Coffee and Cocktail Tables
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
20th Century British Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1970s Italian Minimalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
2010s Italian Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Limestone
1970s Italian Minimalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum
19th Century French Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century European Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1880s British Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Silk, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Cement, Limestone
2010s American Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Plaster
2010s South African Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
2010s South African Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
2010s African Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
2010s African Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Carrara Marble
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Resin, Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
2010s Belgian Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Concrete, Cement, Composition, Limestone
2010s Turkish Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone, Travertine
2010s Italian Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
2010s Italian Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1860s English Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
2010s Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
1970s American Minimalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1950s Minimalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Mid-18th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
2010s English Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum
1970s Italian Minimalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
1920s Minimalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
2010s Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
2010s Belgian Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Cement, Composition, Limestone, Concrete
2010s American Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Plaster
2010s Ukrainian Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
2010s Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Plaster
Mid-19th Century Chinese Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
2010s Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Crystal
2010s American Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Plaster
2010s Belgian Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Cement, Composition, Limestone, Concrete
1980s Italian Minimalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass
2010s American Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
2010s Belgian Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Concrete, Cement, Limestone, Composition
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Elm
2010s South African Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
2010s African Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
2010s Turkish Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Walnut
2010s Belgian Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Concrete, Cement, Limestone, Composition
2010s Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Cement, Composition, Limestone, Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1980s Italian Minimalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Birdseye Maple
1970s Italian Minimalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Resin, Fiberglass
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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