Glass tables in a modern interior

We are increasingly moving away from the Soviet past, changing habits, lifestyles. We are trying to change not only ourselves, but also our home. To do this, insert new windows and doors, buy furniture. And more and more people want to decorate their home with unusual, unusual things. For example, glass tables are gradually gaining popularity.

Modern designers make our life easier, more airy, more elegant. Therefore, the idea of ​​glass tables. They are made mostly of tempered glass. And recently there are more and more varieties, models, designs. It's time to figure out whether a good purchase is a glass table.

This type of furniture is distinguished by the following criteria:

• design features;
• materials used;
• table top shapes;
• appointment.

Just below will talk on the first three points. Now let's say that for the purpose of such furniture is kitchen, magazine, dining (for the living room). To fit the table in the interior, he needs to choose the right tabletop. Glass for countertops are of the following types:

• transparent (with a natural greenish tint);
• frosted sandblasted pattern;
• satin (solid matte surface);

• tinted (any color can be, but black looks especially elegant);
• Triplex (two layers of glass, between which is placed a polymer film with a pattern that holds glass together). A variant of triplex is crash, imitating the surface of broken glass;
• glass with photo printing is obtained by sticking a film with a photo or applying ultraviolet ink using a UV printer.

The advantages of such tables:

• strength - thick tempered glass is similar in properties to metal: even if it breaks, it will not shatter into small pieces;
• hygiene - ideally smooth surface does not absorb smells and dirt;
• practicality due to water repellency, resistance to temperature extremes;
• versatility - such a table can simultaneously perform several functions: a place for food (upper level), a place for newspapers (middle level), a place for small items (lower level). An example of such multifunctionality is the table - an aquarium;

• The benefit of such an acquisition is that you can make it yourself from scrap materials;
• environmental friendliness and hypoallergenic glass is difficult to challenge: it does not emit harmful substances and is not subject to rotting;
• durability is associated with the quality of tempered glass;
• the presence of an under-frame, which can be a decoration or shelf for storing newspapers, magazines, books, small items;
• visual appeal is achieved through the use of modern technology and the possibility of combining with other materials.

Disadvantages of glass tables:

• fear of breaking the countertop;
• fear for children who can hit the edge of the glass;
• discomfort from feeling cold from the tabletop;
• uncomfortable with transparent material;
• dirt accumulates at the joints at the sliding tables;
• handprints and utensils are too noticeable.

Thus, four of the six shortcomings have a psychological aspect rather than a practical one. And they can hardly be called weighty.

At the corners you can buy silicone lining to avoid the danger for the restlessness of children. Under tableware you can put plastic napkins and mats. Glass joints are easily washed with detergents and hygienic sticks.

Anyone who is still afraid to buy a glass tabletop, it is recommended to replace it with an analogue of plexiglass. Another name is acrylic glass or plexiglass. For children, it will really be protective, but it is not necessary to expect any exquisite gloss from it. Plexiglass gets scratches too fast. But it is cheap and has a variety of colors.

The name "glass table" is rather relative. Most of the tables are not completely glass, but only the table top. For the manufacture of the frame, supports, frames, under stands, in most cases, use other materials:

• stumps, snags, that is, a tree in its natural form;
• wooden beam;
• rattan creepers;
• metal pipes and corners;

• metal forging;
• plastic, including plexiglass;
• stone, and not only artificial, but also of cobblestone type;
• marble;

• eco-leather with tight legs;
• MDF with lacquered finish;
• LDSP (chipboard with protective film) based on paper and melamine resin.

Perhaps you can’t list everything. The main thing that gives one or another combination of materials. For example, when you make a dining group at the table, you can fit a leather-covered support, and at the stools seat. On the veranda, you can put hemp stools around the stump table with tempered glass top.

Modern production allows making legs of bent metal or MDF of unusual shapes. Coffee side table, which in Europe calls the coffee, do on wheels for the convenience of moving closer to the guests.

Even these examples show that the combination of materials is enormous. The main thing - to choose a harmonious combination of the table and the existing interior.

