Coffee tables are making a true style statement right now - and can give your sitting room a lift in an instant. The best thing of all this season? The options are limitless, and the rules are: there ain't no rules! As long as you love it and it serves its purpose you're all sorted! Here's my pick of 11 coffee table ideas for every style and budget.
1.
Going boho (above) - the vintage chest in photographer
Anna Malmberg's Stockholm home adds texture to the space and doubles up as storage! I'm sure it has plenty of stories to tell too!
2.
On a high -
Lauren MacLean rests her wares on a
Superellipse Side table* from West Elm (the slim size makes it ideal for small spaces) in
her Montreal apartment. For something a little lower, try the
Superllipse coffee table*.
3. Vintage blues - queen of colour Sofie Amalie made her coffee table using a coloured laminate MDF board that she bought from a carpenter who had leftovers and attached it to some legs. "There are many great coffee table legs to be found online in places like Etsy," Sofie tells me. The table adds a pop of colour while balancing out the art work on the back wall in her wonderful apartment in the Danish capital.
5. Doubling up - Swedish photographer and visual storyteller
Jasmina Bylund has combined a
Menu Turning Table* with a
By on design in
her cosy Stockholm home (note - look for tables with different heights so they can overlap).
6. Keeping it clean - the super talented
Katerina Dima has opted for a
Menu plinth marble coffee table* in her
minimalist Norwegian home, adding to the contemporary look and feel of the room.
7. A round-up - Laura & Nora of
Design Tales and
Our Food Stories fame have rounded up two lovely
Frama Sintra Side Tables in
their Berlin home. I love how they've combined black and white marble. Plus they can move them around depending on who's sitting where. Smart!
8. On a roll - Swedish photographer and stylist
Karin Boo Wiklander has squared up with a FontanaArte
Tavolo Con Ruote glass coffee table in her '
super snygg'
West Coast Home. The shape works particularly well with an L-shaped sofa and large open space. Just make sure your kids keep their paws off, or there'll be a whole lot of polishing required!
9. Bench mark - I've been using a simple rustic bench as a coffee table in
my living room for years and it's so handy. Not only is it extra long, it also doubles up as extra seating at the table and as a place for books and clothes at the end of my bed.
These guys* sell similar (very beautiful) benches like this.
10. Cool Concrete - freelance interior stylist and CEO of Molge Decor
Carla Sofie Molge has opted for a simple round
Gallery Coffee Table from House Doctor, a contemporary, monochrome look which is perfectly in keeping with the rest of
her soothing Danish home.
11. Feeling reflective - and last but not least, perhaps one of the hottest trends right now, a
Kristina Dam Mirror Table bounces light around in the heart of
Sidsel Garsdel's elegant Copenhagen home.
Did you have a favourite look?
I love the mirrored ones - and I'll always have a soft spot for vintage!
Have a fabulous day friends!
Niki
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