Fashionable coffee tables

The interior of a modern home is difficult to imagine without a small table, which is an essential addition to interior design and performs various functions. This is a well-known coffee table. Standard products have a certain height - from 40 to 50 cm from the floor, this is their distinctive feature. But this is where the similarity of the coffee tables ends with each other; according to other parameters (design, materials, construction), they can be very different. Today, coffee tables in modern styles are very popular.

The coffee table is a rather significant and noticeable piece of furniture, and in some cases it can become the main accent of the whole room. When choosing it, it is very important to take into account the style of the surrounding space. Consider the most fashionable at the moment styles of the interior and determine which coffee table best fits into the design of the room.

This style, perhaps, is predominant in the modern world.Its basic principles are maximum space and functionality, minimum details. Clear lines of geometric shapes, multi-level lighting, the division into functional areas. This design is dominated by neutral colors, the minimum amount of furniture, the lack of decor in objects, an abundance of light and air.

Furniture materials (including coffee table) can be varied. - wood, metal, glass. The basic rule of minimalism style is no frills, simplicity and convenience. Otherwise, this style can successfully intersect with more pronounced directions. For example, a wooden low coffee table on thick square legs fits perfectly into the interior in Japanese or Scandinavian style.

A modern urban style that also blends in well with minimalism. Hi-tech is a tribute to modernity and the latest technologies. Here preference is given to metal, glass, synthetic and plastic. The colors are black and white, steel, with bright monochromatic inclusions in the overall range.

This style is suitable for a coffee table with a glass top on aluminum crossbars, legs.The futuristic the model looks, the more it fits this style.

Classic interior style is an indicator of luxury and respectability. The style, which replaced the pretentious Baroque, has incorporated elements of luxury, but at the same time introduced the rule of severity and elegance of classicism.

Accordingly, a coffee table will also match the situation. Dark varieties of noble wood, varnished, carved legs with fancy patterns will perfectly fit into the classic interior of the room. As an option - it can be a table on gold-plated, bent legs, with a glass top and in the frame of shiny metal elements of the decor.

The style created at the end of the XIX century - "in spite" of classicism. The straight and sharp lines are replaced by smooth and sinuous forms in the interior design. Arched arches in the doorways, mirrors in round lacquered frames, curved curved furniture lines.From the classics there remains the predominance of wood in good processing, the strict peaceful colors of brown and gray-green scales.

Therefore, a round coffee table with a mosaic table top will look very harmonious in this interior.

Another feature of this style is the creation of a visual illusion, the refraction of a clear space with curved lines or “fluidity” of objects. This can be achieved by the disproportion of the furniture, elongated table top, beveled edges of the table or the unusual size of the legs of the table.

Country style is a reflection of the village life of the area, which is directed to its vector. The combination of modern technologies and elements of simple peasant life gives a special chic to the interiors in this style.

This style is divided into many branches - depending on ethnic orientation.

This should be considered when choosing furniture and decor:

• For the "massive" American country suit coffee table made of wood rough finish, deep dark tones.
• French country (Provence) requires pastel colors in the interior, freshness and airiness. A small table for newspapers and tea can be made of metal and ceramics. The furniture of light shades on openwork forged legs is popular.

• For the Mediterranean country is characterized by a rich color range - with a predominance of white, sand, blue. In the furniture used in the decoration of the nautical style, with elements of shells, corals, smooth stones. These small, natural little things can be a wonderful decoration under the glass on the tops of the coffee table on forged legs.
• Alpine country (chalet) suggests the atmosphere of the house of high-altitude hunters. It is also dominated by natural elements characteristic of the area - wood, stones, natural textiles. Furniture in this style is made of solid wood.

This style has one modern feature: it can be dominated by elements of subdued luxury, strict classicism lines in furniture, expensive curtains, stylish accessories in the room.A smooth coffee table of strict shape from bleached solid wood in combination with curtains and armchairs in the color of chocolate or walnut will add elegance to the room without crossing the natural notes of the interior.

The interior, made in the rustic style, is characterized by a combination of natural materials, a “primitive” character and the latest technologies. Fantastic furnishings, rough stone walls, massive wooden furniture, a fireplace and animal skins - this is all rustic style, a kind of combination of American and Russian country.

Coffee tables made of thick tree trunks, stylized as bulky stumps, will look great between armchairs near the fireplace. An unusual option would be a small table in the form of natural cobblestone (slightly treated to get a flat surface) or sea stone, smoothed by constant surf.

Whatever style you choose a piece of furniture, you should consider its practicality. This is especially characteristic of the style of minimalism, where preference is given to furniture capable of performing the maximum functions.

Small coffee or coffee tables-transformers will become not only a decoration of any interior, but also indispensable helpers in everyday life and with a change of scenery. Hidden mechanisms in such models change the size of the table, which can be very convenient if you suddenly need additional surfaces to receive guests or to decompose paper.

Another indisputable advantage of some models is mobility. Rotating elements on the legs will allow you to conveniently move the table filled with treats from the kitchen to the room or onto the veranda, without resorting to trays.

The main points that you should pay attention to when choosing a coffee table:

• Location Tables can differ from each other not only in style, but also in their correspondence to one or another function.
• The size of the room. Convenience depends on it, the table should not interfere with free movement.

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