The shape of the glass tables are:

• Square or rectangular. This form saves space and is well suited for small spaces. Suitable, perhaps, for any style due to a combination with other materials. A small table can stand on one leg, a large table - more often on four legs, or on a decorative support.
• Triangular products can be an independent piece of furniture or a side attachment. You can also buy corner tables that perform the function of an additional work surface.

• Round can also have different supports. The convenience of this form is safe, since there are no corners.
• Oval combines space and safety. This is what benefits the rectangular and round tables.

• Figured tables come in a completely different form. But they can be given the usual name: star, polygon, trapezium. This category of experts include a table-drop.Streamlined shape, lack of angles - this model is suitable for many interiors.
• The original is so called because they combine the incompatible. Constructions made of glass and other materials or only made of glass can look completely unimaginable. Most often, these models of design execution, and therefore are distinguished by their uniqueness.

Sizes depend primarily on the destination table. GOST regulated footprint sizes for household furniture. For the kitchen (dining table), a size of at least 50 by 30 cm is allowed. The height of the product should be related to the height of the chair and stool. The distance between the bottom of the base and the chair is at least 19 cm. In the transforming tables, the tabletop is actually double the width, due to this, the distance between the working surface of the tabletop and the chair can be increased by the thickness of the table cover.

Constructivist Le Corbusier created a classification according to which the height of the dining table should be at least 0.7 m, and the height of the chair - 0.45-0.5 m. Coffee (coffee) tables are called models with a height of less than 0.5 m. take items while sitting in a recliner, couch or on a pouf.But today you can find models with a height of palm, and the attached tables reach 0.65 m in height.

The width and length of the surface of the table has a very large range. The typical size of a square table is 0.8 by 0.8 m. The rectangular model has a width of 0.8 m (this is a comfortable width for landing one person), and a length of 1.2-1.6 m. With increasing length, the load on the tabletop, and the table, turning into a console, requires additional support from the wall.

A narrow console table or bar counter has a width of approximately 0.55 m with a height of 0.75 to 1.30 m. Round coffee tables can be either with a diameter of an elbow (about 30 cm) or full tables with a diameter of 1.2 m. For dining groups use glass thickness of 8-12 mm. The table for the plasma panel is made of glass with a thickness of 15-20 mm.

By their design features glass tables are monolithic, sliding (transformers), folding (transformers). It should be noted that the term "monolithic" refers to the model that makes up the whole of the tabletop and supports. But there are also tables with a monolithic table top - the most frequent variant of furniture.Transformers are tables that can change one or several parameters.

Monolithic tables are difficult to imagine as a dinner for a large number of people. Although the design idea does not stand still. Perhaps there are such tables. More often, they still perform a decorative function. Natural greenish color, either colorless, dull, or from bright colored glass lacobel; in the form of the letter “P”, “S”, a wave, a flower - an incredible variety of forms. In the manufacture of technology can be applied triplex or used photo printing.

Tables with a monolithic tabletop can be single or with underframeand not even one. And the base can be a shelf for various items. The aquarium tables are unusually beautiful, the tables are illuminated. Such furniture with a monolithic table top becomes a true decoration of the house.

It is connected with the chosen style and convenience: the loft style, loving open space, a small amount of things and industrial elements can well afford a dining table on metal frame and with metal wheels.The table top - lacobel, framed by metal, will take a worthy place in LoftIndustry.

But the glass table is quite capable of performing not only a decorative function: the multi-tiered product under the TV will perfectly cope with such a task. Moreover, modern TVs have a small weight. In modern homes a lot of technology to enhance the sound, and all of it will be able to stay on the underframes.

The folding mechanism allows you to transform the sliding model of a low coffee table into a real dining table. And not only the tabletop is moved apart, but the legs are transformed, and the table becomes high.

In another case, the height remains the same, but due to the sliding mechanism, the number of seats increases. In this case, the insert can be either glass or from another material or color. With this transformation, the round table will become oval, and the square - rectangular.

