century Indian Rustic Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Arts and Crafts Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Straw
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
2010s American Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
Early 20th Century Dutch Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak, Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Arts and Crafts Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Straw
20th Century American Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Iron
Mid-20th Century Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone, Concrete, Metal
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Oak
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
19th Century Indian Rustic Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
19th Century Indian Rustic Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Arts and Crafts Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
Early 20th Century Guatemalan Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
19th Century Indian Rustic Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary European Arts and Crafts Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
19th Century Indian Rustic Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1950s French Rustic Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
19th Century Indian Rustic Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Arts and Crafts Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1920s Unknown Rustic Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Pine
2010s American Arts and Crafts Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Hardwood, Teak
Early 20th Century Indonesian Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1980s British Rustic Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
20th Century Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
19th Century Indian Rustic Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
20th Century Arts and Crafts Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Guatemalan Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
19th Century Indian Rustic Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
1980s French Rustic Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
20th Century American Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Elm
19th Century Indian Rustic Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
20th Century Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1940s French Rustic Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
Early 20th Century Central American Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century French Rustic Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wrought Iron
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Pine
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Walnut, Burl
20th Century French Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
2010s American Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Concrete
Early 20th Century African Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1940s Italian Rustic Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
20th Century French Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Pine
Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
Late 19th Century American Rustic Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak, Lacquer
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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