Folding designs are also transformers. Parts of the table top are interconnected by a looped mechanism. And if necessary, the table unfolds and folds.An example of such a table is the notorious Soviet table-book - an extremely convenient thing for small apartments and houses. Another option is Butterfly table, which increases in size when you open the top cover and rotate 90 degrees (in modern industry, other folding designs are also called butterflies).

For non-glass kitchen tables, a familiar construction with cells (for spoons, forks, and so on). In the glass tables such boxes will look unaesthetic. But in the basement, you can make metal cells that will serve as a bar. Or in the containers lakobel put fruit.

The quality of modern glass used for the manufacture of countertops, becomes flawless, thanks to sophisticated production technology. This allows you to create models of interesting design solutions. Appeared stained glass imitations, relief planes, complex geometry. In this case, the diversity of colors is achieved by applying sputtering, various techniques of applying paints. Glass has ceased to be boring and monotonous.

In this case, you can decorate the tabletop using the frame of the same material as the support or legs. For example, the white classic color of the frame and the original glossy support made of MDF or laminated chipboard will look beautiful in any modern style. For a house decorated with wood panels, rattan, multiroot hemp or wooden beam is the best idea. Luxury option - classic furniturewhere the chairs on the curved legs are covered with tapestry, and under the glass table top is the lower tier, upholstered with the same tapestry.

If wood is an expensive raw material, you can replace it with another material, pasted lamination film of natural colors: oak, ash, pine, wenge, Karelian birch. At the expense of laminatin, you can choose a dining group or a coffee table of any color: from white to black, including beige, and yellow, and red, and brown.

But it's not just the color. The selected material is important. With difficulty, but you can imagine in a small house a glass table on a forged leg. In the apartments, such furniture with wrought iron details combined with a chandelier made with forging will look great.

In studio apartments, bar counters are popular. For a house in which young people live, the highlight of the bar countertops will be a godsend and a way to show such beauty to its guests.

For a long time to keep a beautiful view of the glass table will help accuracy and competent care. The usual soft cloth to remove dust, and then use special wipes for cleaning glasses. Before putting dishes on the table, it is better to put plastic napkins or a mat. On such a tabletop you should not sit, iron, cut anything.

If the glass surface rubbed over time, got a scratch, then the table needs polishing. For her, there are ready-made pastes that can be bought at auto shops.But home remedies can improve the appearance of the tabletop.

Customer reviews indicate that glass is a fertile material for the table. The glass table behaves perfectly in operation: resistant to water, easily tolerates different temperatures, easy to care for. In addition, most models can eventually change the tabletop to a completely different one. And then by replacing just one part you can buy a new table.

Before buying, you should pay attention to the following nuances:

• The glass should be tempered, without voids, air bubbles, impurities. The surface should be checked for chips and scratches.
• The design should stand securely on the floor. Between the support and the tabletop should be seals. Of particular importance is for the tables-transformers.
• View manufacturer information. Customer reviews can tell a lot about the quality of the tables and the reputation of the manufacturer.
• The presence or absence of a certificate of quality and passport products.

Most often, glass tables and tables are placed in the living room, kitchen, hallway. The round table will easily decorate the hall of any style. In the nursery it is possible to use a plexiglass table. For the bedroom, suitable coffee tables and bedside solid tables for cosmetics or table lamps.

Indeed, glass tables can easily fit into almost any interior. Despite the fact that high-tech - the legislator of the use of glass and chrome-plated metal, the whole thing in choosing the form and related materials. Fans of avant-garde, pop art, art deco will appreciate the bright tinted countertops, equipped with photo printing or made using triplex technology. And lovers of country style, country style, rustic style can make a table with a glass table top themselves.

Modern admirers will like a monolithic table made of dark glass or covered with a mirror film. It will definitely be the centerpiece of the living room design.

If a glossy table is placed under a chandelier, then the reflected light will increase the area of ​​a small kitchen or a small hall. In addition, this coating does not require the use of tablecloths. It is festive in itself.

Test the glass table for strength, see the following video.